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Business Analyst - Data Office

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Senior Level
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About the role

Job Title: Business Analyst - Data Office Duration: 8 Months Location: Montreal Canada H3A 2A6 QC Bilingual: English and French.

Job Description: The Data Office Department drives and continuously improves the way data is handled throughout the organization. It looks to satisfy the requirements related to principles for effective enterprise data aggregation and reporting and is intended to support evolving regulatory requirements.

The team is looking for a senior Business Analyst with related soft skills: Autonomy, Active listening, Proactive, Organized, Flexible, Team player.

Ideally with experience in process change around data but the framework is already here so they are not looking for someone very technical. Rather they expect someone process-oriented who can understand, question, translate, document new regulations and organizations. Working in a regulatory environment and exposure to GDPR, GLBA or California Privacy Laws is a plus. The main requirement is centered on BA skills rather than pure data privacy expertise.

The Data Office Department is made up of the following 5 pillars:

  • Data Privacy and protection: protect personal information of clients, employees, and other individuals from third parties.
  • Data Governance: set the framework for developing and formalizing the “know your data” culture including formal governance forums,
  • Data Management: determine the data strategy for the platform with the objective of identifying and adopting golden sources, capturing, and maintaining data glossaries and dictionaries, business, and functional lineage from source to output as well as managing referential data
  • Data Quality: Set up a framework to assess and report on the data used for reporting purposes and an effective remediation team and data certification and attestation processes.
  • Data Solutions: develops various type of value-added solutions using data

Responsibilities The Business Analyst will report to the Canada Chief Data Officer. The role will be supporting data privacy and protection activities. This will involve reporting functionally to the Data Privacy & Protection Manager. The Business analyst will drive and contribute to the team implementation of the data office framework ensuring its execution and maintenance, as well as working in close collaboration with business partners, technology, and other stakeholders.

DATA PRIVACY

  • Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of data privacy procedures, guidelines, and training materials in line with regulatory requirements.
  • Work with Business and Functions teams to ensure data privacy measures are integrated across all functions and that there is proper governance of personal data.
  • Perform Privacy Impact Assessments to ensure the organization’s data processing activities meet privacy standards.
  • Contribute to the maintenance of the inventory of data processing activities, ensuring proper documentation and categorization of personal data being collected, stored, or shared.
  • Training and Awareness: Conduct regular privacy awareness training for employees to educate them about best practices and regulatory obligations related to data privacy.
  • Evaluate potential risks related to data processing activities and third-party vendor data handling and recommend mitigations to reduce exposure.

Qualifications: TRAINING AND OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Bachelor's degree from accredited university
  • 5-7 plus years of professional experience ideally in data governance or data privacy and as a business analyst
  • Preferred experience in data management, governance, privacy, controls, or process improvement.
  • Experience preparing senior management presentations and large data sets
  • Elevated level of ability in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS

  • Analytical and problem solving, with a keen sense for processes, analysis, and documentation.
  • Rigorous, pro-active, self-disciplined, self-motivated.
  • Able to manage changing priorities and meet high quality standards in a fast-paced environment.
  • Creative thinker and problem solver with an eye toward leveraging data and technology to create more efficient business processes, and automate and integrate critical workflow processes and controls.
  • Ability to conduct / support working discussion in English and French.

About Infotree Global Solutions

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Infotree Global was founded in 2002 in a small office in Canton, MI, Infotree Global had a clear mission; To bring the world’s best talent together with the greatest companies producing results through continuous improvement and innovation. From those humble beginnings, Infotree Global has explosively grown from a two-person operation to a global solutions company, functioning in over 150 countries across 5 different continents.

Infotree Global proudly serves more than 250 of the Global 1000, numerous government agencies, and some of the world’s largest nonprofit organizations. Our sustained growth is attributed to our focus and commitment to our thousands of full-time professionals. In today’s market, where high-quality dedicated individuals are in demand; Infotree Global recognizes that an emphasis on understanding, achieving, and exceeding our employee’s goals, aspirations and overall experience is paramount. This “people over profits” mindset has yielded tremendous success for our employees and clients. Our employees have a vast array of assignments available across the world to help achieve and exceed their career goals and our clients have motivated, dedicated, and hardworking professionals on their team. We are here to help the best talent work with the greatest companies to produce innovative results in a variety of industries including but not limited to IT, Engineering, Clinical, Skilled Trades, Finance and Accounting.

Our mission’s success is supported by several industry awards and accolades. If you are looking for a committed and understanding partner, your search ends here.

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