Data Governance Associate

1 Month ago • 5 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

Ness is a digital engineering firm that offers digital advisory through scaled engineering services. They help businesses thrive in the digital economy by managing digital transformation journeys from strategy through execution, with expertise in cloud and data. The company is looking for problem-solvers, architects, strategists, implementers, and lifelong learners who can collaborate with clients and each other to meet technology goals in an open, transparent, challenging, and fun culture. They hire self-starters who can operate in an open-ended environment, take ownership, and deliver quality results.
Must have:
  • 5+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or related fields
  • Focus on data quality, policy implementation, and compliance
  • Proven experience with data quality frameworks, governance principles, and metadata management
  • Familiarity with data privacy laws and regulatory requirements
  • Ability to develop and deliver training materials and workshops
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Information Systems, or Computer Science or equivalent experience
Good to have:
  • Experience with data governance tools, metadata management systems, and data stewardship practices
  • 2+ years of experience in a leadership role managing teams
  • Familiarity with data management and governance tools (e.g., IBM Knowledge Catalog, Informatica, Collibra, Alation, Talend)
  • Experience with SQL and data modeling tools
  • Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms
  • Certifications in data governance (e.g., DAMA, CDMP) or related fields
Perks:
  • Work on products and platforms for innovative software companies
  • Gain knowledge working alongside highly skilled professionals
  • Accelerate career progression
  • Work on exciting and challenging projects across diverse industries
  • Collaborate with forward-thinking partners globally

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Description

Position at Ness Canada, Inc.

Ness is a full lifecycle digital engineering firm offering digital advisory through scaled engineering services. Combining our core competence in engineering with the latest in digital strategy and technology, we seamlessly manage Digital Transformation journeys from strategy through execution to help businesses thrive in the digital economy. As your tech partner, we help engineer your company’s future with cloud and data. For more information, visit www.ness.com 
  
We are problem-solvers, architects, strategists, implementors, and lifelong learners. We collaborate with each other and with our clients to help them meet their short- and long-term technology goals. Our culture is open, transparent, challenging, and fun. 
  
We hire smart, self-starters who thrive in an open-ended environment to figure out what needs to be done and take ownership in delivering quality results 
 
Job Title: Data Governance Associate
 
What you’ll do: 
Reporting to the Data Enablement Manager, the Data Governance Analyst will serve as a liaison between data governance teams and data stewards across departments to ensure consistent application of data governance policies and practices.
 
Data Stewardship Liaison, Policy, and Compliance Support: 
  • Act as a key Liaison and serve as a central point of contact for all governance-related communications.
  • Ensure that policies, initiatives, and best practices are clearly communicated to business units, and other stakeholders and provide input for the development and communication of guidelines to help Data Owners/Stewards effectively manage their domains in alignment with company-wide governance goals.
  • Support data stewards in creating and maintaining data dictionaries, glossaries, and metadata management in CTC’s Data Governance tools including our Enterprise Data Catalog (IBM IKC) and ensure data sources are cataloged and are well-maintained with clear definitions and standards in place.
  • Support the implementation and maintenance of data quality frameworks, ensuring data meets the required standards for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and timeliness and assist data stewards in managing and ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and security of data within their domains.
  • Develop and maintain documentation on data stewardship processes, governance standards, and policies and ensure roles and responsibilities are clearly defined, documented, and aligned with governance objectives.
  • Regularly update the Accountability Framework for Data to reflect organizational changes in management structure, business processes, or governance policies.
  • Collaborate with business units and IT teams to identify and assign Data Owners/Stewards for new assets, ensuring accountability across the lifecycle.
  • Assist with audits and reporting related to data governance and stewardship compliance.
 
Data Literacy and Training: 
  • Support the develop and help to coordinate and deliver training programs to ensure employees understand the importance of governance and how to apply it in their day-to-day work.
  • Support the creation of training materials, user guides, and documentation to aid users in understanding governance tools, policies, and best practices.
  • Promote data literacy across the organization by providing resources that help employees understand data governance principles.
 
Communication 
  • Support the ongoing maintenance of the Data Governance Website that serves as a central hub for all governance-related information.
  • Create and organize content including policies, procedures, templates, training materials, and FAQs.
  • Track usage of the portal to identify opportunities for improving user experience and content quality.
  • Develop strategies for communicating news, activities, tasks related to data & AI governance across the organization.
  • Produce newsletters or regular updates highlighting important governance activities and achievements.
  • Ensure timely dissemination of information regarding policy changes, upcoming training sessions, or critical updates through various communication channels (e.g., email bulletins, intranet posts).
 
What you bring: 
  • 5+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or related fields, with a focus on data quality, policy implementation, and compliance
  • Experience with data governance tools, metadata management systems, and data stewardship practices is a plus
  • 2+ years of experience in a leadership role managing teams of data stewards or data governance professionals
  • Proven experience with data quality frameworks, data governance principles, and metadata management
  • Familiarity with data privacy laws (e.g., PIPEDA) and regulatory requirements
  • Familiarity with data management and governance tools (e.g., IBM Knowledge Catalog, Informatica, Collibra, Alation, Talend)
  • Experience with SQL and data modeling tools is a plus
  • Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms
  • Ability to develop and deliver training materials and workshops
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Information Systems, or Computer Science a related field, or equivalent work experience
  • Certifications in data governance (e.g., DAMA, CDMP) or related fields are a plus
 
Why Ness 
  
We know that people are our greatest asset. Our staff’s professionalism, innovation, teamwork, and dedication to excellence have helped us become one of the world’s leading technology companies. It is these qualities that are vital to our continued success. As a Ness employee, you will be working on products and platforms for some of the most innovative software companies in the world. 
  
You’ll gain knowledge working alongside other highly skilled professionals that will help accelerate your career progression. At Ness, we treat our values of rigor, innovation, and partnership with the highest priority, and they are placed at the very core of our business — to guide us through our daily operations and interactions with our customers. 
  
We offer our employees exciting and challenging projects across a diverse range of industries, as well as the opportunity to collaborate with a group of forward-thinking, capable partners around the globe. 
  
Discover Ness Digital Engineering by visiting our website www.ness.com 
  
  
Do you feel like not checking every single requirement? 
  
At Ness Digital Engineering we are willing to build a work culture that is based on diversification, inclusion, and authenticity. Also, we are aware of the studies that have shown that women/people of color/introverts are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. 
 
So, if this role sounds good to you, even if you don’t meet every single bullet point in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. For most of the candidates that applied, we found a role that was a very good fit with their skills. 
 
Let’s meet and you may just be the right candidate for one of our roles. 

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