Fairstone Bank is a leading alternative lending bank in Canada, and they are seeking a Data Governance Analyst to support developing the maturity of data governance disciplines and practices. The role involves managing data quality, metadata, and fostering relationships with Data Stewards to ensure effective data governance across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Publish and maintain business information about our data, including terms, definitions, and rules, in a central glossary as a reference tool for all employees
- Foster solid working relationships with Data Stewards to ensure a high level of service, knowledge sharing and to understand the needs and expectations of data users
- Support the centralized intake service for data governance support, including working with Data Stewards and other business stakeholders, and IT teams to investigate and remediate data quality issues
- Support data quality management and metadata management for strategic Treasury funding facilities while meeting critical path timelines
- Work with Data Stewards to map and document requirements to Fairstone data in order to facilitate reporting to third parties including regulatory and Treasury funding facilities
- Apply data quality management practices to ensure accurate reporting to third parties
- Foster solid working relationships with Data Stewards to ensure a high level of service, knowledge sharing and to understand the needs and expectations of data user
- Work closely with project teams to ensure effective capture of new metadata and changes to metadata during the project lifecycle
- Ensure appropriate Data Stewardship involvement for metadata reviews and sign-offs
- Provide Business and IT with guidance on effective and consistent capture and management of metadata
- Support information management best practices and governance controls within the SDLC and PMO methodology
- Support business analysis needs for projects (people, processes and tools) with consideration for business requirements, functional requirements, user (stakeholder) requirements, use cases, quality-of-service (non-functional) requirements, implementation (transition) requirements, specifications, and traceability
- Complete an annual attestation with Data Stewards to review and ensure metadata is current and accurate
- Deliver data management and governance reporting and metrics for tracking levels and progress
- Support the development, communication and adoption of Data Governance standards and principles
- Support governance controls for regulatory reporting, including requirements documentation, business validation and Data Steward approvals prior to release
- Ensure all assigned processes and procedures are documented and updated as practices change
- Ensure assigned Key Risk Indicators and Key Performance Indicators are updated and managed within thresholds
- Participate in Risk, Audit, Compliance and Regulatory requests as required to ensure they are addressed in timely manner, including adherence to IT Risk Compliance Guideline
Skills
- University degree in business, data management or equivalent
- 1-3 years of relevant Data Management or regulated Financial Services experience
- Proven experience with requirements gathering and analysis
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Highly organized and extremely detail oriented with continuous attention to quality
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, proven ability to collaborate and write clear and concise documentation
- Demonstrated excellence in relationship building with different roles and departments
- Able to multi-task and function independently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven work environment
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office and Excel skills
- Knowledge of SAP is an asset
- Knowledge of leading practices, technology, metrics and controls for Data Stewardship, Data Quality Management and Metadata Management is an asset
- Proven ability to learn new technology/technical tools (i.e. SAP, Microsoft Power BI, Databricks)
Benefits
- Award-Winning Culture: We’re proud to be recognized as a Great Place to Work Canada 2025 and one of Montreal’s Top Employers 2025 by Canada’s Top 100 Employers.
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexibility with our hybrid work model designed to support your lifestyle.
- Time to Recharge: Generous vacation based on your role, statutory holidays, plus 6 wellness days to prioritize your well-being.
- Compensation Package: Competitive base salary plus an annual incentive bonus tied to performance.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Robust health and dental coverage through Manulife, as well as virtual healthcare through Dialogue.
- Future-Ready Savings: Group Retirement Savings Plan with up to 7% employer match.
- Exclusive Perks: Discounts from top retailers via WorkPerks, plus location-based perks like gym memberships and Toronto Bike Share.
- On-Site Fitness: Gym access at our London and Montreal offices.
- Continuous Growth: Education Assistance Program and Fairstone Academy for training and skill development.
- Family Support: Parental leave top-up program to help you during life’s big moments.
- Community Impact: One paid volunteer day to give back to causes that matter to you.
Company Overview
Fairstone Bank is a non-bank provider of responsible lending solutions for near-prime and non-prime borrowers. It was founded in 1923, and is headquartered in Montréal, Quebec, CAN, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.fairstone.ca.
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