Data Steward - GCH

Zensar; India; Presencial; INR 1.200.000 - 1.800.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Zensar is seeking a data governance professional to drive data quality and governance across the organization. The role ensures adherence to policy and regulatory obligations, improves data maturity, and supports reliable decision making and data protection.

You will champion data governance and partner with Business Units to implement governance outcomes. Responsibilities include defining data management processes, enforcing standards, and guiding data architecture and security improvements.

Formación

• Extensive understanding of the Insurance Industry and Organization's environment / landscape
• Matric with a relevant tertiary qualification is required
• Post graduate qualification in data studies is advantageous
• Proven experience with several agile development methodologies, Kanban, Scrum, continuous delivery advantageous
• Self-starter with strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple dependencies
• Excellent communication skills and ability to convey complex messages clearly

Responsabilidades

• Data Architecture: design, implement and evolve robust architecture aligned with the business ecosystem
• Database Specifications: approve specs, ensure standards and data integrity
• Business Requirements Identification: elicit complex requirements through interviews, analysis and workshops
• Databases Installation: install and test complex databases to meet customer needs
• Infrastructure and Network Development and Maintenance: design storage and data center environments
• Information Security: lead in detecting and remediating security incidents and vulnerabilities
• Documentation and Backup: create and maintain docs and ensure instant recovery
• Technical Developments Recommendation: propose advanced tech to improve systems and user experience
• As-Is / To-Be Analysis: document processes and migration changes
• Operational Compliance: maintain compliance with policies and regulatory codes
• Personal Capability Building: ongoing learning and professional development

Descripción del empleo

Job Description Summary

This role drives data quality and adherence to data governance requirements on a day-to-day basis. It incorporates processes, policies, and guidelines for administering ORGNIZATION¿s data in compliance with policy and/or regulatory obligations, ensuring high data quality. The data steward reviews and, if necessary, enhances the information provided for the creation or maintenance of data. The incumbent is accountable for driving the improvement of data governance, management and security maturity levels within ORGNIZATION to support reliable decision making, appropriate data usage and protection thereof.

Job Description

• Embeds good data practice within business units and functions, and champions a data and customer focused culture within ORGNIZATION.
• Establishes process, procedure for data management and information governance.
• Adheres to regulation and policy.
• Participates and contributes to the DSF and own data outcomes per Business Unit/Domain.
• Operationally implements data projects and business as usual governance.
• Ensures decisions made in the Data Governance Board (DGB) are implemented in their business units/domains.
• Confirms that business unit/domain concerns regarding data are brought to the DGB and satisfactorily resolved.
• Drives data maturity improvements in ORGNIZATION.

Responsibilities

• Data Architecture
• Design, implement, and evolve robust and effectively aligned architecture solutions that operate in the business ecosystem.
• Database Specifications
• Approve database specifications, ensuring all agreed standards and protocols are followed and data integrity is preserved.
• Business Requirements Identification
• Elicit complex business requirements using a variety of methods, such as interviews, document analysis, workshops, and workflow analysis, to express the requirements in terms of target user roles and goals.
• Databases Installation
• Install and test the most complex databases and associated products to ensure they are suitable for use and meet customer requirements.
• Infrastructure and Network Development and Maintenance
• Design and select business-critical storage, data center, and client/server environments to design solutions in line with industry best practice and provide a third-line point of escalation for appropriate global infrastructure solutions.
• Information Security
• Lead in detecting and analyzing security incidents, including attacks, breaches, and identified vulnerabilities, and remediate any security gaps in line with the security incident management procedure.
• Documentation and Backup
• Create and maintain technical and/or user documentation to a high standard, and back up files to ensure instant recovery if problems occur.
• Technical Developments Recommendation
• Discuss and recommend more complex or innovative technical developments to improve the quality of the website/portal/application software and supporting infrastructure to better meet users’ needs.
• Analysis of "As Is" and "To Be"
• Document "as is" and "to be" processes and describe the changes required to migrate to the "to be" capability to record accurately the change required.
• Operational Compliance
• Maintain and renew a deep knowledge and understanding of the organization's policies and procedures and of relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, and ensure own work adheres to required standards. Or identify, within the team, patterns of noncompliance with the organization's policies and procedures and with relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, taking appropriate action to report and resolve these and escalating issues as appropriate.
• Personal Capability Building
• Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

ROLE QUALIFICATIONS

• Extensive understanding of the Insurance Industry and Organization's environment / landscape
• Matric with a relevant tertiary qualification is required
• Minimum of 5 years demonstrated, relevant experience in a large, complex organization preferably in the financial services industry
• A post graduate qualification in data studies is advantageous
• Proven experience with several agile development methodologies, frameworks and concepts, including Kanban, Scrum, continuous delivery will be advantageous
• Self-starter with outstanding organizational skills and ability to track multiple dependencies (3-5) going on all at once
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, comfort in a dynamic and fast-moving work environment
• Excellent communication skills; ability to communicate complex messages in simple language for better buy-in and tell a compelling story
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience in making data-driven decisions
• Good knowledge of data science / analytics

COMPETENCIES

• Strategic
• Collaboration (Relating)
• Customer First
• Execution
• Innovation (Perspective)
• Leading with Influence
• Personal Mastery (Learning)

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