Data Governance Specialist - Procurement

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.

General Position Description: The Data Governance Specialist will lead the Procurement organization at Northern Trust in establishing and maintaining a quality framework for critical procurement data. This role will not only leverage common tools and governance practices to improve and monitor data across various procurement systems but also drive the strategic initiatives ensuring data integrity and compliance with data governance standards.

Minimum Requirements:

• A degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related field.
• 10+ years' experience in Data Quality/Governance, with a significant portion within the Financial Services Industry.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing data governance projects and teams.

Desired Competencies:

• Strong ability to communicate effectively with executives and influence data governance strategies within enterprise data governance groups.
• Expertise in Master Data, Data Domains, and the mastering process, with a focus on customer and product data.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL, and familiarity with programming in Java.
• Mastery in reporting tools like Power BI and Tableau.
• Deep understanding of Data Models, Schemas, and DDLs.
• Proven track record in leading Data Warehouse projects and overseeing File Transmissions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and oversee data governance standards, particularly in metadata and data quality, within the procurement organization.
• Manage and resolve complex challenges related to data definitions, taxonomy, and data quality for procurement data.
• Lead collaboration with procurement teams and Data Stewards to standardize business glossary terms and ensure data quality controls are effective.
• Oversee the analysis, querying, and manipulation of data according to defined business rules and procedures.
• Document and standardize data process flows and transformation rules and provide training to procurement partners and new team members.

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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.