Lead Data Governance Architect - Dallas, United States - Tfin

Description

Position Summary:

We are a fast-growing FinTech company that is looking for a highly skilled Data Governance Lead to join our team.

As part of our Data & Analytics team, you will be responsible for architecting and designing our organization's data governance framework.

You will work closely with other teams within technology and business to ensure that we have a best in class foundation for a data driven future.

The Data Governance Lead should be a hands-on expert in designing, documenting and implementing the information governance for a data driven enterprise.

This role requires strong interpersonal skills due to close interactions with business and technology stakeholders at all levels with varying technical backgrounds in a fast-paced work environment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Lead the creation, design and rollout of comprehensive information governance strategy for Triumph at the enterprise level

Work with stakeholders to establish a governance culture and framework

Define and document standards, policies and procedures related to data governance

Establish data ownership and stewardship guidelines

Build a best in class data quality framework to enhance and monetize data assets

Collaborate with engineering teams across the enterprise to help implement policies and procedures

Establish and lead cross-functional committee for data governance program management

Help evaluate and implement tools to automate governance tasks

Work closely with Information Info Sec, Compliance, Risk, Legal, Data and Engineering teams to assess risk, formulate standards and maintain compliance

Mentor and develop analysts and others as required

Experience & Education

The successful candidate possess subject matter expertise, technical experience and skills, leadership skills, analytical and critical thinking skills, and attention to detail.

Additionally, the ideal candidate should possess the following:
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business or a related field (or equivalent work experience).

8-10 years experience as a data governance lead or architect at mid to large sized enterprises

Expertise in all aspects of modern data governance principles

Experience automating data governance processes and workflows using market leading tools like Atlan, Alation, or Collibra

Good understanding of current privacy and compliance regulations like CCPA, GDPR, etc.

Good knowledge of information security principles and technologies

Expertise with data lake, data warehouses and cloud-based ecosystems like Snowflake

Experience with data cataloging, inventory metadata and classification techniques and artifacts

Familiarity with data quality principles

Experience working with various modern data tools like Matillion, DBT, Airflow, etc.

Data stewardship experience a plus

Knowledge of data engineering design concepts, ETL/ELT processes

Ability to produce dashboards using tools like PowerBI

Extensive experience with SQL and relational databases

Experience working within Agile software development methodology

Ability to generate and maintain technical documentation is required

Skills & Abilities Required
Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team.

Self-motivated with the ability to work individually or in a team

Ability to leverage tools to perform day-to-day administration tasks, root-cause analysis and service restoration (such as backup, restore, failover, log interpretation, and performance monitoring)

Ability to multitask and manages work effectively by prioritizing own assignments, schedules, and meetings resulting in timely completion of work.

High degree of personal integrity.

The applicant should be eager to learn and obtain technical certification.

Must be able to receive and follow instructions given by management.

Must have the ability develop solutions to unique problems.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here maybe encountered while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must be physically capable to stoop, bend, lift up to 20 lbs to place technology supplies and computers and related equipment onto racks, desks, counters and into cabinets and onto storage shelves, etc.

Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic).

Ability to work in a confined area.

Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time. Occasional stooping or kneeling may be necessary.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and telephone.

Specific vision abilities are required by this job due to computer work.

Regular, predictable attendance is required.

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