Associate Director, Data Enablement - SLC Management

SLC Management is a growing global asset management firm providing innovative and diversified investment solutions to institutional investors. We are breaking new ground with a full spectrum of solutions for a growing institutional client base of more than 1300 organizations. Our history of organic and strategic growth reflects this commitment with over CA$374/US$283 billion in assets under management (AUM). As a subsidiary of Sun Life, we are aligned with one of the world’s leading financial services companies, and benefit from the stability and strength of that relationship. 

We are a performance-driven organization with a deliberate focus on fostering a development-focused, inclusive culture revolving around our Core Values of being client obsessed, valuing each other, acting with speed and having an owner’s mindset.  As part of our team, you play a role in fulfilling our purpose and making a difference. We offer a rewarding work environment that is filled with opportunity for growth where you will be empowered to meet the challenges of a highly competitive landscape.

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SLC Management offers a mix of in-office and virtual work where our employees are empowered to do their best. Generally, employees are expected to work three or more days in-office each week with flexibility depending on their business, client and team needs.

What Is in It for You:

Reporting to the Senior Director, Data Governance – the Data Enablement Associate Director works as part of the SLC Data Enablement Team to support the implementation of new data governance tools and related processes, with a focus on enterprise data cataloging, metadata management, business glossary, data quality and change management.

This role will work closely with business data owners / stewards, Data Analysts and other business partners to ensure data governance standards, policies and best practices are understood and applied consistently across the organization. This role will play a leading role in operationalizing data quality and data governance activities across the IX and CX platforms and ensure our data can be trusted, is of good quality and can be used in decision making.

WHAT YOU WILL DO: 

• Supporting the Senior Director in ensuring adherence to an enterprise data governance framework and for operationalizing Master Data Management, Metadata Management, Data Access, and other data policies, standards, and practices to meet overall business needs

• Partnering with data analysts, business teams and data / technology partners to resolve data quality issues, creating data definitions, and influencing others to consistently implement data governance policies, process, and standards.

• Contribute to the development of requirements to monitor data compliance as well as KPIs and metrics to gauge the health and adoption of data governance across the enterprise and line of business

• Support enterprise data enablement by coordinating with Data Stewards to achieve required governance coverage for investment data

• Contribute to the development of appropriate materials, conducting training sessions and be the change advocate to drive data governance best practices

• Provide inputs on the design and development of data models for data warehousing and cataloging projects

• Partner to identify and define shared key business terms, definitions, business rules, quality requirements, critical data elements, and align consistently across the enterprise

• Escalate and vet issues and conflicts

• Provide ongoing access, maintenance, usage, and technical support for our Data Governance Tool inventory including Collibra

• Advocate teamwork and be forthcoming and transparent by liaising with the Senior Director, Business Stewards, and projects to drive and manage change in a large complex matrix organization

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Professional accreditation with over 6 years’ experience in data management / data governance; experience in Investments preferred

• Strong working knowledge of technical solutions specifically data management best practices in asset management sector or financial services

• Experience with Collibra and Informatica Data Quality preferred   

• Experience with Change Management preferred

• Proven experience in developing and executing innovative options and solutions

• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills

• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and team building skills

• Strong results-oriented project management skills; well organized, with a high attention to detail

• Able to work independently on assignments with limited supervision, and demonstrate resourcefulness and perseverance in solving problems and removing roadblocks

• Excellent interpersonal skills with high level of emotional intelligence required to build relationships and influence peers and partners.

• Excellent collaboration skills and the ability to work in a team environment across multiple sites 

Other

• Inquisitive learner, curious about continuous improvement and innovation in the finance and operations function

Why SLC Management?

• Opportunity to work for a growing global institutional asset manager
• Excellent benefits and wellness programs to support the three pillars of your well-being – mental, physical and financial – including generous vacation and sick time, market-leading maternity, parental and adoption leave top up program, a partially-paid sabbatical program and much more
• Pension, stock and savings programs with an employer-paid match to help build and enhance your future financial security
• A flexible work environment with a friendly, caring, collaborative and inclusive culture focused on career growth development #WeWinAsATeam
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
• Award winning workplace culture - Great Place to Work® Certified in Canada and the U.S., “Best Places to Work” by Glassdoor, Award for Excellence for Mental Health at Work, “Best Places to Work in Money Management” by Pension & Investments

SLC Management is a regulated business, and this means that there are certain financial reporting and trading preclearance requirements for all employees. Successful candidates will be required to declare personal investment accounts and securities investments as well as seek preclearance on future transactions including those of household members.

Salary Range

The Base Pay range is for the primary location of the job.  It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors.  In addition to Base Pay, eligible employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance.  Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment, where all employees feel valued, respected, and supported. We are dedicated to building a diverse workforce offering wide perspectives and creative ideas that benefit our clients, teams and the communities where we operate. Research shows that women and underrepresented groups tend to apply only if they meet 100% of the criteria. We encourage applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds even if they don’t meet every criteria in the job description.

We will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations. Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.