The Project Level Data Management (PLDM) associate is a position within the GTGO GSEP DQCE Governance & Execution team.
This role oversees the Project Level Data Management review & approval process for identifying Data Management / Governance impacts of Technology Changes occurring within applications for the in-scope Global Technology Front Line Units (i.e., CIO teams).
This role operates in a fast-paced environment with an expectation to provide guidance on complying with Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Standards, determine data management impacts / deliverables, and ensure deliverables are completed within mutually agreed upon SLAs with Technology Change managers.
This position requires a lot of multi-tasking without losing effectiveness in day-to-day processing of change requests in a detail-oriented manner.
The Project Level Data Management (PLDM) associate will deal with many areas and stakeholders such as, but not limited to, Global Technology CIO development teams (Project Managers, Scrum Masters, Application Managers, Data Domain Managers, Authorized Data Source (ADS) Managers), Enterprise Data Management Standards team (e.g., Transport and External Data Transmission Standards) etc.
This role will also:
Partner and effectively communicate with various lines of business by providing detailed guidance and tasks required to ensure EDM compliance.
Self-starter with ability to learn quickly with limited guidance (i.e., carry out process end-to-end with little input).
Manage assigned portfolio of technology change releases.
Perform QA activities on information provided and evidence uploaded in the respective system of record.
Responsible for ensuring EDM reviews have been completed satisfactorily prior to recommending DQCE (Data Quality and Control Executive) Approval.
Ability to recognize when escalations are necessary and feel comfortable escalating non-action to senior leadership.
Communicate detailed and/or executive summary level updates for overall portfolio to include reviews in progress and completed reviews pending artifact collection.
Meet deliverables within SLAs and work overtime when necessary.
Partner with development team in efforts to enhance the user interface for associated PLDM tool.
Qualifications:
Must Have Years of Experience
Bachelor's Degree
Data Management / Data Governance Concepts 3 - 5
System Development or Information Life-cycle Management or Assurance 3 - 5
Experience with Technology roles (e.g., Application Analysts / Developers, Application Operations Support functions, Scrum Master etc.) 3 - 5
Nice to Have Experience:
Master's Degree w/ focus on Information Technology
Data Management Certifications (e.g., DMBOK supported certifications)
Business / Data Domain Skills:
General knowledge of Banking industry
Experience with Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC processes) and Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies.
Ability to work with high volumes of detailed technical & business metadata.
Ability to analyze both Process and Data to identity meaningful actionable outcomes.
Understand Change Management processes in a technology environment.
Prior experience in one of the following areas: Developer, Scrum Master, Release Train Engineer, Application Support / Operations Analyst, or Business Analyst.
Understand and implement changes to business processes. Develop and influence business processes necessary to support data governance related outcomes.
Manage and influence across vertical organizations to achieve common objectives.
Intermediate to Expert level knowledge of MS products such as Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Skype, & Outlook
Communication Skills:
Create both visually and verbally engaging informative materials for departmental leadership, business partners, executives, and stakeholders.
Ability to tailor communication of topics to various levels of the organization