Data Governance Consultant

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust a Fortune 500 company is a globally recognized award-winning 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.

Job Summary:
The Data Governance Specialist will be responsible for leading and conducting data governance implementation for key risk applications. The Specialist will guide and support Data Owners Stewards and Custodians in fulfilment of the firms Data Governance Standards. This includes work in metadata management data quality lineage data privacy and data retention. The Specialist will function as a change agent and advocate for data governance best practices.

Key Responsibilities Include:
Educate Data Owner Stewards and Custodians on the principles of data governance
Collaborate with Data Practitioners to develop and ensure appropriate metadata curation
Lead working sessions to gather data quality requirements and liaison with the Data Quality Team to ensure the proper construction of Data Quality Rules and Reporting
Develop and document data retention strategies
Guide and support documentation of PII attribution and data lineage
Liaison with Enterprise Data Governance Team Risk Data Governance Team plus 2nd and 3rd Lines of Defense
Plan and manage multiple applications data governance implementation at any one time
Serve as a trust advisor to Data Owner Stewards and Custodians on all data governance matters
Bridge knowledge and technical gaps for data owners in the risk data space
Analyze and solution Data Governance or quality issues considering multiple stakeholder perspectives and requirements
Oversee periodic reviews to ensure continued compliance with the Data Governance Standards
Support ad hoc data governance quality or analytics efforts for Risk Analytics and Data Services (RADS) or the greater Risk Management function

Knowledge/Skills:
Understand and be capable of effectively communicating Data Governance principles to both business and technical communities
Possess broad-based knowledge of risk data and the ability to curate risk metadata
Capable of engaging senior leadership within business operations and technology
Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
Possess proven facilitation and conflict resolution skills
Possess exceptional analytical conceptual and problem-solving abilities

Education/Experience:
A College or University degree
6 to 8 years of experience in financial services or consulting
Experience implementing financial or risk data governance programs
Experience using data governance platforms (such as Collibra)
Detailed knowledge of industry data governance models (such as DCAM)
General knowledge of Risk Management functions/regulations for financial institutions
Experience leading enterprise initiatives or cross function projects

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 and apply today. #MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

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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.