Data Management Lead Specialist

About the Role
Jobholders at this level are experienced professionals capable of conducting work with general directions. They are primarily concerned with developing solutions to challenges which require some analysis to understand and resolve, and addressing issues escalated from junior levels. They undertake complex operational activities including supporting in setting data management policies, developing plans to raise awareness in data protection and automation, managing implementation of plans, reviewing identified issues, developing and managing new data management projects ensuring proper delivery of services requested by the company’s functions.

Job Responsibilities

Data Management Planning

• Review National Data Management Office (NDMO) approved standards and policies to update the company’s current data guides accordingly ensuring continuous adherence with NDMO requirements.
• Conduct an assessment identifying needs and challenges related to data management to highlight needed requirements for efficient data management and define improvement areas.
• Define data management policies, procedures and guidelines in line with set strategy and the company’s overall strategic priority.
• Develop data management plan to raise awareness in data protection, automation and storage topics across the organization.
• Devise a list of data management KPIs in line with strategic objectives to ensure proper follow-up.
• Communicate data management policies, guidelines, strategy and plan with related stakeholders and provide support to secure clear understanding.
• Develop and install programs managing meta data and information assets to ensure data integrity and quality.
• Define data owners and create accordingly roles, responsibilities and rules on related data systems to facilitate traceability of data breaches.

Data Management

• Follow up on the implementation of data management plans while identifying related data issues and ensuring timely resolution.
• Identify improvement areas and develop needed new data management projects to optimize the use of data within the bounds of policies and guidelines.
• Execute data management projects in line with timeline objectives and management direction while ensuring proper delivery of services requested by the company’s functions.
• Follow up on the implementation of improvement action plans to minimize facing new data-related issues.
• Develop reports for relevant stakeholders highlighting the company’s compliance levels with data standards and policies.

Organization and Operations

• Follow all relevant policies, processes and standard operating procedures so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
• Help in solving escalated problems and provide needed support for junior team members to ensure work is carried out in an efficient manner.
• Escalate complex problems to the relevant person to ensure cases/issues are closed properly.
• Perform other duties as requested.

People Management

• Train junior staff on the different job activities to ensure transfer of know-how, when applicable.
• Provide clear direction, prioritize tasks, assign and delegate responsibility, and monitor the workflow of subordinates/junior staff.
• Support junior staff or direct reports in order to execute their duties according to set policies and processes.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science or equivalent is required.

Experience

• A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience is required.

Competencies

• IT Compliance - Proficient
• Policy Making - Proficient
• Data Analytics - Proficient
• Data Management Planning and Design - Advanced
• Data Processing - Advanced
• Database Design and Operations - Proficient
• Professionalism - Proficient
• Collaboration and Communication - Developing
• Results Oriented - Proficient
• Customer Focus - Proficient
• Enablement of Change and Innovation - Developing