Enterprise Data Strategy & Governance Business Lead

Company: Freddie Mac
Location: Virginia Beach
Posted on: July 29, 2022

Job Description:

At Freddie Mac, you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and you'll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation.As part of Freddie Mac's return to the office pilot, all employees, contingent workers and visitors must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to be on-site unless they have an approved accommodation.Position Overview:Are you interested in implementing, managing and driving assigned work streams? The Business Lead of Enterprise Data Governance and Strategy will be a part of the Enterprise Data Office and ensure that the organization is data driven in decision making and will utilize analytics to develop informed and impactful insights! This includes implementing and managing an information governance function, unstructured data management, analysis and insights, and data privacy management. The role also facilitates data and reporting requirements, defines standard metrics and scorecards, strongly influences the associated enabling technology platforms, and investigates new opportunities to acquire structured and unstructured data for use in enterprise decision making. This role will work closely with business and technology partners to develop enterprise strategy and facilitate governance throughout the Information Lifecycle (Collection, Classification, Usage, Storage, Retention, Disposal).Our Impact:Define the long-term vision for our data and how it delivers business value.Provide clarity of purpose and prioritization for initiative objectives, promoting consensus and support from senior executives as well as program partners.Enable the interaction between the different partner groups to support the success of the programProvide a blueprint to define, plan, execute, evaluate and measure the performance of the data management function.Enable a well-managed data environment that enables the organization to meet its strategic priorities and develop strong analytics capabilities.Your Impact:Data GovernanceDefine domain's scope and partner with Data Owners and Data StewardsTranslate business strategies into actionable business-oriented data management strategies for the assigned domainEstablish policy and standards minimum compliance requirementsGovern compliance with enterprise control frameworkEstablish and govern risk-tiered Enterprise Critical Data, frameworks for data acquisition, distribution and consumption of this dataLeading all aspects of the data governance work streams, including resource, project and vendor managementSupport and govern critical data metadata management, reference data management and master data managementBusiness Data Architecture, Quality and Metadata ManagementLead all aspects and govern management of enterprise authoritative data sources and lineage; enterprise business andtechnical metadata for each enterprise critical data elementReview and validate technical metadata & data lineage for data elementsEstablish population, filters and thresholds required for the enterprise critical data elementsAssist in the creation of requirements for Data Quality RulesWork with Information Technology to Test, Deploy and apply an appropriate level of version control over data quality toolsActively monitor and manage data quality rule exceptionsUtilize Business Glossary and Catalog tools such as Collibra to maintain Enterprise Critical DataQualifications:Bachelor's Degree and 10+ years of proven experience in management and a systems development environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experienceExperience on large system enhancements, conversions and production problem resolutionRequires a complete understanding of the system development life cycle and of enterprise architectureUnderstanding of data management and data governance conceptsProject management leadership skills, knowledge of MS WORD and EXCEL spreadsheet application experienceKnowledge of Informatica Tools Suite, Tableau, SQLKnowledge of Catalog/Glossary/Metadata Tools such as Collibra, Informatica Suite, Data FluxFamiliar with application development software and hardware platformsKeys to Success in this Role:Excellent analytical, organization, project, and time management skills, strong judgment, and management skills; effectively collaboratewith senior management, other technology personnel, clients and vendors.Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to effectively present to the target audience.Excellent problem-solving skills to assist in issue resolution.Encourage collaboration and act as a role model when leading and advising others.Ability to assert ideas and gain support and dedication from others.Advocate for new initiatives and demonstrating support of senior management decisions and direction.Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.Today, Freddie Mac makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Join our smart, creative and dedicated team and you'll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with differing abilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.Notice to External Search Firms: Freddie Mac partners with BountyJobs for contingency search business through outside firms. Resumes received outside the BountyJobs system will be considered unsolicited and Freddie Mac will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. If interested in learning more, please visit www.BountyJobs.Com and register with our referral code: MAC.Time-type:Full timeJob Category:Enterprise ServicesFLSA Status:ExemptFreddie Mac provides anticipated base salary ranges where required by law.

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