Data Quality and Governance Analyst 2

About the role

This role will maintain and develop the data governance and management function for the account supporting the regional context, in tight cooperation with the global structures. This role will be responsible for building a solid and long-term data governance program aimed at reducing organizational risks coming from poor quality of real estate data.

This position will report to the APAC Regional Data Governance Lead, and functionally will be embedded in the Account structures.

Specifically, this position will involve:

• Following the guidance from the broader Data Governance team, development and maintenance of the Client Account level Data Governance policies, processes, and data standards
• Establishment and development of Client Account data governance and management framework across service lines to ensure the consistency and integrity of the data
• Data profiling followed by defining and maintenance of compliance, usage, and quality metrics
• Oversight of Master Data Management for critical data elements - the key repository involving gatekeeping of standards, and promoting the procedures
• Daily business communication and relationship building with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external, to solve ongoing data issues and democratize knowledge on data, including development of mature Data Stewardship program
• Creation and maintenance of the Data Dictionaries
• Facilitating meetings with data consumers, data stewards, data producers and other stakeholders to ensure data governance rules and standards are applied to data related changes/ projects
• Partnering with the IT, BI and service lines counterparts to understand the business context for data management activities
• Identifying areas for improvement and recommending solutions regarding data quality and processes
• Supporting the Account in knowledge management by establishing and documenting data flows and processes

Sound like you Before you apply its worth knowing what we are looking for:

Required Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• 2+ years of data governance / data management related experience in an enterprise environment across multiple application systems and business functions
• Strong experience in Client Relationship Management
• Experience in a role of business analyst or similar
• Familiarity with SQL and database management processes
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy and ability to make effective decisions and solve problems
• Knowledge of data lifecycle and maintenance processes
• Good understanding of data quality management (processes and concepts)
• Knowledge of data governance and how it impacts business processes
• Advanced skills in MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint required

Skills

• Relationship management skills: excellent listening and consultative capability, the ability to influence and negotiate with business and technology partners to drive change, and the ability to take a broad perspective and make key connections
• Strong ownership - responsibility paired with engagement
• Demonstrated information management, analytics and data profiling skills. Control, compliance, audit, risk management and relevant experience in risk identification, assessment, monitoring, and remediation will be helpful.
• Ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence in the overall information and analytics space.
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation communication skills. Strong negotiation and group facilitation skills; ability to move a process forward, while meeting the needs of a variety of clients.
• Ability to work with various levels of peers including analysts, developers and executives regarding complex business and data related issues.
• Consulting and organization skills. Demonstrated ability to facilitate mission-critical projects. Manage task timelines and deliverable schedules, recognize and share risks and roadblocks.
• Collaborative, imaginative, resourceful, reliable, technically savvy.
• Superior ability to manage, manipulate and analyze raw data, draw conclusions, and develop actionable recommendations using technology. Articulate the issues and resolutions via business-friendly communications. Serve as primary day-to-day contact for regional data management issues.
• Good understanding of data quality management. Knowledge of data governance and how it impacts business processes.