Business Analyst (it) (contract) Job in Northern Trust

Contractor s Role: Data Governance team is seeking a Data Governance Analyst. This candidate should be skilled at working with people, processes, and technology efficiently so that the Data Governance team can implement and operationalize a comprehensive Data Governance framework. The analyst will also partner with Enterprise Data Governance, CIO/CTO teams, Information Security, Technology Analytics and others to develop data governance policies, standards, and procedures, as well as designing and implementing Data Governance training on standards and procedures. This candidate will play a key role in establishing, building, and managing the Data Catalog, projects, and other tool capabilities to help Northern Trust manage its technology data assets. Experience Level: Level 3- [senior- 8+ years overall experience] Qualifications (Must Have s): Must be experienced in data governance, data quality, data migration, data prep, and/or data architecture Must have critical thinking skills: Ask questions, Dig-in, explore & come to new conclusions based on the findings. Intellectual curiosity and aptitude to pick up new technical skills Must be skillful at verbal and written communication to both leadership teams and peer groups. Must be comfortable working with senior management, both on the business and technical sides. Must demonstrate ability to create professional relationships and effectively partner with and influence a cross-functional team. Must be proactive in building and aligning stakeholders, capabilities, and resources for getting things done quickly and achieving complex objectives. Have working knowledge of Collibra or similar data management tool. Nice to Haves: Experience in Project Management and Business Process designs. Creating process flows and diagrams. Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Lean) and Project Management is a plus Experience PowerBl or other reporting tool is a plus Experience with Collibra Data Catalog or equivalent data governance tool. Understanding of database and custom data warehouse design, testing, development, and architecture experience Understanding of Cloud technologies (preferably Azure and AWS) is a plus. Tasks & responsibilities Develops or adapts, and deploys data governance framework/standards consisting of data policies and processes across the data life cycle ensuring data quality, and working with master & reference data management Assists in ongoing adoption of enterprise tools to support Data Governance & Data Management, including Data Catalog, Metadata Management, Data Quality, Master & Reference Data Management Coordinates with various stakeholders across the organization to apply established data governance framework (developing data stewardship, data custodian roles, data dictionary, metadata management, and access controls). Ensures remediation plans are implemented where data fails to meet established data governance framework/standards. Support technology and business data owners and data stewards in addressing high priority enterprise data problems, recommend solutions and use of industry standards when appropriate. Detail oriented with the ability to analyze data and perform in depth data analysis Work across multiple business and technology teams, with the ability to perform data discovery, build data glossaries and catalogs, perform data analysis and data profiling. Business analysis including business process mapping and requirement definition Manage time independently, work independently and manage multiple open work streams at the same time Understand industry standard and/or Client specific system development life cycle (SDLC) phases, including the ability to provide guidance on how to document business requirements and impacts on process flows. Coordinate and communicate in a clear and timely manner on changes, issues, and business impacts, among team members. Responsible for people management and performs other duties as assigned. Share