Job Description

The Enterprise Data Governance Director will be joining the Architecture, Infrastructure, Data & Analytics (AIDA) team within Data & Technology (D&T), reporting to the Senior Vice President. You will collaborate with teams across OMERS and Oxford to democratize and safeguard data through a risk-based approach in accordance with our policies, standards and guidelines.

You are a focal point of integration between business teams, business technology teams and the Enterprise Data Governance team to prepare, implement, empower and sustain data governance priorities, achieving measurable results. In this capacity, you are equal parts evangelist, thought leader and delivery partner to champion data integrity to inform better decision making in support of sustainable growth for the OMERS Pension Plan.

As a member of this team, you will be responsible for:

Encouraging a positive employee experience with a focus not just on \xe2\x80\x9cwhat\xe2\x80\x9d you deliver but \xe2\x80\x9chow\xe2\x80\x9d you work with others, including but not limited to direct reports, fellow team members, partners and vendors

Serving as a people steward, agent of change and leading with innovative yet practical approaches to improving business impact and adoption using data, analytics and AI

Business storytelling and presentations to various senior/executive level councils and committees on progress, risks and issues and future plans/strategy in relation to the data governance rollout

Collaborating with senior/executive partners of all levels across multi-functional teams, including investment groups, pension administrators, corporate functions and real estate teams

Collaborating closely with senior leaders from Information Management, Data Engineering, Data Science, Business Intelligence, Architecture, Infrastructure, Cyber, Privacy, Compliance, Legal, Operational Risk and other teams

Applying written and verbal communication, influencing with trust & credibility, conflict resolution and problem solving as you rollout data governance across the company

Leading data governance communications, organizational change and user enablement by way of high-quality presentations, workshop facilitation and learning/training execution

Championing a growing community of data stewards and owners within various business teams

Thought leadership aligned to leading standards and frameworks implemented in a practical manner to progress the roadmap, reduce risk exposure and close audit findings

Setting strategy, roadmap, budget, execution plans, backlog and value & performance scorecards in alignment with the Enterprise Data Governance vision

Drafting, publishing and refreshing data governance policies, standards and guidelines in addition to a reusable playbook for business self-serve

Develop, enhance and implement practices related to data access, metadata management, data quality, data lineage and data sharing

Oversight of key vendor partners and related data management/enablement tooling and processes

Conduct maturity assessments, training/learning programs and establish plans to mitigate gaps

To succeed in this role, you have:

8-10 years of progressive experience in data analytics and data governance strategy and execution

5+ years\xe2\x80\x99 experience developing comprehensive business cases, strategies, KPI\'s, and product roadmaps

5+ years in financial services, preferably financial markets, investment management or pension plans

Technical depth with a background in being part of enterprise-wide system implementations with the lens of data governance

Ability to collaborate and influence executive stakeholders across the organization to empower all areas on data governance strategy and best practices

An outcome oriented, systems thinking approach to solving sophisticated and often ambiguous problems to generate reusable solutions

Process engineering and automation, detailed business case, value tracking, reporting and presentation experience

The ability to ideate with others, translate economic value, formulate new data analytics product offerings and convey the subject matter through compelling storytelling and different forms of media

A consistent track record of launching data governance capabilities and defining service experiences to internal and external customers

Solid understanding of enterprise-grade and cloud-first data governance tools \xe2\x80\x93 metadata management, data lineage, data quality, Bi and data sharing

Familiarity with DataOps and experience in automating data governance workflows

The ability to develop authentic relationships with internal and external partners, to collaborate and effectively handle opposing priorities

Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams to deliver on projects, with knowledge on defining and tracking success metrics

Strong working experience in DevOps, agile and stakeholder facilitation following leading design thinking methods

Experience with collaboration tools such as Miro, Mural, JIRA, Slack

Excellent time-management skills, specifically in project management with an ability to delegate and influence key partners while proactively handling risks and issues

A University degree or post-graduate and/or combination of equivalent training, education and experience is required

Our story:

Founded in 1962, OMERS is one of Canada\xe2\x80\x99s largest defined benefit pension plans, with $121 billion in net assets as at December 31, 2021. OMERS is a jointly-sponsored pension plan, with 1,000 participating employers ranging from large cities to local agencies, and over half a million active, deferred and retired members. OMERS members include union and non-union employees of municipalities, school boards, local boards, transit systems, electrical utilities, emergency services and children\xe2\x80\x99s aid societies across Ontario. Contributions to the Plan are funded equally by members and employers. OMERS teams work in Toronto, London, New York, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe \xe2\x80\x93 serving members and employers and originating and managing a diversified portfolio of high-quality investments in public markets, private equity, infrastructure and real estate.

OMERS is committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities in which we live and work. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a barrier-free recruitment and selection process. At OMERS inclusion and diversity means belonging. How we create a sense of belonging is through our employees and our vast network of Employee Resource Groups. Whether you are passionate about gender, pride, or visible minorities, we have groups that are focused on making a difference in all of our lives.

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