James Shen

Our direct client, a fast-growing FinTech firm, is looking to hire a Data Governance Analyst - Assistant Vice President, to join the Data and Analytics team. This position will support the company's Data Governance and Data Management program throughout the organization. This individual will support one of their strategic priorities focused on improving their core data assets. The ideal candidate will be dynamic, adaptable, and be able partner with various leaders to drive change. The focus of this role will be to manage a data domain, establish it governance committee for that domain and be responsible for our data catalog. 

This position can be based in midtown Manhattan, 3 days per week onsite is expected.  Client offers a very attractive compensation and benefits package, salary ($120-$150K, DOE), bonus and stock options.  

Responsibilities 

• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of the data governance framework. 
• Help promote the data governance framework and drive adoption across all the company's divisions. 
• Work with business partners to establish data quality standard and metrics.  
• Build strong partnerships with business and technology stakeholders, work with internal stakeholders to complete various data projects.  
• Create and maintain a data dictionary for assigned data domain. 
• Play an instrumental role in monitoring the compliance and progress of data domain and work to make sure the data governance program goals are accomplished. 
• Provide thought leadership to further develop processes, and companywide roles and responsibilities, to help the company meet the expectations of its data governance policy. 
• Work with data consumers and producers to negotiate ownership of data. 
• Support the system of record as a "single source of truth" for each data element; Resolve multiple sources of truth issues with key stakeholders via clear definitions of elements. 
• Support management, manipulation, and capture of data. 
• Facilitate multi-directional communication of strategies, priorities, and issues. Facilitate multi-directional communication of strategies, priorities, and issues 
• Work with the business units to ensure data ownership and quality. 
• Champion organizational behavior change as it relates to the use of data; Realizing vision of data managed as an asset. 
• Effectively partner with divisions across the company with a focus on end-client value 
• Lead or assist on ad hoc projects as assigned. 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in information technology/business administration or 4+ years experience in a related field  
• 3 years of relevant hands-on data governance, data quality, or data management 5+ years of relevant hands-on data governance, data quality, or data management  
• Proven experience in documenting data flow and maintaining a data catalog to ensure traceability, data governance, and accessibility across the organization.
• Proficient with spreadsheet, presentation, dashboard tools and able to learn quickly and adapt to new changes and new challenges experience 
• 3+ years working in the insurance or financial services 
• Credible across both business and IT 
• Understanding of operational processes, data, and systems landscape 
• Proactive and works well in a collaborative environment 
• Good attention to detail and analytical thinking