Data Governance Specialist at Northern Trust in Chicago, Illinois

Job Description:

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

The Data Governance Specialist will be responsible for leading and conducting data governance implementation for key risk applications. The Specialist will guide and support Data Owners, Stewards, and Custodians in fulfilment of the firm's Data Governance Standards. This includes work in metadata management, data quality, lineage, data privacy, and data retention. The Specialist will function as a change agent and advocate for data governance best practices.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Educate Data Owner, Stewards, and Custodians on the principles of data governance


• Collaborate with Data Practitioners to develop and ensure appropriate metadata curation


• Lead working sessions to gather data quality requirements and liaison with the Data Quality Team to ensure the proper construction of data quality rules and associated reporting


• Develop and document data retention strategies


• Guide and support documentation of PII attribution and data lineage


• Liaison with Enterprise Data Governance Team, Risk Data Governance Team, plus 2nd and 3rd Lines of Defense


• Plan and manage multiple applications' data governance implementation at any one time


• Serve as a trusted advisor to Data Owner, Stewards, and Custodians on all data governance matters


• Bridge knowledge and technical gaps for Data Owners


• Analyze and solution data governance or quality issues, considering multiple stakeholder perspectives and requirements


• Oversee periodic reviews to ensure continued compliance with the Data Governance Standards


• Support ad hoc data governance, quality, or analytics efforts for Risk Analytics and Data Services (RADS) or the greater Risk Management function

Knowledge/Skills:

• Understand and be capable of effectively communicating data governance principles to both business and technical communities


• Possess broad-based knowledge of risk data and the ability to curate metadata


• Capable of engaging senior leadership within business, operations, and technology


• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills


• Possess proven facilitation and conflict resolution skills


• Possess exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities

The successful candidate will benefit from having:

• A College or University degree


• 10+ years of experience in financial services or consulting


• Experience implementing financial or risk data governance programs


• Experience using data governance platforms (such as Collibra)


• Detailed knowledge of industry data governance models (such as DCAM)


• General knowledge of Risk Management functions/regulations for financial institutions


• Experience leading enterprise initiatives or cross function projects

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Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We'd love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world's most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com .

We hope you're excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.