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About the Role

Lead a major enterprise initiative in the insurance sector by applying expertise in data governance, stakeholder engagement, and program execution to drive change and achieve business outcomes.

Responsibilities

Lead the day-to-day execution of the ELT Delegate Engagement Program across business segments and functions.
Manage activation plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, action items, and outcomes.
Drive progress from delegate onboarding through sustained adoption of the governance operating model.
Monitor progress and drive continuous improvement of program processes, tools, and templates.
Build trusted relationships with senior business leaders, ELT Delegates, Data Owners, Data Stewards, Data Governance teams, Risk and Compliance partners, and project and program teams.
Lead onboarding sessions, governance meetings, workshops, working sessions, and executive briefings.
Drive stakeholder alignment, accountability, and decision-making.
Conduct data landscape and ownership assessments to identify critical data, dependencies, governance gaps, and accountability requirements.
Establish and support data governance forums.
Drive the resolution and escalation of data risks, issues, ownership, and accountability challenges.
Support the adoption of governance practices and their integration into business operating rhythms and decision-making forums.
Prepare executive presentations, dashboards, briefings, status reports, metrics, and leadership updates.
Provide insights, recommendations, and escalations to support action and accountability.
Connect governance activities and program outcomes to measurable business outcomes, risk reduction, and enterprise value.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Management, Data Management, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field.
7-10+ years of overall experience.
At least 5 years leading enterprise data governance, data management, or transformation initiatives.
Enterprise data governance experience, including knowledge of data ownership and stewardship, critical data identification, data quality, metadata and lineage, issue management, controls, and data risk.
Strong program and project management experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in large, regulated organizations.
Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-workstream initiatives from concept through execution.
Experience translating data governance policies and strategies into practical business processes, controls, accountabilities, and measurable outcomes.
Familiarity with program management methods and tools.
Strong executive stakeholder management, presentation, communication, and facilitation skills.
Proven ability to influence senior leaders and build trusted relationships in a matrixed organization.
Ability to connect governance activities to measurable business outcomes, risk reduction, and enterprise value.
Ability to navigate ambiguity, create structure, and deliver measurable outcomes.
Master’s degree in Business, Information Management, Data Management, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field (preferred).
PMP, CDMP, DAMA, CBIP, or equivalent certification (preferred).
Experience designing, implementing, or operationalizing enterprise data governance operating models, including governance forums, decision rights, accountabilities, standards, and escalation paths (preferred).
Change management and organizational transformation experience (preferred).
Exceptional relationship-building and influencing skills.
Strong communication skills and executive presence.
Ability to establish credibility with senior stakeholders.
Comfortable facilitating executive discussions and challenging stakeholders when necessary.
Highly organized and disciplined in managing competing priorities.
Action-oriented and able to move initiatives forward with limited direction.
Strong coordination, follow-through, and accountability.
Ability to simplify complex information and influence outcomes.
Outcome-focused approach with attention to business impact and value realization.

Skills

Data governance
Stakeholder engagement
Program execution
Data management
Transformation initiatives
Data ownership
Data stewardship
Critical data identification
Data quality
Metadata
Lineage
Issue management
Controls
Data risk
Program management
Project management
Cross-functional initiatives
Business processes
Accountabilities
Measurable outcomes
Program management methods
Program management tools
Executive stakeholder management
Presentation skills
Communication skills
Facilitation skills
Influencing senior leaders
Relationship building
Navigating ambiguity
Creating structure
Change management
Organizational transformation
Executive presence
Simplifying complex information

Location

Toronto, Ontario

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time
Contract

Experience Level

Senior
7-10+ years overall experience
5+ years leading enterprise data governance, data management, or transformation initiatives

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Management, Data Management, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field
Master’s degree in Business, Information Management, Data Management, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field (preferred)

Salary/Compensations

$72-82 per hour (Salaried)
$85-95 per hour (Incorporated Business Rate)

Benefits

16-month contract
Full-time schedule of 37.5 hours per week
7.5 hours per day
On-site anchor days on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

About the Company

Recruit Action (agency permit: AP-2504511) provides recruitment services through quality support and a personalized approach.
As part of the screening process, some applications may be reviewed using artificial intelligence tools.
Only candidates who meet the hiring criteria will be contacted.