Information Management Specialist

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Information Management Specialist to support client ministries in designing and advancing Data Governance Programs that enable Ontario to become a truly data-driven organization. This role is ideal for a senior IM professional with deep expertise in data governance, metadata management, and enterprise information management standards who can translate complex technical and business requirements into clear, actionable policy instruments.

About the Role

Data is a critical asset for the Ontario Public Service. In this role, you will support ministries in strengthening how data is governed, classified, shared, and used to improve analytics, service delivery, and decision-making across government.

You will work closely with technical and business stakeholders to implement data standards, policies, and governance models aligned with OPS Enterprise Data Strategy and industry best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert leadership in Information and Data Management best practices
  , aligned with OPS policies and enterprise standards

• Advise on and develop data governance models based on industry and public-sector best practices

• Draft and organize policy instruments (policies, standards, guidelines, procedures, processes) to support data products

• Translate business and technical requirements into clear data rules for data capture, transformation, integration, and use

• Contribute to data models, metadata schemas, and classification frameworks to support interoperability

• Provide guidance on data lifecycle management
  , including privacy, security, and retention

• Support enterprise-wide data governance initiatives through working groups and committees

• Promote adoption of data governance practices across ministries

Required Experience & Skills

Information & Data Management

• Enterprise information and data management experience (structured & unstructured data)

• Data classification, metadata management, and document management protocols

• Development of controlled vocabularies, taxonomies, ontologies, and canonical data models

• Business analysis related to data capture, transformation, and consumption

• Development of business cases and IM/DM initiatives

• Training, awareness programs, and communications for diverse audiences

Data Governance

• Hands-on experience with data governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK)

• Data lifecycle management, quality, interoperability, security, and sharing practices

• Drafting and implementing computationally governable data policies and standards

• Strategic planning and execution of data governance priorities

• Data discovery, identification, and classification methodologies

Analysis & Problem Solving

• Support for business, information, and data architecture initiatives

• Development and tracking of data management performance measures

• Policy research and analysis supporting enterprise IM/DM programs

Communication & Collaboration

• Excellent written communication for technical and non-technical audiences

• Strong presentation skills (executive and operational audiences)

• Proven collaboration with architects, analysts, DBAs, BI specialists, project managers, and training teams

• Strong stakeholder and relationship management skills across ministries and enterprise governance bodies