Address49367 - Toronto - Regular - Ongoing
Hydro One is proud to be the largest electricity transmission and distribution provider in Ontario, serving nearly 1.4 million customers. We have a long history in the industry with our roots dating back over 110 years to 1906. Since then, we have worked to grow and evolve to meet the changing needs of our customers and communities across Ontario. Today, we’re focused on providing exceptional customer service and ensuring we are building safe communities where we live, work and play.
It’s an exciting time to join the team at Hydro One!
Specific Accountabilities:
Planning and Monitoring Data Activities
- Develop, execute and maintain a complete Data Governance strategy and capabilities to analyze, design, develop, maintain and enhance data for various domains across the organization
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to scope data requirements and build data driven solutions to solve data problems
- Facilitate, educate and promote the usage and adoption of the Data Governance tools, processes and procedures among all users via formal training, continual coaching and consulting
- Manage, support and educate data services staff while promoting growth and excellence of staff
- Coordinate, establish and define data stewards, owners and creators in the business
- Coordinate and establish the Data Stewardship Council and other Data Governance Committees to ensure they meet their mandate
- Guide and facilitate the data issue resolution process in the lines of business
- Provide leadership on governance best practices for data creation and partner with the line of business to evaluate KPI measurement needs
- Communicate the data strategy, policy, standards, procedures (Framework) to Hydro One
- Enforce compliance to internal Data Governance policies and procedures
Improve Data Quality
- Measure data quality for the most important business data
- Define data quality metrics and provide ongoing reporting
- Define data quality business rules
- Establish periodic monitoring of data quality
- Review business policies to identify data requirements
- Provide guidance to remedy operational issues, cleanse and correct data quality defects
Define Important Master and Meta Data
- Understand master data and meta data requirements
- With ISD support, design, develop, deploy master data repository / environment
- Develop, deploy meta data repository / environment
Data Architecture
- Support and collaborate with ISD to define the data structures needed by the business to address data storage needs and the movement of data through business systems
Data Analytics
- Support and collaborate with ISD to:
- Define and analyze the information needed for business decisions (including benchmarking)
- Perform fit / gap analysis of decision data
- Evaluate quality of data, level of accuracy needed and metrics to measure ongoing quality
- With support from change management, manage data analytics training to business to increase understating of data techniques and processes and to ensure adoption of the analytics apps.
Selection Criteria:
- Bachelor’s degree typically in the field of Data Governance, Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field.
- 7 – 10 years or more of experience in Data Management, Data Governance, Data Analyst, Data Science, Data Stewardship, Data Architecture, or a related field.
- 5 – 7 years or more of experience in business administration, business management, project management , or a similar field within a utility sector.
- Certifications related to Data Governance or related fields such as Certified Information Management Professional (CIMP), Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), or DAMA Certified Data Management Professional (DAMA-CDMP).
- Strong skills in communication, leadership, team management, problem-solving, analytical and strategic thinking, with a deep understanding of Data Governance principles.
- 5+ years of experience using SAP systems such as SAP Data Services, SAP Information Steward, SAP ECC, or related systems.
- Extensive experience developing Data Governance rules in systems such as SAP Information Steward, Collibra, and / or Microsoft Purview, or related systems.
- 1+ years of experience using Power BI.
At Hydro One we understand that the success and strength of our business rests with our people. When we develop their skills, we are investing in both their success and ours. To secure the best talent, we seek to create a workforce that reflects the diverse populations of the communities where we live and work and to create a culture based on safety, innovation and inclusiveness.
We are honoured to be recognized by Forbes in its list of Canada’s Best Employers for 2024.
Thank you for considering a career with Hydro One, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. If you are having difficulty using our online application system and you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email careers@hydroone.com. Hydro One will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in the job application process.
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Deadline: April 17, 2024
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