Data Strategy & Governance Consultant
Talan
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- An excellent team player and able to work independently.
- Excellent client facing skills.
- A self-starter who is proactive in nature.
- Excellent verbal, written communication, and presentational skills.
- Ability to build internal and external relationships.
- Effective negotiating and influencing skills.
- Ability to think creatively and propose innovative solutions.
- Strong self-developer.
- Leadership skills.
- Multi skilled experience in the concepts and delivery of Data Strategy & Governance. For example: Data Policies, Data Standards, Data Governance Framework, Data Quality Framework, Metadata Management, Master Data Management, Management Information and Data and Analytics.
- The ability to deliver data strategy & governance tasks as part of a wider framework.
- Project experience in defining and implementing data quality rules as well as having the ability to develop reporting to support the review and remediation of DQ issues that may be identified.
- Project experience in defining and cataloguing critical data elements. For example, defining authoritative data sources of critical elements, classifying data, identifying data ownership, applying business definitions.
- Project experience in delivery of projects to ensure compliance with key policies and standards eg. BCBS, GDPR etc.
- Project experience in profiling data. For example, using existing data quality rules to analyse historical data to determine its accuracy.
- Project experience with the use of data strategy & governance tools such as Informatica (Essential), Collibra, Snowflake.
- Project experience using proven delivery methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, DevOps, Testing), frameworks and best practices.
- Advanced working knowledge in SQL and relational databases (SAS, Teradata, Microsoft SQLServer or Oracle), as well as working familiarity with a variety of NoSQL databases and cloud-based data platforms such as Snowflake.
- Technical Business Analysis experience.
- A proactive awareness of industry standards, regulations, and developments.
- Financial services sector experience.
- Line management experience.
- Team building and leadership.
- Mentoring/employee development experience.
- Willing to work on client sites, potentially for extended periods.
- Willing to travel for work purposes and be happy to stay away from home for extended periods.
- Eligible to work in the UK without restrictions.
- Willing to work on client sites, potentially for extended periods.
- Willing to travel for work purposes and be happy to stay away from home for extended periods.
- Eligible to work in the UK without restrictions.
- BDP Plus - A reward programme whereby you accrue points to trade against a 3-month paid sabbatical or cash equivalent.
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
- 5 days holiday buy/sell option.
- Private medical insurance.
- Life cover.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Eligibility for company pension scheme (5% employer contribution, salary sacrifice option).
- Employee assistance programme.
- Bespoke online learning plans via Udemy for Business.