Manager, Data Quality Management

at  BMO Financial Group

100 King Street West Toronto Ontario,M5X 1A1
This role is located in Toronto and requires 1-2 days per week of working in the office, at First Canadian Place. Please note this is an individual contributor role (not a people manager).
BMO has anchored its future ambition on the use of Data and Analytics across the Bank. In their current mandate, the Data and Analytics team (DnA), under the leadership of the Enterprise Chief Data and Analytics Officer is accountable for developing the broader strategy for DnA along with capabilities in support of the efforts of the Bank.
These efforts begin with active engagement with each Group/Service through Business leaders, Digital/Technology leaders and DnA leaders; partnering with the group/service to evaluate and elevate their Data and Analytics practices, ideation on new opportunities to utilize Data and Analytics and execution through a partnership model to deliver measurable value while operating within a strong risk management framework.

The Manager, Data Quality Management will:

• Support the enablement of Data Quality controls across various groups and services.
• Support BAU operations of the platform
• Escalate production and access issues to technology team and follow through for resolution.
• Manage weekly stand-up with technology team for connection work.
• Document all version upgrades of INFA tool suites.
• Collaborate with technology and business partners to establish and maintain efficient data connections using existing intake process.
• Support Data Quality use cases of varying complexity using a continuous coaching mindset to support the ultimate outcome of enabling self-serve DQ management.
• Manage intake processes for data access, classification, and intake, ensuring seamless experiences across all platforms.
• Ensure timely completion of all connection work and remediate any roadblocks.
• Participate in all aspects of process excellence activities including fostering process adoption, process reviews and maturity assessment, facilitating feedback forums, process walk-throughs, process design and requirements validation, maintaining updated process artifacts etc.
• Drive and deliver process change across all lines of business and manage ongoing process excellence culture.
• Lead data related strategic initiatives or a component of an initiative, in collaboration with Technology partners, Business stakeholders and data community.
• Support regulatory and audit reviews at various levels, including preparation of evidence materials for internal and external stakeholders.
• Applies expertise and thinks creatively to address unique or ambiguous situations and to find solutions to problems that can be complex and non-routine.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Post-secondary degree in related field of study with a concentration in a technical major or an equivalent combination of extensive education and technical proficiency gained through business experience.
• Experience in Data Quality tools like Informatica IDQ (On-Prem and Cloud – CDQ), SQL, PowerBI
• Very good understanding of data access, data classification or data intake preferred.
• Good knowledge and understanding of data management processes, procedures and controls, data governance, data quality, catalogues, data elements.
• Knowledge and experience in building Data Quality checks and Data Quality monitoring
• Good understanding of lean six sigma principles and process mapping fundamentals
• Deep knowledge in financial industry business as well as knowledge of major data consumption use cases in financial services.
• Excellent collaboration skills and demonstrated passion for execution excellence.
• Analytical mindset and problem-solving skills
• Experience in Process Improvement & Change Management
• Technical acumen as it relates to Data & Analytics space.

Please refer the Job description for details