Data Governance Consultant II

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• Data Management: Coordinates regular reviews of Data Management processes and standards for multiple data domains. Identifies and evaluates options and opportunities for process and workflow improvements as well as opportunities to capture new data requirements in alignment with new and existing application architecture. Recommends changes for appropriate governance/oversight of data. Assist with and drive the development of organizational governance data quality metadata and taxonomy policies processes and procedures business glossaries and enterprise data definitions.
• Data Governance: Analysis that facilitates the transformation of complex data governance needs into understandable and actionable standards and policies. Educate leaders on data governance concepts and best practices. Supports effectively operationalizing and sustaining data governance across the enterprise and multiple domains through collaboration with data owners stewards and analysts. Creates and maintains data governance processes standards and artifacts. Leads introduction of new data domains over time. Work effectively in a matrixed analytics organization. Identify and coordinate resources (people process and technology) not in your chain of command.
• Data Quality: Drives alignment between data quality activities and business and Data Management strategies. Provides input on and implements a data curation and governance framework in line with the data strategy for specific types of data as appropriate. Analyzes data definitions business processes and systems to identify and document inconsistencies in data and application utilization. Conducts root cause analysis to support issue resolution. Utilizes established data governance and data management techniques.
• Data Strategy: Support the enterprise vision and strategy for data usage working with stakeholders to leverage data technology and process to support the strategic end to end data lifecycle. Establish strategy and governance related policy to drive consistently and alignment across the organization. Actively directs and champions the continuous improvement of data strategy and governance processes and workflows across the enterprise. Document monitor and proactively recommend improvements to processes and controls. Build requirements for develop and enhance automated processes that provide functional areas with efficient access to standards and policies.
• Training and Effective Communication: Develop and manage business relationships with associates and senior leaders in the Data division as well as across the organization. Communicate data strategy and management education and provides consultation on streamlining and efficiently improving processes. Trains data stewards data analysts super users and other business area users on all changes to master data management processes tools and/or workflows. Drives effective change communication s throughout the business area and supports change adoption.
• Technology: Serve as a technical and functional data governance subject matter expert. Interfaces with IT Data partners/custodians to ensure requisite technological capabilities are designed and maintained to support Data Governance/Data Management standards and processes. Provides data technology consulting on Data Governance initiatives. Works with Data Stewards to capture and technology requirements.

• Bachelors degree in Data Management Business Administration IT or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Four to seven years expertise in data governance data management and data quality.
• Super user experience aligned to data management/data quality technologies.
• Strong data governance acumen.
• Capability to prioritize competing recommendations to further enterprise objectives and influence alignment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Process expertise across multiple data domains.
• Demonstrated experience in conflict resolution and issue remediation.
• Strong business process management experience.
• Gas and/or Electric Utility Industry experience preferred.
• Data Certification Preferred (CDMP) upon hire or to acquire within first year of employment.

• Demonstrated advanced level ofcustomerdata experience.
• Demonstrated expertisewith SFDC.

As a leading combination electricity and natural gas energy company Xcel Energy offers a comprehensive portfolio of energyrelated products and services to 3.4 million electricity and 1.9 million natural gas customers across eight Western and Midwestern states. At Xcel Energy we strive to be the preferred and trusted provider of the energy our customers need. If youre ready to be a part of something big we invite you to join our team.

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