Data Governance Operations - Associate

The Compliance Data Governance Operations Associate is a fast-paced role collaborating with the data governance team and subject matter experts across Compliance to assess data sources, identify control gaps and analyze data quality. This individual executes controls, and documents results to capture and track data quality issues contributing to the Compliance team's strategic transformation goals through continuous data quality improvement. They produce clear and easy to understand relevant reports and dashboards, visualizing data quality trends and data usage used for decision making by data and functional owners. This individual contributes significantly to data quality measurement and ensuring data's sustainable use by Compliance functions.

This is a junior to mid-level role in the Compliance Department Americas Division (CPAD) Data Governance team. This individual is focused on the assessment and execution of controls, documenting outcomes, ultimately reporting and publishing results to data owners and senior management. They are expected to support data governance adoption including data lineage, data element definitions and issue management resolution. The individual uses various reporting and BI tools to analyze and identify trends. The role supports all areas of Compliance across the Americas and interfaces heavily with Compliance SMEs, ICDAD, Technology oversight (CoE), Technology and key data owners throughout the Americas Division (AD).

• Advise and support data end-users performing both data import and data utilization functions to ensure the accuracy of their processes. Manage and update data dictionaries and relational tables used to structure and link data within the organization. Provide training to both data users and data producers to ensure that all data governance standards are unReview data control results to assure that all data issues are logged and addressed.
• Work closely with subject matter experts, data providers, data consumers to expeditiously resolve potential issues.
• Execute control testing, document, and record results, maintain execution schedule
• Create supporting materials for discussions with subject matter experts, data owners, and audit
• Assemble front to back data governance packages for review and sign-off with subject matter experts and data owners
• Understand and apply SMBC data quality dimensions to processes and controls to ensure they meet guidelines.
• Prepare reporting for publication.
• Research and develop processes to enhance and report data quality and controls
• Support adoption and implementation of data governance policies
• Escalate data issues as necessary; ensure issues are addressed and closedderstood and followed. Monitor data storage structures for compliance with standards policy implemented by the firm.

• Required: 2-5 years of comparable or relevant experience. Prefer: 5+ years professional experience in the Data Governance space
• Required: High School education or Equivalent. Prefer: BA/BS (Or equivalent experience)
• Some knowledge of Compliance is helpful, but not required
• Prior usage of data governance tools to manage data elements, definitions, and lineage
• Knowledge of data governance methodology and experience how to document data quality exceptions.
• Experience reviewing and implementing data controls. Experience measuring and assessing data quality to identify and remediate data control gaps
• Experience with SQL or reporting tools. Solid MS Excel and PowerPoint skills. Experience with data mapping, and be able to use tools to select data sets from a database as required
• Strong reporting and visualization skills to illustrate results and simplify complex problems
• Strong skills writing requirements, test plans and procedures, documenting completion and exceptions
• Able to work across multiple sources, synthesize results and present detailed validations
• Meticulous attention to detail and demonstrated ability to produce high quality, accurate work consistently

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