Data Governance Analyst at Interswitch Group

Interswitch is an Africa-focused integrated digital payments and commerce company that facilitates the electronic circulation of money as well as the exchange of value between individuals and organisations on a timely and consistent basis. We started operations in 2002 as a transaction switching and electronic payments processing, and have progressively evolved into an integrated payment services company, building and managing payment infrastructure as well as delivering innovative payment products and transactional services throughout the African continent. At Interswitch, we offer unique career opportunities for individuals capable of playing key roles and adding value in an innovative and fun environment.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Data Governance Analyst

Location: Lagos

About the job

• We are seeking an experienced Data Governance Analyst to champion a culture of data-driven decision making by ensuring the quality, compliance, and management of data across the organization.
• The role involves collaboration with various departments to enforce standards, manage data quality, and support the enterprise’s data governance initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain data governance policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with different departments to enforce data standards and policies. Facilitate communication between business and technical teams.
• Monitor and maintain high levels of data quality within the organization. Implement tools and processes to cleanse, organize, and categorize data.
• Resolving problems and issues that data stewards can’t resolve on their own.
• Document all processes related to data governance initiatives. Maintain records of issues, resolutions, and configurations.
• Assess current state of data maturity within the organization across the business lines and support groups. Identify gaps across all the data maturity dimensions; recommend improvements.
• Monitor and resolve data governance-related issues.
• Provide training and support to end-users on data governance policies and procedures.
• Work with the business units and support groups to run data quality audits with focus on improving the data quality and data management.
• Work with Data Protection Office to ensure compliance with data privacy regulations.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and advancements in the field of data governance.
• Work closely with data governance consultants & data stewards across the organization to ensure the implementation and adherence to data governance policies and procedures.

Education / Experience

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree / HND in Computer/System/ Information Technology or a related discipline
• Minimum of five (5) years working experience in data management role
• Relevant certification such in Data Governance, Data Management, ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library), Agile Project Management, Data Analytics
• Working knowledge of data governance/data management frameworks, data analytics tools and concepts including EDA, Tableau, SSRS, Power BI, Big Data technologies, agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks.
• Working experience in communication and stakeholder management including storytelling, data analysis and visualization.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Note: Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.