Head of Data Architecture & Governance Department

Job Description

Planning/budgeting

• In charge of developing & executing Data Governance and Quality initiatives
• Detail and document the data governance strategy and roadmap for new DWH
• Work with IT to procure required infrastructure for rolling out Data Governance initiatives

People management

• In charge of the Data Architecture and Quality Governance Department and responsible for the team management with respect to their work, training and satisfaction level
• Periodically evaluate team performance to continually improve its efficiency

Day-to-day activities

• Contribute to the establishment of effective data governance and quality framework
• Develop data principles, policies, standards, processes and guidelines
• Establish and maintain wholesome strategic engagement with top management of each Business Units including Directors and their appointed deputies and/or representatives who focus on the data governance roles on their behalf

• Define and implement the data governance framework and target operating model

• Define and implement data governance metrics KPIs and maturity model

• Detail the data governance structure (data councils, working groups and the data governance operating model) and to roll out its implementation

• Establish and manage data governance business as usual processes including embedding data governance requirements into other existing business processes in the company
• Publish the Data Governance and Quality dashboards to FE Credit leadership
• Work with business stakeholders to identify root cause and rectify data quality issues
• Implementation and sustenance of data change management tools such as Jira

Job Requirement

• University degree holder, preferably in IT areas
• At least 10 - 15 years’ experience in Data Governance, Data Quality or Data Management...
• Expert in data governance framework and hands on skills in the areas of data profiling, monitoring and data change/issue management processes
• Strong knowledge of data warehousing, reporting, SQL and the ability to perform root cause analysis on data issues/failures
• Excellent knowledge of Change Management processes and tools such as Atlassian Jira
• Good knowledge of IBM Netezza and Oracle
• Excellent oral and written communication, planning and decision-making skills
• Experience with data governance/ profiling tools
• Possess analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent knowledge of Change Management processes and tools such as Atlassian Jira
• Strong leadership and time management skill