Manager of Information Governance

Our client is a large, complex, quasi-government organisation, and they are in need of a Manager of Information Governance to join them on a fixed term permanent basis, initially for 12 months with opportunity to extend.

Reporting to the Head of Transformation Enablement, the role forms part of the Digital and Technology Group team. You will work closely with business units across the organisation supporting the implementation and management of enterprise data governance goals, standards, practices and change management. This position has no direct reports. The purpose of this role is to:

• Develop a thorough understanding of business problems and how data management could potentially solve them to provide tangible commercial value.
• Support the coordination of data governance forums and working groups, action plans and approval processes, whilst assisting the business with managing operational rigor and risk as it relates to data.
• Create an appetite for data management and quality, bringing infectious positive enthusiasm that inspires others to act, encouraging cross-company collaboration.
• Champion the creation of a data-driven culture, related competencies, and data literacy including considerations to the cloud environments including Software-as-a-Service and Platform-as-a-Service leveraged by the business.

Key Responsibilities:

Data Strategy, Governance and Quality

• Oversee and lead Data strategy acting as the custodian. This includes organisational reviews for operational effectiveness, communication of insights and presentation of evidence-based recommendations.
• Define and ensure clear accountability for data governance roles and responsibilities, safeguarding the company's principal information assets throughout the data lifecycle, including the establishment and oversight of methods for identifying and managing data issues.
• Develop data governance roadmaps to progressively build maturity across the enterprise.
• Report on the effectiveness of the data governance rollout to enhance data analytics, decision making and operational support.
• Ensure the appropriate behavior in the valuation, creation, access, consumption and control of data and analytics, while also ensuring that all tools and insights consider historical performance and are validated for robust challenges.
• Roll out and implement data principles and goals across the business, while simultaneously improving data quality and management in the protection of sensitive data through the modification or creation of organisational policies, standards, principles, governance metrics, processes, related technology, tool capabilities, data cataloguing and data architecture.
• Develop and maintain process and procedure documentation, ensuring compliance with organisation records and information management policies, legislative requirements, and business standards, while also managing their development, maintenance, and communication to maximise awareness and compliance.

Qualifications and Experience

• Tertiary degree in business administration, technology, or related fields.
• 8+ years' experience in data management, such as daily operations of a data analytics and reporting platform.
• 2+ years in a similar data governance management role focused on complex and multiple platforms, advising on a diverse set of strategic and operational issues.
• High level expertise in leading data governance frameworks and big data solutions.
• A strong background in the deployment of information and process systems and change programs to underpin business strategy.
• Experience working with industry standards, regulations and guidelines in data and privacy is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in successful delivery of a large, complex program of work is highly valued.
• Experience working with EDRMSs or similar products is highly desirable.
• Exposure to a CRM, Data Lake, Data Mart, and Warehouse solutions is preferrable.
• Experience working in industry sectors such as Insurance and Government Owned Corporations is advantageous.

For more information, please get in touch via the details below.

To be considered for the role click the 'apply' button or for more information about this and other opportunities please contact Emma Metzger on +617 3339 5618 or email [email protected] and quote the above job reference number.

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