Data Lead

Job summary

Lead BC Ferries’ Maximo data activities, including readiness, migration planning, mapping, validation, governance, and resolution of data quality issues. Coordinate with the System Integrator and business stakeholders to support testing, cutover readiness, and successful enterprise implementation.

Job details

Job Description On behalf of our public-sector client, Affinity is seeking a Data Lead to lead Maximo-related data activities for the AMIP Project. The consultant will drive data readiness, migration planning, validation, governance, and issue resolution while partnering with the System Integrator and business stakeholders to support a successful enterprise implementation in an asset-intensive environment. Responsibilities ▪ Serve as the BC Ferries lead for all Maximo-related data activities. ▪ Partner closely with System Integrator data migration team to support migration planning, execution, and validation activities. ▪ Lead data readiness efforts, including data profiling, assessment, cleansing, enrichment, and gap remediation. ▪ Coordinate with business stakeholders to identify missing, incomplete, or inaccurate asset, material, and maintenance data. ▪ Establish processes for collecting and validating missing information required for Maximo. ▪ Support data governance, ownership, data retention, adherence to enterprise data standards, and ongoing stewardship activities. ▪ Facilitate resolution of migration exceptions, error reports, reconciliation findings, and data quality issues. ▪ Work with business users to define data rules, validation criteria, and acceptance requirements. ▪ Coordinate data mapping activities across source systems and Maximo. ▪ Support testing activities related to converted data, including SIT, UAT, and cutover readiness. ▪ Provide recommendations on asset hierarchy, maintenance and inventory records, master data structures, and Maximo data best practices. ▪ Act as BC Ferries subject matter expert for Maximo data throughout the implementation lifecycle. Deliverables ▪ Review all data related deliverables from the System Integrator and provide constructive feedback. ▪ Review and complete data readiness assessments. ▪ Data transformation specifications, including transformations, business rules, and sources. ▪ Cutover/migration data readiness report. Required Work Experience ▪ 8+ years of experience leading enterprise data initiatives within EAM, ERP, or asset-intensive environments. ▪ 3-5+ years of direct IBM Maximo experience, preferred. ▪ Demonstrated experience supporting at least one full lifecycle Maximo implementation. ▪ Experience leading data migration activities into Maximo from legacy maintenance, asset management, or operational systems. ▪ Strong Understanding Of ▪ Asset master data. ▪ Work management data. ▪ Preventive maintenance records. ▪ Inventory and materials data. ▪ Equipment and location hierarchies. ▪ Experience with data cleansing, profiling, enrichment, reconciliation, and validation processes. ▪ Ability to work directly with technical and business stakeholders. ▪ Experience resolving migration exceptions and data quality issues. ▪ Knowledge of enterprise data governance and stewardship practices. ▪ Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Required Technical Skills And/or Qualifications ▪ Experience migrating between Maximo versions. ▪ Experience Migrating From Another EAM Platform Into Maximo. ▪ Experience within transportation, utilities, marine, infrastructure, or public sector organizations. ▪ Prior experience working with Systems Integrators such as Accenture, Deloitte, IBM Consulting, or similar organizations. ▪ Familiarity with large enterprise transformation programs exceeding $10M in project value. ▪ Understanding of asset-intensive operational environments. Affinity Earn Know someone who’s great for this, or any of our open roles? Earn up to $4,000/year for each successful referral through Affinity Earn. You can also earn up to $50,000 for helping us find new clients. Learn about our referral program at https://affinity-group.ca/earn/ or browse our jobs & follow us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/affinity-staffing/jobs/ About Affinity Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. For more information on Affinity, please visit www.affinity-group.ca Job Number: 14062

What you’ll do

Lead BC Ferries’ Maximo data activities, including readiness, migration planning, mapping, validation, governance, and resolution of data quality issues. Coordinate with the System Integrator and business stakeholders to support testing, cutover readiness, and successful enterprise implementation.

Requirements

Requires 8+ years leading enterprise data initiatives in EAM, ERP, or asset-intensive environments, including experience with Maximo implementations and migration into Maximo. Candidates should have strong knowledge of asset, maintenance, inventory, and hierarchy data, along with data quality, governance, and stakeholder collaboration experience.

Listed skills

• Preventive Maintenance · Preferred
• Data Validation · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• IBM Maximo
• Enterprise Data Migration
• Data Readiness
• Data Profiling
• Data Cleansing
• Data Enrichment
• Data Validation
• Data Reconciliation
• Data Governance
• Data Stewardship
• Asset Master Data
• Work Management Data
• Preventive Maintenance
• Inventory and Materials Data
• Asset Hierarchies
• Stakeholder Management

Job areas

• Data & Analytics
• Technology
• Management & Leadership
• Consulting
• Transportation

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