Sr Data Governance Associate

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust a Fortune 500 company is a globally recognized awardwinning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the worlds most successful individuals families and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service expertise and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22000 partners we serve the worlds most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

R126976 Senior Data Governance Associate (US)

Job Description Summary

We are looking for a motivated and detail oriented Senior Data Governance Assocaite to join our Asset Servicing Data Governance Team at Northern Trust . In this role you will assist in developing and implementing data governance frameworks ensuring our data assets are accurate secure and compliant with industry standards. You will work closely with the Global Head of Data Governance to identify and support data governance initiatives help establish data management best practices and contribute to the creation of data policies and procedures. As well as work with cross functional business line teams. The ideal candidate will be a quick learner with strong analytical skills mature knowledge and keen interest in data governance data management and a desire to grow their expertise in a collaborative and fastpaced environment. They will also be required to be an evangelist for Data Governance and the Asset Servicing Business line across the enterprise and work with internal and external consumers and stakeholders.

Hiring Requirements

Major Duties :

1. Develop tools and processes used to maintain a common data standard across the organization.

2. Assess manage maintain strategies that reduce data redundancy and increases the consistency / confidence of data used for decision making; improving knowledge firmwide.

3. Define and deliver data management standards processes and controls and content for the creation and maintenance of common data dictionaries.

4. Participates in periodic reviews to ensure continued compliance with the data governance policies (includes compliance assessments monitoring and control testing).

5. Resolves conflicting priorities among data owners data consumers and custodians within sphere of the domain.

6. Drive efficiency and risk mitigation through balancing business value and cost working with data owners and consumers to deliver an efficient operating model and data architecture.

7. Collaborates with partners across the organization in maintaining the data governance and data quality structures ensuring we are meeting business needs while balancing quality risk and cost.

8. Coordinate and implement data quality remediation efforts to ensure data meets the standards identified by the enterprise.

9. Experienced functional expert with technical and/or business knowledge and functional expertise

10. Carries out complex initiatives involving multiple disciplines and/or ambiguous issues

11. Displays a balanced crossfunctional perspective liaising with the business to help improve efficiency effectiveness and productivity

12. Strategic in developing implementing and administering programs within functional areas

13. Provides leadership and guidance to staff fostering an environment that encourages employee participation teamwork and communication

Knowledge :

• Strong Data Governance Tooling experience preferably Collibra
• Knowledge of the Financial Service sector and understating of how different business lines work together
• Strong understanding and capable of effectively communicating the role of Data Governance to both business and technical communities within the sphere of data domain; possess broad knowledge of the domain data
• Understand key business drivers of those functions which enter modify manage and consume the data within domain
• Understand all aspects of defining and implementing data quality management
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Possess proven facilitation and conflict resolution skills
• Possess exceptional analytical conceptual and problemsolving abilities
• Experience :Strong understanding and capable of effectively communicating the role of Data Governance to both business and technical communities within the sphere of data domain; possess broad knowledge of the domain data
• Understand key business drivers of those functions which enter modify manage and consume the data within domain
• Understand all aspects of defining and implementing data quality management
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Possess proven facilitation and conflict resolution skills
• Possess exceptional analytical conceptual and problemsolving abilities

Salary Range:

Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits 401k and pension) health and welfare benefits (medical dental vision spending accounts and disability) paid time off parental and caregiver leave life & accident insurance and other voluntary and wellbeing benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged senior leaders are accessible and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve!Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

Wed love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the worlds most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us andapply today.#MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process please email our HR Service Center at .

We hope youre excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.