Data Management Associate

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We're committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

Pay And Benefits

Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive.
Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location.
Pension / Retirement benefits.
Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Impact You Will Have In This Role

Being a member of the Data Management Center of Excellence, you will support the leadership team in establishing, maturing, and scaling the CoE, as well as driving the implementation of industry-leading data management practices. The ideal candidate for this position is a self-starter with a strong ability to prioritize, own and drive projects, and quickly learn new concepts and frameworks.  Success in this role demands the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to shifting priorities, while demonstrating a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail to deliver high-quality outputs within deadlines.

Reporting directly to a Data Steward responsible for one or more Information Domains, you will provide critical support for the management of those Information Domains across the enterprise, including support of enterprise-wide Data Management initiatives.   You will need to work effectively within an agile framework as part of a cross functional team that includes Product Managers, Product Owners, Business Architects, Operations and Information Technology Subject Matter Experts, Data Architects, Data Modelers, Enterprise Test Engineers, Data Governance and Data Quality Leads, IT Business System Analysts, and other Data Steward Business Analysts. 

You should also be able to work independently with appropriate initiative-taking and problem-solving, even in ambiguous situations.

  Your role is key in bridging the gap between IT and the business and requires the ability to access, profile and analyze data, understand and document business requirements, and communicate clearly and concisely with a broad range of technical and business stakeholders.

Your Primary Responsibilities

Participate in preliminary data analysis for new projects to determine whether required data exists within DTCC; identify and document authoritative sources for existing data; define onboarding plans for new data
Collaborate with business and operational partners to comprehensively analyze data to produce business data element names, document clear and accurate data element descriptions, and identify valid values for the data
Actively engage with domain experts across various business lines to understand and document business requirements for data and to integrate data with process flows
Assist data modelers in producing conceptual and logical data models, including entity and attribute names and definitions
Use the enterprise metadata repository to input and handle required metadata for critical and prioritized data elements in support of data management initiatives and enterprise-wide data efforts
Support data quality through data profiling, defining and documenting data quality and data validation rules, performing root cause analysis for identified data quality issues, and supporting data cleansing efforts to ensure that data is fit for its intended use
Assist the Data Steward with project planning, identification of resource requirements, and effort estimation
Independently manage assigned projects, across the life cycle from initiation through to closing
Develop and deliver clear and concise,…