Data and Reporting Governance Lead

2 weeks ago


Leeds, United Kingdom Lowell Group Full time

Summary

**Job Description**:
Data and Reporting Governance Lead

Location: Leeds, Thorpe Park, Hybrid working.

Together, we make credit work better for all Our mission is to help customers on the path to becoming debt free; with a real focus on helping our customers pay off their debts in practical and affordable ways. We do this honestly, ethically and by treating our customers with dignity and respect.

We buy debts from lots of different companies in all kinds of sectors as well as provide collection services for other businesses.

Our focus on sustainability, hybrid working, leadership development and career progression makes working at Lowell a rewarding experience.

As part of this role, the governance lead will work alongside the Data Management, Business Intelligence and Operational Teams to ensure key Metrics and Dimensions are defined, understood and robustly monitored to provide confidence in the data used in our everyday decision making is accurate and liaise with key stakeholders to resolve any issues that may occur.

Accountabilities and Responsibilities:
- Ensure key sources of data are accurate, governed and understood by supporting the Data Governance lead in:
- Documenting full Data Lineage of key Metrics and Definitions with definitions, calculations, source systems and data points stored and surfaced in appropriate tooling.- Usage of key Metrics and Definitions stored in DWH is monitored to ensure access is only applicable to those who require it.- Data Quality is monitored to ensure it is well populated and accurate / as expected.- When necessary, use SQL Tooling to understand the content of complex data sources and manipulations.- Ensure the quality of data points are maintained and automatically governed. Monitoring is in place to highlight data quality issues.- Implement and monitor Data Issue resolution processes:
- Monitoring of key data issues to focus areas of investigation and resolution- Work alongside key Data Teams (ie. Data Engineering, Business Intelligence) and wider operational teams to understand the causes behind Data Quality issues, providing possible solutions.- Proactively suggest improvements to Data and Reporting Governance practices and policies to improve the value the Data and Reporting Governance Team provides Lowell.- Provide the data behind the data - Produce and visualise the appropriate KPIs to highlight the value of the Data Governance Function (i.e. reduction in data issues) or areas of concern.- Be the gatekeeper for our most valuable data systems by administering system access policies to ensure the right data is only available to the right person at the right time.- Ensure that the Data and Reporting Governance Team are up to date with the latest SQL Data Manipulation and Data and Reporting Governance developments and subsequent training programmes, to maximise the value and applicability of the tool.- Using SQL and PowerBI to build prototype Metrics, Dimensions and Dashboards- Use SQL data mining to understand the data being used- Use SQL to rebuild manual reports in an automated manner- Use Power BI to visualise reporting based on consistent data

What we need from you:
- Experience of using Informatica software platform.- Mentoring experience would be an advantage for this position.- Assertiveness- Ability to articulate and hold their own in pressured conversations and manage expectations of others whilst working under pressure.-
- Initiative- Requires little or no supervision and will seek support if necessary.-
- Understands the necessity to forward plan and think through potential complications.-
- Ability to make sense of issues; identify appropriate solutions to problems and act accordingly.-
- Proactively suggests ideas for improvements around working practices.-
- Credibility- Leads by example.-
- Confident individual who can deal with people at all levels.-
- Demonstrates credibility and appropriate verbal and non-verbal behaviour.-
- Ability to gain the respect from all members of the business.-
- Adaptability- Maintains good performance and quality of work under pressure and is prepared to manage change at the last minute.-
- Adapts style when necessary.-
- Team effectiveness- Builds effective team relationships.- Creates conditions to enable the team to perform at its best by setting clear direction, providing appropriate structure, and recruitment of the right people.- Provides the support needed to the team in respect of personal development and coaching.- Organisation and planning- Has the aptitude to prioritise, plan and organise workloads and the ability to manage expectations and deadlines.-
- Oral and written communication- Ability, confidence, and professionalism to convey written and oral information clearly, concisely and persuasively.-
- Commitment- Has the drive and energy to undertake all tasks displaying the same level of motivation and enthusiasm.-
- Empathy- Have tact, diplomacy, and an ability to anticipate and deal wi



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