EQ Bank - Equitable Bank - Senior Manager, Data Governance and Data Quality Management

Being a traditional bank just isn't our thing.
We are big believers in innovating the banking experience because we believe Canadians deserve better options, and we challenge ourselves and our teams to creatively transform what's possible in banking.
Our team is made up of inquisitive and agile minds that find smarter ways of doing things.
Overall we serve more than 670,000 people across Canada through Equitable Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank™, and have been around for more than 50 years.
Equitable Bank's wholly-owned subsidiary, Concentra Bank, supports credit unions across Canada that serve more than six million members.
Together we have over $125 billion in combined assets under management and administration, with a clear mandate to drive change in Canadian banking to enrich people's lives.
Our customers have named our EQ Bank digital platform ( eqbank.ca ) one of the top banks in Canada on the Forbes World's Best Banks list since 2021.
The Senior Director is part of the senior team that will enable EQ Bank's Challenger Bank aspiration using cloud-native technologies and modern delivery methodologies.
You will drive seamless integration and optimization of EQB's Technology platforms and processes through leading edge enterprise and data architecture.
You will promote effective data management, operations, governance, analytics, and trust.
You will manage multiple cross-functional pods dedicated to supporting the enterprise data needs of the organization, relentlessly pursuing improvements for exceptional customer outcomes and bringing energy to your daily work.
You will lead strategic and roadmap planning, manage a team of 20-30 internal and external resources/suppliers, and be part of C-suite conversations about technology transformation for the Bank.
Drive and tailor adoption of data strategy, standards, governance, and culture program; Define target state for enterprise data and analytics capabilities, build support for and take-up of innovative, technology and data-led approaches to a highly strategic multi-year enterprise-wide transformation delivering market leading data and analytics platform
Responsible for the roadmap and planning of resources of the Enterprise Data & Analytics group with Staff Costs around
Assess the state of the organization's data & analytics; benchmark against market and perform gap analysis to achieve strategic objectives
Provide business specific input and execution for enterprise data, analytics and allied programs
Establish programs to protect data, improve data quality, promote data ethics, support governance objectives, analytics and democratization
Stay informed and ensure operations consistently adhere to Risk and Regulatory guidelines, prioritizing safety and quality and compliance
Relationship Management
MBA)
~ Post-secondary degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical degree
~10+ years Canadian or US experience in increasingly senior tech roles with proven track record of success in leading teams of 20+ in a highly regulated industry, e.g., Banking, Insurance
~ Strong technical skills with 10+ years of experience working within at least 2-3 of the following:
Software Development, Business Systems Analysis, QA/AQA, IT Strategy, DevOps
~ Expert Agile and SAFE understanding
~ Data Governance/DataOps experience
~ Data/Information/Reporting & Analytics Architecture experience
~ Strong experience with all facets of the SDLC including code & environment management, DevOps, and Automated QA, preferably in MS Azure stack
~ Strong track record of project and people management with complex deliverables that drive business outcomes
~ Demonstrated leadership skills including talent development, succession planning, and performance management
~ Exemplary interpersonal, and presentation skills with expert collaboration and customer-relationship skills with a proven ability to engage with all levels of the staff and management across multiple partner teams

What we offer [For full-time permanent roles]
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
Generous vacation policy and personal days
Virtual events to connect with your fellow colleagues
A fulfilling opportunity to join one of the top FinTechs and help create a new kind of banking experience
The incumbent will be working hybrid and in office time will be spent working from Equitable Bank's additional office space located at 351 King Street East, Toronto, ON.
Equitable Bank is deeply committed to inclusion.