Job Description

At Northwestern Mutual, we are strong, innovative and growing. We invest in our people. We care and make a positive difference.

As part of the Data Governance Office, this position will:

* Assists in the application and implementation procedures of data standards and guidelines on data ownership, coding structures, and data replication to ensure access to and integrity of data sets.
* Ensure master data integrity in key systems as well as maintaining the processes to the data quality.
* Ensures quality of master data in key systems, as well as development and documentation of processes with other functional data owners to support ongoing maintenance and data integrity.
* In collaboration with subject matter experts and data stewards, defines and implements data strategy, policies, controls, and programs to ensure the enterprise data is accurate, complete, secure, and reliable.
* Aids in resolving data quality problems through the appropriate choice of error detection and correction, process control and improvement, or process design strategies collaborating with subject matter experts (SMEs) and data stewards.
* Ensures the curation of metadata (Technical, Operational, and Business) across our governed assets.
* Manages, analyzes, and resolves data initiative issues and manages revisions needed to best meet internal and customer requirements while adhering to published data standards.
* Assists in data management, governance, and data quality of master data requirements with other functional data owners to ensure functional master data integrity across the operation of financial systems is consistent and meets stated business rules and requirements.
* Work closely with the business/IT to ensure alignment of master data rules and the operations of the application meet all requirements.

Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in information science, data management, computer science or related field preferred
* Five or more years of experience in data management, data governance, or data quality
* Experience working with industry standards, regulations, and guidelines specific to data
* Experience working with a Data Quality software packages
* Experience working with data catalog and discovery software packages
* Experience working with relational databases
* Good personal computer and business solutions software skills
* Good communication skills to communicate with customers, team members, external data providers, and management
* Good analytical and problem-solving skills
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

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This job is not covered by the existing Collective Bargaining Agreement.

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