Specialist, Data Governance Advisor

Nationwide; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

A leading insurance and financial services company based in Columbus, Ohio is seeking a Specialist, Data Governance Advisor. This role involves defining data governance principles, collaborating with various teams, and implementing standards across the organization. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience in data governance or management, strong communication skills, and proficiency with data governance tools. This position offers competitive benefits and an opportunity to impact data-driven decision-making.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in data governance or management.
• Experience profiling data and detecting quality issues.
• Good oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Enterprise Data Governance Activation Strategy.
• Collaborate with teams to drive data governance consistency.
• Assist in technical support for data governance applications.

Skills

Data governance

Data analytics

Data management

Communication skills

Collaborative relationships

Education

Undergraduate studies in computer science or related field

Graduate studies in business or related field (preferred)

Tools

Master Data Management tools

Data governance tools

Job description

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If you’re passionate about innovation and love working in an environment where you can constantly improve and adopt new technologies to drive business results, then Nationwide’s Information Technology team could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

A Little Bit About The Role And Team

• This Specialist position is on the Enterprise Data Governance team and reports to the Director.
• In collaboration with business stakeholders and Technology partners this role will be responsible for defining data governance principles and practices.
• This individual will be responsible for assisting in efforts to meet Enterprise goals for Data Governance in collaboration with Data Governance and Technology partners.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities Will Include

• Collaborate with Enterprise Data Office teams to develop and execute on Enterprise Data Governance Activation Strategy.
• Develop collaborative relationships with business and Technology partners, communicating key data governance activities, strategies, data impacts, and quality issues.
• Partner with the Business Application Owner of Data Governance applications to implement, support and maintain those applications.
• Partner with Business Data Owners, Data Stewards and Data SME’s to drive implementation of data governance standards, applications, practices and principles across the organization.
• Guide processes, analyses, communication, and change management related to data governance applications, principles, and practices, with the primary goal of activating data governance across the Enterprise.
• Collaborate with the Enterprise Data Office and Local Data Governance teams to enable Local Data Strategies and to drive consistency on data governance practices and drive interoperability of data across organizations.
• Support the development and maintenance of practices and standards to drive consistency of data governance across the Enterprise.

Preferred Experience

• 2+ years of experience in data governance, data analytics, or data management role.
• Experience with analytically intense projects, which confirm common understanding of the data.
• Experience profiling data, detecting data quality issues, and defining data quality business rules.
• Experience with data governance tools including Master Data Management, data dictionaries, and data lineage.
• Experience in change management and data analysis.
• Demonstrated expertise in bridging communication between IT and the business.
• Demonstrates expertise in data, such as P&C insurance, Marketing, Finance, etc.

Job Description Summary

Nationwide’s industry leading workforce is passionate about creating data solutions that are secure, reliable and efficient in support of our mission to provide extraordinary care. Nationwide embraces an agile work environment and collaborative culture through the understanding of business processes, relationship entities and requirements using data analysis, quality, visualization, governance, engineering, robotic process automation, and machine learning to produce targeted data solutions. If you have the drive and desire to be part of a future forward data enabled culture, we want to hear from you. As a Data Governance Advisor, you’ll ensure the quality, reliability, security, efficiency, and accuracy of data through the data lifecycle to enable effective reporting and analytics for better and faster decision‑making. You’ll ensure adherence to data governance policy, standards and processes including taxonomy, data quality, efficiencies, and usage. Successful candidates have a passion for improving integrity and usability of data assets, resolving data quality issues, creating data definitions, driving consistency in sourcing data and defining critical data elements and collaborating with influencing others to consistently implement data governance policies, processes, and standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Under minimal supervision supports the data practices for an area or line of business.
• Assists in minimizing the risk of bad data and improve data accuracy, validity, reliability, timeliness, relevance, completeness, and compliance.
• Applies secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure our data and technology solutions are protected from threats and vulnerabilities.
• Provides technical support and/or consultation on the Enterprise Data Governance.
• Partners with experts to implement and conduct quality assurance assessments with supporting documentation, working with Auditable Business Unit(s) for risk identification and risk mitigation.
• Aids in the development of basic to moderate metadata management initiatives, including technical data lineage, data quality and profile development.
• Supports technical consulting on data standards on implementation of business solutions/efficiencies efforts.

May Perform Other Responsibilities As Assigned

Reporting Relationships: Reports to Manager/Director Data Leader.

Education

Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, business, statistics, math, a related field or comparable experience and education strongly preferred. Graduate studies in business, statistics, math, computer science or a related field are a plus.

License/Certification/Designation

Certifications are not required but encouraged.

Experience

Five years of relevant experience with data‑centric, data governance, data management standards or practices. Experience in use and interpretation of metrics. Experience in analytically intense, data‑intense or data integration project preferred. Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills

Data application, practices and benchmark knowledge. Good oral and written communication skills. Ability to build relationships, facilitate meetings and influence others. Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence. Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and HR Business Partner.

Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions

Overtime Eligibility

Exempt (Not Eligible)

Working Conditions

Normal office environment.

ADA

The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

Benefits

We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long‑term disability coverage, paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro‑rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company‑paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.

Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.

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