Data Governance Senior Specialist

The PASHA Holding CDO Office is working towards building data and analytics capabilities in our Strategic Assets (SA) with the aim of fostering a data-driven decision-making culture. Our objective is to enable the business in achieving its goals by using reliable and accessible data. The program consists of four streams: Data Governance, Organization and Culture, Data Technology, and Analytics. We intend to hire a senior data governance specialist for the Data Governance stream. The senior data governance specialist plays an important role in driving the execution and enablement of analytical projects and establishing effective data governance processes.

Job Description:

• Works with the data teams of Strategic Assets to implement Data Governance policies, procedures, and standards within their organization. Conducts regular reviews and updates;

• Implements high-quality data governance processes, procedures, and standards within assets. Applies continuous improvement and feedback mechanisms;

• Ensures that all data governance processes are aligned with industry best practices and regulatory requirements;

• Conducts business analysis, evaluates potential solutions, manages implementations, and prepares necessary training and communications for assigned tasks and projects. Collaborates with relevant stakeholders during the solution evaluation and implementation phases;
• Ensures the feasibility of executing analytical projects in alignment with business needs and strategic objectives. Ensures that clear success criteria and metrics are developed for each use case;
• Acts as the point of contact for stakeholders (business, IT, data science, etc.) involved in analytical projects, facilitating effective communication and coordination inside and outside the organization;
• Facilitates discussions and ensures follow-ups with stakeholders, translating these discussions into actionable workflows, processes, standards, presentations, and requirements;
• Prepares and coordinates daily stand-ups, weekly check-ins, bi-weekly sprint reviews, monthly status updates, and other required meeting agendas, reports, and presentations;
• Identifies, monitors, and routinely reports on KPIs to track the implementation and effectiveness of data governance processes and analytical use cases;
• Prepares high-quality reports and visualizations to demonstrate progress, escalating potential issues to the data governance lead or higher management;
• Implements and develops data quality reports and improvement plans. Monitors key data quality dimensions, including accuracy, completeness, consistency, and timeliness, to ensure high data quality standards are maintained;
• Identifies opportunities to standardize data governance processes, supports the evaluation and selection of tools to enhance data governance maturity, and participates in their implementation;
• Supports educational efforts that promote the adoption of data and analytics principles within assets;
• Supports the development of data personnel to increase the implementation of data governance best practices;
• Acts as a subject matter expert for data governance topics, providing analysis and expertise to address complex data governance challenges.

Requirements

• Strong analytical, problem solving, organizational and time management skills;

• Strong communication skills (verbal/written): English, Azerbaijani and Russian (as plus);

• Experience in project management (certification as plus);

• Individual who can facilitate project decisions and navigate issues across multiple teams;

• Experience with business process design, implementation, and improvement;

• Experience developing best practices, policies, and/or procedures ;