Sr. Data Management Specialist for corporate Data Quality/Governance strategy and tool implementation

Our oil and gas client is seeking a Sr. Data Management Specialist for corporate Data Quality/Governance strategy and tool implementation to start ASAP for a contract until end of year.

Candidate must be willing to come into downtown Calgary 3 days/week hybrid working model.

Must Have:

• 7+ years' experience in data management and data governance best practices
• At least one experience leading implementation of corporate data quality/governance initiatives and associated tools
• At least one experience implementing Master Data Management solutions

Nice-to-have:

• Experience in an Oil & Gas environment ideally with Upstream Oil and Gas or engineering related data management
• Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Data Management or Data Quality
• Experience using PowerBI

Scope & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate & recommend a long-term data strategy for the organization.
• Advise, Design, construct, maintain, and troubleshoot organizational data architecture.
• Recommend & select appropriate technology and customize code.
• Evolve data architecture for custom data needs.
• Create data governance training and awareness programs to increase data literacy and foster a data-driven culture across the organization.
• Advise and assist data owners, data stewards, data analysts, and data consumers on data management best practices and solutions.
• Stay on top of data management trends, technologies, and regulations, and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Developing, prioritizing, and executing corporate data quality roadmap.
• Defining the corporate data quality management processes and procedures, coordinating the establishment of company standards for data quality and being an effective communicator about the importance of quality data.
• Resolving issues in the data quality management process, working with others to maintain and ensure that data quality standards are achieved through a series of regular data maintenance activities and enacting an overall data quality strategy.
• Oversee & enforce data quality initiatives, like data acquisition, expansion, cleaning, and updating.
• Provide advice on how quality systems are managed and measuring and reporting performance against approved standards.
• Work closely with business development teams to ensure data growth, enrichment, and accuracy.
• Measuring, monitoring, and maintaining data quality across all data domains
• Communicating and meeting with stakeholders to ensure that the system for quality management is operating correctly.
• Developing a communication plan and collaborating on a knowledge management strategy to educate and empower users on data governance policies and practices.