Sr. Data Governance Specialist

$105,000 - $157,000/Yr

Sirius Staffing Solutions - McLean, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - McLean, VA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Sr. Data Governance Specialist role is focused on enhancing data governance and compliance within the I&CM Information and Technology Risk Governance Team. The position involves collaborating with business and technology partners to manage information risk policies and improve data management practices. The successful candidate will be responsible for crafting strategies around data quality, maintaining governance processes, and supporting the identification and management of critical data within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Perform data governance and compliance activities as part of the I&CM Information and Technology Risk Governance Team.
• Collaborate closely with I&CM key partners and engage with I&CM Business and Technology Office personnel.
• Evaluate and assess the information risk profile for the division.
• Craft strategies around data quality and implement metadata and information governance.
• Create and maintain processes and procedures to align with divisional and enterprise standards related to data governance.
• Support the identification and management of I&CM's critical data.
• Assist in the day-to-day execution of I&CM data governance framework, focusing on data quality and issue management.
• Partner with appropriate groups within I&CM and Enterprise functions to develop and implement effective strategies related to information risk management and governance.
• Develop management reporting related to information risk.
• Manage the I&CM Community in Collibra.
• Comply with Enterprise requirements for metadata capture including data lineage.
• Maintain information and relationships between processes, applications, business terms, trusted sources, and physical locations.
• Develop and maintain workflows and coordinate with other divisions on metamodel changes.

Requirements

• 5 - 8 years of information risk / data governance experience within the financial services industry.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in IT, Finance, or related field.
• Hands-on data experience with Collibra.
• Hands-on data experience with reporting and data tools such as Tableau / Alteryx.
• Experience defining and detailing business processes and information flows including metadata and data lineage.
• Proven understanding of industry standard processes related to information risk management.
• Experience crafting and maintaining operational policies, standards, and procedures related to managing information risk and data governance.
• Solid understanding of cloud technology (AWS) is helpful.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with Agile methodologies and APIs is a plus.

Benefits

• Bonus eligibility based on performance.
• Hybrid work schedule with flexibility to work remotely.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.