Senior Mgr - Data Srvcs; AI Platform

Position: Senior Mgr - Applications Data Srvcs (AI Platform)
51269 - Toronto - Regular.
Hiring salary range: $108,035 - $139,810 / year

Hydro One is proud to be the largest electricity transmission and distribution provider in Ontario, serving nearly 1.5 million customers. We have a long history in the industry with our roots dating back over 110 years to 1906. Since then, we have worked to grow and evolve to meet the changing needs of our customers and communities across Ontario. Today, we’re focused on providing exceptional customer service and ensuring we are building safe communities where we live, work and play.

It’s an exciting time to join the team at Hydro One!

Job Description
Planning and Monitoring Data Activities

Develop, execute and maintain a complete data governance strategy and capabilities to analyze, design, develop, maintain and enhance data for various domains across the organization

Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to scope data requirements and build data driven solutions to solve data problems

Facilitate, educate and promote the usage and adoption of the data governance tools, processes and procedures among all users via formal training, continual coaching and consulting

Manage, support and educate data services staff while promoting growth and excellence of staff

Coordinate, establish and define data stewards, owners and creators in the business

Coordinate and establish the Data Stewardship Council and other Data Governance Committees to ensure they meet their mandate

Guide and facilitate the data issue resolution process in the lines of business

Provide leadership on governance best practices for data creation and partner with the line of business to evaluate KPI measurement needs

Communicate the data strategy, policy, standards, procedures (Framework) to Hydro One

Enforce compliance to internal data governance policies and procedures

Improve Data Quality

Measure data quality for the most important business data

Define data quality metrics and provide ongoing reporting

Define data quality business rules

Establish periodic monitoring of data quality

Review business policies to identify data requirements

Provide guidance to remedy operational issues, cleanse and correct data quality defects

Define Important Master and Meta Data

Understand master data and meta data requirements

With ISD support, design, develop, deploy master data repository / environment

Develop, deploy meta data repository / environment

Data Architecture

Support and collaborate with ISD to define the data structures needed by the business to address data storage needs and the movement of data through business systems

Data Analytics

Support and collaborate with ISD to:

Define and analyze the information needed for business decisions (including benchmarking)

Perform fit / gap analysis of decision data

Evaluate quality of data, level of accuracy needed and metrics to measure ongoing quality

With support from change management, manage data analytics training to business to increase understating of data techniques and processes and to ensure adoption of the analytics apps.

Selection Criteria

Strong understanding of data governance frameworks and proficiency with data governance tools like Collibra, Informatica, Alation, Talend, or IBM Info Sphere

Knowledge of data architecture and metadata management

Understanding of data modeling and master data management

Skills in data analytics and visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau or Looker

5- 10 yrs of experience in data governance management roles, leading cross functional team and data stewardship and master data management

Strong strategic thinking and the ability to align data initiatives with business objectives

Excellent communication and training skills to educate and influence stakeholders

Strong problem-solving abilities, especially in resolving data quality or governance issues

Ability to coordinate with multiple departments and manage interdepartmental collaboration

Experience with change management and driving adoption of data practices

At Hydro One we understand that the success and strength of our business rests with our people. When we develop their skills, we are investing in both their success and ours. To secure the best talent, we…