First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is Nigeria's largest financial services institution by total assets and gross earnings. With more than 10 million customer accounts, FirstBank has over 750 branches providing a comprehensive range of retail and corporate financial services. The Bank has international presence through its subsidiaries, FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone and FBNBank Senegal, as well as its Representative Offices in Johannesburg, Beijing and Abu Dhabi.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Team Lead, Data Governance
Req ID: 1835 Location: Lagos Job type: Full-time
Duties & Responsibilities
Manage the overall Data Governance program at the enterprise, departmental and unit levels.
Break down the Data Governance strategic and tactical plans into operational plans and activities.
Develop, implement and operationalise Enterprise Data Governance standards, policies, procedures, usage guidelines and principles.
Assist in the development and maintenance of data standards, policies, procedures and processes relating to other Data Management functions.
Support the implementation of strategies and processes across the entire data lifecycle management framework.
Create a reporting cadence on Data Governance status for distribution to all stakeholders.
Plan and execute staff resourcing requirements for various Data Governance initiatives.
Facilitate the sharing and adoption of Data Governance best practices through governance councils and committees within the Bank, including change agents.
Support the definition of data quality rules, standards and strategies that are consistent with the Bank’s strategies and goals.
Identify and implement innovative ways of achieving operational efficiency and increasing productivity among team members.
Guide members of the Data Governance community through Data Governance concepts and explain the benefits of Data Governance policies and procedures within the context of users’ needs.
Identify, define and manage data domains and elements, including business and technical definitions, data lineage, metadata and sources of truth, ensuring their full inclusion in Data Governance tools and workflows.
Lead Data Governance Associates in the creation, monitoring and reporting of enterprise Data Governance metrics.
Serve as the Subject Matter Expert and resource for all Data Governance-related matters.
Perform periodic data risk assessments and business impact analyses to identify and mitigate existing and emerging risks and issues.
Develop and maintain a robust metadata inventory of enterprise data assets, including authoritative system owners.
Maintain artefacts relating to best practices and standards for data tools and technologies across the Bank.
Assess the impact of changes on people, processes and systems, and develop relevant communication and awareness initiatives to support effective implementation.
Provide a single point of contact for enquiries relating to Data Governance matters.
Recommend new processes or improvements to existing business processes that promote Data Governance and Data Quality.
Manage functional group activities, including task assignments, workload management and other related responsibilities.
Lead the development and management of Data Governance requirements for various projects.
Build strong relationships with stakeholders to influence the consistent implementation and operationalisation of Data Governance policies, processes, standards and guidelines across assigned business areas.
Lead the development of methods for monitoring and reporting data incidents, compliance with data standards, management approaches, policies, usage guidelines, principles and other KPIs across business areas and units.
Collaborate closely with other teams within the CDO Office to ensure consistency and a coordinated approach to Data Governance matters.
Support the preparation of budgets for the implementation of Data Governance programmes.
Propose training plans based on the identified needs of Data Governance team members and submit them to the Unit Head for review.
Monitor the training progress of team members and assess its impact on their day-to-day work.
Review the work outputs of team members.
Provide coaching and on-the-job training to team members to enable them to fulfil their assigned responsibilities and improve productivity.
Perform other related duties or assignments as directed.
Job Requirements Education:
Minimum of a First Degree or its equivalent in a Business / IT related discipline
Masters, MBA or a recognized professional certification will be an added advantage.
Experience:
Minimum of 5 years of experience in designing, developing and delivering data governance programs and initiatives/ solutions.