Manager, Metadata Capabilities

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The Enterprise Data Management team is driving the modernization of metadata management and data governance capabilities across the organization. As BMO evolves its data management practices this team is at the center of transforming how metadata is captured governed discovered and used to support business decision-making regulatory compliance and data-driven innovation.

This is a unique opportunity to join a team that is helping shape the future of enterprise data management through the transition to modern data catalogue capabilities the implementation of new governance procedures and the adoption of scalable metadata management practices. The work has broad enterprise visibility and impact partnering with stakeholders across business technology risk and data management functions to establish sustainable and effective data management practices. The role offers the opportunity to influence enterprise capabilities work with leading metadata and governance technologies and contribute to initiatives that directly support BMOs strategic priorities.

This is an individual contributor role.

Why Join Us

• Be part of a team driving the future of metadata management and data governance at BMO.

• Help shape enterprise-wide capabilities that improve data transparency accountability and discoverability.

• Work on high-impact initiatives involving data catalogues metadata modernization governance transformation and operating model evolution.

• Join a collaborative team that values innovation continuous improvement knowledge sharing and professional growth.

KEY/CORE Responsibilities:

• This is an individual contributor role that supports the implementation adoption and continuous improvement of enterprise metadata management data catalogue and governance capabilities that enable the capture management discovery and use of business and technical metadata across the organization.

• Supports the transition to strategic data catalogue platforms and the operationalization of evolving data governance procedures to improve metadata quality consistency accessibility and transparency across the enterprise.

• Supports the transition from current-state to future-state data catalogue platforms including metadata migration onboarding validation and adoption activities.

• Partners with business and technology teams to improve the quality completeness and consistency of metadata across enterprise inventories and catalogues.

• Supports the implementation of evolving data governance procedures through practical processes guidance and platform capabilities.

CORE Skills:

• 5 years with Enterprise Metadata Management including business technical and operational metadata

• 3 years with Enterprise Data Catalogue Platforms (Alation Informatica EDC Informatica Axon Collibra or equivalent) including metadata onboarding administration and stewardship support

• 3 years with Data Lineage Management including lineage analysis mapping impact analysis and dependency tracing

• 5 years with Data Governance Frameworks and Practices including metadata standards business glossaries inventories and governance controls

• 2 years with Metadata Migration and Platform Transition activities including validation reconciliation and migration support

• 3 years with enterprise data ecosystems across databases applications reporting platforms and cloud/on-premises environments

Preferred Technical Skills

• Alation Cloud Service (ACS)- 1 years

• Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC)- 1 years

• Informatica Axon Data Governance- 1 years

• Manta Data Lineage- 1 years

• Working Knowledge with DCAM (Data Management Capability Assessment Model)-

• Financial services data governance and regulatory data management practices- 3 years

Additional Information:

This is an individual contributor role that supports the implementation adoption and continuous improvement of enterprise metadata management data catalogue and governance capabilities that enable the capture management discovery and use of business and technical metadata across the organization. Supports the transition to strategic data catalogue platforms and the operationalization of evolving data governance procedures to improve metadata quality consistency accessibility and transparency across the enterprise.

• Supports the transition from current-state to future-state data catalogue platforms including metadata migration onboarding validation and adoption activities.

• Partners with business and technology teams to improve the quality completeness and consistency of metadata across enterprise inventories and catalogues.

• Supports the implementation of evolving data governance procedures through practical processes guidance and platform capabilities.

• Contributes to the development and maintenance of metadata standards business glossaries inventories and catalogue content.

• Assists business and technology stakeholders in onboarding data assets and metadata into enterprise catalogue platforms.

• Collaborates with technology teams to improve metadata harvesting synchronization and automation capabilities.

• Supports the adoption of lineage capabilities and helps stakeholders understand data relationships and dependencies through catalogue tools.

• Acts as a trusted advisor to data management community and technology partners on metadata management and data catalogue best practices.

• Fosters collaboration and consistency across a federated data management community.

• Fosters a culture aligned to BMO purpose values and strategy and role models BMO values and behaviours in all that they do.

• Ensures alignment between values and behaviour that fosters diversity and inclusion.

• Regularly connects work to BMOs purpose sets inspirational goals defines clear expected outcomes and ensures clear accountability for follow through.

• Provides specialized consulting analytical and technical support.

• Exercises judgment to identify diagnose and solve problems within given rules.

• Works independently and regularly handles non-routine situations.

• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.

• Takes measured risks while protecting the bank by applying our Risk Management Framework in the execution of your role in line with our Risk Culture and within our approved Risk Appetite making sound and risk informed decisions that align to business strategy protect assets and adhere to applicable policy documents (Frameworks Policies Standards Procedures and Supporting documents) laws and regulations.

Qualifications:

Intermediate level of proficiency:

• Critical thinking.
• Data governance.
• Data integrity.
• Data Privacy.
• Systems thinking.
• Complex problem solving.
• Verbal & written communication skills.
• Collaboration & team skills.
• Analytical and problem solving skills.
• Influence skills.
• Data driven decision making.
• Catalogue migration.
• Data Governance and Regulatory requirements.
• On-premise and Cloud-based data platforms.

Advanced level of proficiency:

• Enterprise Data Management.

• Enterprise Metadata Standards.

• Data catalogue solutions and capabilities (Informatica EDC Axon Data Governance Alation etc...)

• Data Lineage.

• Typically between 5 - 7 years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Deep knowledge and technical proficiency gained through extensive education and business experience.

• Knowledge of Data governance frameworks(E.g. DCAM DMBOK)

The above represents BMO Financial Groups pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location skills experience education and qualifications for the role and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Groups expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Groups total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives discretionary bonuses as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance tuition reimbursement accident and life insurance and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits please visit: Us

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