Data Governance Specialist
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- Developing and enforcing data governance policies, standards, and practices.<\/span>
<\/li>- Design and execution of a Data Governance framework and strategy
<\/li>- Ensuring data quality, data privacy, and security measures are upheld.
<\/li>- Monitoring data compliance with internal and external regulations.
<\/li>- Supporting data\-related risk management and mitigation efforts.
<\/li>- Leading initiatives for data classification, lineage, and metadata management.
<\/li>- Driving data stewardship and data ownership programs across the WFS data community.
<\/li>- Conducting audits and assessments to ensure ongoing compliance and governance effectiveness.
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Key Competencies<\/b>
<\/p>Data Governance Frameworks<\/b>
<\/div>- Develop and implement a comprehensive data\ngovernance framework tailored to the organization.
<\/span><\/span><\/li>- Establish clear policies, standards, and\nprocedures for data management.
<\/span><\/li>- Regularly review and update governance\nframeworks to adapt to evolving business needs and regulatory changes.
<\/span><\/li>- Ensure alignment between governance frameworks\nand industry best practices.
<\/span><\/li>- Document roles and responsibilities for data\nownership, stewardship, and custodianship.<\/span>
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<\/div>Metadata Management and Data Lineage<\/b>
<\/p>- Implement and maintain a metadata management\nstrategy for the organization.<\/span>
<\/li>- Ensure data lineage is documented and traceable\nfrom origin to final use.
<\/li>- Create standardized metadata definitions and\nstructures for key data assets.
<\/li>- Provide visibility into the flow of data across\nsystems and processes.
<\/li>- Ensure metadata repositories are accessible and\nused effectively by business and technical teams.
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<\/div>Data Quality Management<\/b>
<\/p>- Define metrics and benchmarks to measure and\nmonitor data quality across the organization.<\/span>
<\/li>- Identify and remediate data quality issues,\nincluding inaccuracies, inconsistencies, and redundancies.
<\/li>- Implement data cleansing and enrichment\nprocesses to improve data accuracy.
<\/li>- Collaborate with business units to establish\ndata validation rules and controls.
<\/li>- Provide ongoing training and support to promote\na culture of data quality awareness.
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<\/div>Data Security and Privacy Management<\/b>
<\/p>- Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to\nimplement data protection mechanisms.
<\/span><\/li>- Identify and manage risks related to data\nbreaches or unauthorized access.
<\/li>- Ensure data encryption, masking, and\nanonymization practices are in place where appropriate.
<\/li>- Regularly assess and test data security controls\nto ensure their effectiveness.
<\/li>- Lead initiatives to enhance privacy practices,\nincluding consent management and user access rights.
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<\/div>Data Stewardship and Ownership<\/b>
<\/p>- Establish and maintain a data stewardship\nprogram to empower data custodians across departments.<\/span>
<\/li>- Clarify data ownership responsibilities to\nensure accountability for data assets.
<\/li>- Foster collaboration between data owners and\nstewards to improve data quality and compliance.
<\/li>- Provide training and resources to support data\nstewards in their roles.
<\/li>- Monitor and assess the effectiveness of data\nstewardship and ownership programs.
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<\/div>REQUIREMENTS<\/b>
<\/p>QUALIFICATIONS<\/b>
<\/p>- Minimum<\/b>:\n Bachelor's degree in Risk, Business, Finance, IT or related field.
<\/li>- Preferred<\/b>:\n Certified Data Management professional
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<\/div>EXPERIENCE<\/b>
<\/p>- Minimum<\/b>: 3 to 5 years\nof experience in a Data Management or Data Governance capacity
<\/span><\/li>- Excellent communication and presentation skills
<\/span><\/li>- Strong analytical skills with creative and flexible approach\nto problems solving
<\/span><\/li>- Ability to produce high quality documentations
<\/span><\/li>- Preferred<\/b>: 3+ years\u2019 experience in the Financial,\nBanking or FinTech industry in a risk management or data management role
<\/span><\/li>- Experienced cloud practitioner and exposure to AWS cloud\nenvironment
<\/span><\/li>- Experience using data governance tools ex. Atlan, Ataccama,\nCalibra, Amazon DataZone etc.
<\/span><\/li>- Proficiency in SQL/PostgreSQL/Redshift and/or\nPython<\/span><\/span><\/span>
<\/li><\/ul><\/span><\/span>Closing Date: 24 November 2025<\/b><\/span>
<\/div><\/span> - Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Preferred<\/b>:\n Certified Data Management professional
- Clarify data ownership responsibilities to\nensure accountability for data assets.
- Identify and manage risks related to data\nbreaches or unauthorized access.
- Identify and remediate data quality issues,\nincluding inaccuracies, inconsistencies, and redundancies.
- Ensure data lineage is documented and traceable\nfrom origin to final use.
- Establish clear policies, standards, and\nprocedures for data management.
- Design and execution of a Data Governance framework and strategy