Data Quality Lead

Data Quality Lead

Data Analyst

Boston, MA

Position Overview:

The individual will be a member of the Enterprise Data Governance & Quality team as part of the greater Enterprise Data Management team reporting to the Data Governance & Quality Manager. The primary objectives of the Data Governance and Data Quality team include: implementation of best in class Data Governance and Data Quality toolsets; creation and promotion of best practices for governance and quality management of all of the firm's data; oversight of the rollout and adoption of the aforementioned tools across the firm's data and the establishment of a Semantic Data Modeling practice.

Responsibilities:

Work closely with Data Governance team on quality metrics necessary to drive improvement and demonstrate execution of greater strategy.

Implement training and monitor adoption of Data Quality within distributed data management teams. Provide subject matter expertise.

Establish reusable process tools and best practices for Data Quality analysis, tracking, cleansing and escalation.

Establish clean process for managing Business Rules to align to Data Quality metrics.

Required Skill Set:

Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree a plus.

5+ years financial industry experience with relevant experience working either directly in a data management, regulatory reporting or operational project team is preferred.

Proficiency with Excel, Access and MSSQL is desired.

Working knowledge of Data Governance, Data Quality and Data Lineage concepts is required.

Working knowledge of Data Quality tools such as Trillium, Ataccama, Information Builders iWay, or other such tools is required.

Demonstrated understanding of Master Data Management processes and policies is a plus.

Demonstrated ability to manage deliveries to a timeline while negotiating deliverables with key partners.

Working knowledge of a Business Process Management tool is a plus.

Working knowledge of SimCorp Dimension and/or Eagle PACE is a plus.

Working knowledge of Bloomberg, MSCI, Thomson Reuters and other market data providers is a plus.

Comfortable working both independently and on a team.

High energy and positive attitude – candidate should be conscientious, self-directed and possess a strong work ethic.

Strong attention to detail is required.