EYEY - GDS Consulting - AI And DATA -Data Governance SME - Manager
About this role
The opportunity
We’re looking for a candidate with 9 to 12 years of expertise in data strategy and governance, having solid understanding of financial services (banking/insurance/wealth management) domain. Act as SME to a larger team in EY GDS AI & Data team to work on various Data Governance and Strategy projects
Your key responsibilities
- Lead and guide Data Governance and Data Strategy engagements, collaborating with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders
- Develop and define holistic data strategies and roadmaps aligned with business objectives across multiple business units
- Architect and design comprehensive data governance frameworks and strategic initiatives independently
- Provide thought leadership and best practices on data strategy, governance, and management to clients and internal teams
- Interface and communicate effectively with onsite/client contacts and executive leadership
- Deliver timely status updates, strategic insights, and leadership reports to client and internal stakeholders
Skills and attributes for success
- Use an issue-based, strategic approach to deliver data governance and data strategy engagements that drive business growth and operational excellence
- Strong communication, presentation, and team leadership skills with experience producing high-quality strategic reports, whitepapers, and presentations
- Experience in conducting market and competitive analysis to inform data strategy and governance frameworks
- Ability to translate complex data governance concepts into actionable business strategies
To qualify for the role, you must have
- Should have 9-12 years of experience in Data governance processes and frameworks
- Must have experience in defining holistic data strategy and roadmap, across business units for large clients.
- Must be familiar with policies, processes, frameworks and tools to manage the different enterprise data assets – Master data, reference data, metadata etc.
- Experience in defining data governance operating models including data ownership, stewardship, decision rights, governance councils and RACI structures across business and technology teams.
- Strong understanding of data quality management including profiling, rule definition, issue management, root-cause analysis, remediation workflows and governance KPIs.
- Hands-on knowledge of metadata management, business glossary, data cataloguing, data lineage and impact analysis to improve data discoverability, trust and regulatory traceability.
- Ability to align data strategy with business value drivers, regulatory expectations, risk management priorities, target-state data architecture and measurable transformation roadmaps.
- Exposure to data privacy, security, retention, access control and regulatory compliance considerations relevant to financial services data ecosystems.
- Experience driving governance adoption through stakeholder workshops, data literacy initiatives, change management, playbooks, reusable templates and executive-level reporting.
- Must have hands on experience implementing atleast one end-to-end Data Governance solution - using Collibra, Informatica, Alation etc
- Should have thorough understanding and experience of software development best practices
- Should exhibit a keen eye for value-adds and asset creation, to facilitate reusability and automation of processes.
- Good to have - Industry certifications such as DCAM, CDMP, DAMA etc
- Good exposure to DB technologies and SQL.
- Knowledge of the Cloud landscape – AWS, Azure, GCP etc.
Ideally, you’ll also have
- Good knowledge about Insurance domain – L&A, P&C etc.
- Understanding of Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing and Data Modelling concepts.
- Must have led a team size of at least 4-5 members.
- Prior Client facing skills, self-motivated and collaborative
What working at EY offers
At EY, we’re dedicated to helping our clients, from startups to Fortune 500 companies — and the work we do with them is as varied as they are.
You get to work with inspiring and meaningful projects. Our focus is education and coaching alongside practical experience to ensure your personal development. We value our employees and you will be able to control your own development with an individual progression plan. You will quickly grow into a responsible role with challenging and stimulating assignments. Moreover, you will be part of an interdisciplinary environment that emphasizes high quality and knowledge exchange. Plus, we offer:
- Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
- The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you
EY | Building a better working world
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Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.
Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.
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