Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the AVP to review, maintain, and continuously enhance the Corporate Data and Records Governance Policy, ensuring it remains aligned with regulatory requirements, industry best practices, and evolving organizational needs.
• Lead and manage complex, cross-functional projects and change management processes to implement governance policies, frameworks, and tools across the organization.
• Oversee data and records governance for new and ongoing initiatives, proactively identifying and escalating data-related issues or requests to management for review and approval.
• Act as a data-driven change agent and advocate, influencing organizational adoption of governance practices, promoting data literacy, and providing training to ensure program compliance across all levels.
• Perform independent reviews and assessments on the adequacy of relevant Business Unit Programs to ensure adherence to corporate standards.
• Support the facilitation of Data Governance Council meetings, including preparing agendas and accurately documenting meeting minutes.
• Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes relevant to data and records governance.
• Perform people management responsibilities; set performance objectives for direct reports, conduct performance reviews, train, coach, mentor, motivate, lead, and recruit new staff.
• Oversee all aspects of resource management (selection, training and development, performance management, retention, recognition) and maintain current staff information such as current headcount, budgeted headcount, turnover, staff salaries, incentive/merit information and staff organizational charts so that service disruptions are minimized

Qualifications Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field (Master’s degree or MBA preferred).
• 5-7 years of experience in data-related fields
• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification or equivalent experience in project management is highly desirable
• Data Governance certification is highly desirable

Specific Knowledge & Skills (not Preferred Or An Asset)

• Specific experience in Data Governance frameworks and practices
• Maintaining Data Catalogs/Dictionaries and data lineage documentation
• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements, with desired skills in provincial and federal privacy legislation knowledge (PIPEDA, PIPA, Law25, etc.).
• Proven experience in project and change management, including leading cross-functional teams to implement governance initiatives.
• Experience in managing personnel in governance contexts, including education and training.
• Strong communication and strategy development skills.
• Familiarity with Data Governance principles and/or ARMA’s Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles® and other records and information management practices.
• Understanding of Electronic Content Management Systems, Microsoft Office 365 (Outlook, SharePoint, etc.), and shared drives.
• Ability to be consultative and affect change through influence.
• Proficiency in navigating data models, understanding data structures, and integrating data from various sources, such as ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes and APIs.
• Understanding of data security tools and practices, including data encryption and masking techniques to secure sensitive information.

Working Conditions Unique to Job (i.e. Standard Office Environment)

• Hybrid work model