Business Analyst (Data Governance)

We are hiring for an immediate Data Governance Business Analyst contract role.

This is a hybrid role working onsite in midtown Manhattan 2 days per week.

You will work the Data Governance Group and be responsible for supporting adherence to Basel Committee for Banking and Supervision (“BCBS") 239 processes. This role requires in depth knowledge of Data Management.

Data Governance:

• Document complete lifecycle processes for Key Data Elements (“KDE”) and contribute to Enterprise Master Data Management Strategy as it relates to data production, aggregation and consumption layers.

Metadata Management:

• Work with functional units to identify business terms, define rules and standards, lineage mapping and socialize progress among stakeholders throughout the branch
• Develop and maintain data conceptual and logical glossaries and work with IT Group to develop or relate technical glossaries.
• Work with Business Process Owners and the Data Governance User Groups to identify, classify and define each assigned KDE and ensure that each element has a clear and unambiguous definition.
• Document and maintain data calculation rules, data sourcing rules, data transformation rules and data lineage in a centralized data governance repository

Data Quality Management:

• Partner with the Data Quality Manager to facilitate and support Enterprise-wide data quality improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Data Custodians, Business Process owners, and IT to ensure data used for risk, financial, regulatory, operational and management reporting is fit for purpose.

Requirements include:

• 3+ years of relevant work experience in Data Governance.
• Proficient in Excel, Access, SQL
• Knowledge of KDE identification, data attributes, metadata management and lineage documentation.
• Experience with relational databases, metadata modeling and taxonomy concepts.
• Experience in business process and/or data management relevant experience in the financial services industry.
• Strategic and independent thinker with hands-on approach to achieving data governance goals and a collaborative working style with the ability to work with line of business partners to build consensus.
• Working knowledge of data governance, data quality practices and Project Management tools.
• Completed Bachelor's degree