Our client, a prominent leader in the Canadian insurance and financial services sector, is looking for a strategic Data Governance Consultant to join their evolving data management office. In this role, you will play a key part in a large-scale organizational transformation initiative focused on continuous delivery. You will serve as a bridge between business priorities and technical execution, ensuring that data is treated as a high-value corporate asset while collaborating with a specialized internal team and various multidisciplinary project groups.
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Advantages
Long-term Mandate: Secure contract through March 2027.
Flexible Hybrid Model: Work from Montreal or Quebec City with occasional in-person collaborative workshops.
Impactful Work: Help build the long-term data foundations of a major financial institution.
Professional Culture: Join a modern, Agile-oriented environment that values autonomy and continuous improvement.
Competitive Standards: Compensation based on established professional scales for the Montreal/Quebec markets.
Responsibilities
Strategy Execution: Support the Sector Data Leader in achieving the team’s vision and long-term strategic governance objectives.
Process Implementation: Design and deploy data governance frameworks, including data classification, business glossaries, and data quality standards.
Advisory: Guide various business units in adopting best practices for data lifecycle management and secure data transfers.
Project Integration: Translate business requirements into actionable governance tasks; manage the product backlog and draft user stories in an Agile context.
Stakeholder Facilitation: Lead workshops with internal partners and external vendors to align governance goals with operational needs.
Value Advocacy: Proactively identify and promote the tangible business benefits of robust data governance.
Qualifications
Experience: 2 to 3 years of dedicated experience in a Data Governance or Data Stewardship role.
Technical Tooling: Proven proficiency with Collibra is mandatory.
Frameworks: Solid experience defining and documenting processes, guidelines, and operating procedures.
Soft Skills: High level of autonomy, attention to detail, and the ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
Industry Knowledge: Previous experience within the Financial Services or Insurance industry is considered a strong asset.
Methodology: Familiarity with Agile or Lean principles is preferred.
Languages:
French: Fluent.
English: Functional proficiency for collaboration with various stakeholders.
Our client operates in Canada. The company takes all reasonable steps to limit the number of positions in Quebec that require knowledge of a language other than French, and only requires it when necessary and its existing bilingual employees are unable to perform these duties. Based on an assessment conducted by our client, it has been determined that this position requires candidates to be fluent in English (both spoken and written). In particular, this position will require the employee to interact with centralized internal departments (e.g., Operations / HR / Finance / Legal / Contracts / Sales) that support the organization in Canada and that do not speak French.
Summary
Location: Quebec City or Montreal (Hybrid).
Duration: Immediate start – March 31, 2027.
Work Schedule: 35 hours per week.
Type: Contract / Mandate.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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Our client, a prominent leader in the Canadian insurance and financial services sector, is looking for a strategic Data Governance Consultant to join their evolving data management office. In this role, you will play a key part in a large-scale organizational transformation initiative focused on continuous delivery. You will serve as a bridge between business priorities and technical execution, ensuring that data is treated as a high-value corporate asset while collaborating with a specialized internal team and various multidisciplinary project groups.
Advantages
Long-term Mandate: Secure contract through March 2027.
Flexible Hybrid Model: Work from Montreal or Quebec City with occasional in-person collaborative workshops.
Impactful Work: Help build the long-term data foundations of a major financial institution.
Professional Culture: Join a modern, Agile-oriented environment that values autonomy and continuous improvement.
Competitive Standards: Compensation based on established professional scales for the Montreal/Quebec markets.
Responsibilities
Strategy Execution: Support the Sector Data Leader in achieving the team’s vision and long-term strategic governance objectives.
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Process Implementation: Design and deploy data governance frameworks, including data classification, business glossaries, and data quality standards.
Advisory: Guide various business units in adopting best practices for data lifecycle management and secure data transfers.
Project Integration: Translate business requirements into actionable governance tasks; manage the product backlog and draft user stories in an Agile context.
Stakeholder Facilitation: Lead workshops with internal partners and external vendors to align governance goals with operational needs.
Value Advocacy: Proactively identify and promote the tangible business benefits of robust data governance.
Qualifications
Experience: 2 to 3 years of dedicated experience in a Data Governance or Data Stewardship role.
Technical Tooling: Proven proficiency with Collibra is mandatory.
Frameworks: Solid experience defining and documenting processes, guidelines, and operating procedures.
Soft Skills: High level of autonomy, attention to detail, and the ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
Industry Knowledge: Previous experience within the Financial Services or Insurance industry is considered a strong asset.
Methodology: Familiarity with Agile or Lean principles is preferred.
Languages:
French: Fluent.
English: Functional proficiency for collaboration with various stakeholders.
Our client operates in Canada. The company takes all reasonable steps to limit the number of positions in Quebec that require knowledge of a language other than French, and only requires it when necessary and its existing bilingual employees are unable to perform these duties. Based on an assessment conducted by our client, it has been determined that this position requires candidates to be fluent in English (both spoken and written). In particular, this position will require the employee to interact with centralized internal departments (e.g., Operations / HR / Finance / Legal / Contracts / Sales) that support the organization in Canada and that do not speak French.
Summary
Location: Quebec City or Montreal (Hybrid).
Duration: Immediate start – March 31, 2027.
Work Schedule: 35 hours per week.
Type: Contract / Mandate.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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