Our client, a prominent leader in the Canadian financial and insurance sector, is seeking a collaborative and detail-oriented Data Governance Specialist to strengthen its data management practices. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in shaping, formalizing, and optimizing data governance processes to support large-scale, continuous-delivery business initiatives. Working alongside a dedicated central governance squad and cross-functional delivery teams, you will act as a key liaison to embed best practices, optimize data assets, and drive long-term strategic value across the enterprise.
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Advantages
Hybrid / Remote Flexibility: Enjoy the comfort of working remotely with occasional in-person collaborative workshops in Montreal or Quebec City.
Long-Term Mission: Join a multi-year mandate with stability guaranteed through early 2028.
Work-Life Balance: Standard 35-hour work week with regular daytime schedule.
Modern Tooling & Culture: Hands-on exposure to enterprise tools like Collibra within an Agile and Lean-driven environment.
Impact & Foundation: Help establish foundational data practices that directly influence enterprise-wide strategic projects.
Responsibilities
Collaborate closely with domain Data Leaders to translate strategic visions into actionable governance roadmaps.
Establish, deploy, and refine operational data governance standards, frameworks, and workflows across business units.
Drive foundational governance activities, including data domain classification, business glossary definitions, quality assessment, lineage mapping, and lifecycle management.
Gather data requirements from business partners, converting them into clear user stories and backlog items within an Agile framework.
Facilitate interactive discovery and alignment workshops with cross-functional teams and external solution vendors.
Champion a data-centric culture by communicating and demonstrating the tangible business value of sound governance practices.
Qualifications
Experience: 2 to 3 years of hands-on experience in a data governance advisory or specialist role.
Technical Expertise: Demonstrated hands-on experience utilizing Collibra for data cataloging or governance initiatives.
Methodology & Process: Strong track record in defining guidelines, procedures, and data management frameworks; familiarity with Agile and Lean methodologies is a strong asset.
Core Competencies: Highly organized, proactive, autonomous, and comfortable navigating ambiguity in evolving business environments.
Industry Experience: Previous experience in banking, wealth management, or insurance is considered a definite plus.
Language Abilities: Fluency in French along with working proficiency in English.
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: Remote in Quebec (Montreal or Quebec City area preferred for occasional on-site workshops).
Duration: Long-term contract (Through March 31, 2028).
Schedule: Full-Time (35 hours / week).
Industry: Financial Services / Insurance.
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 financial and insurance sector, is seeking a collaborative and detail-oriented Data Governance Specialist to strengthen its data management practices. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in shaping, formalizing, and optimizing data governance processes to support large-scale, continuous-delivery business initiatives. Working alongside a dedicated central governance squad and cross-functional delivery teams, you will act as a key liaison to embed best practices, optimize data assets, and drive long-term strategic value across the enterprise.
Advantages
Hybrid / Remote Flexibility: Enjoy the comfort of working remotely with occasional in-person collaborative workshops in Montreal or Quebec City.
Long-Term Mission: Join a multi-year mandate with stability guaranteed through early 2028.
Work-Life Balance: Standard 35-hour work week with regular daytime schedule.
Modern Tooling & Culture: Hands-on exposure to enterprise tools like Collibra within an Agile and Lean-driven environment.
Impact & Foundation: Help establish foundational data practices that directly influence enterprise-wide strategic projects.
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Responsibilities
Collaborate closely with domain Data Leaders to translate strategic visions into actionable governance roadmaps.
Establish, deploy, and refine operational data governance standards, frameworks, and workflows across business units.
Drive foundational governance activities, including data domain classification, business glossary definitions, quality assessment, lineage mapping, and lifecycle management.
Gather data requirements from business partners, converting them into clear user stories and backlog items within an Agile framework.
Facilitate interactive discovery and alignment workshops with cross-functional teams and external solution vendors.
Champion a data-centric culture by communicating and demonstrating the tangible business value of sound governance practices.
Qualifications
Experience: 2 to 3 years of hands-on experience in a data governance advisory or specialist role.
Technical Expertise: Demonstrated hands-on experience utilizing Collibra for data cataloging or governance initiatives.
Methodology & Process: Strong track record in defining guidelines, procedures, and data management frameworks; familiarity with Agile and Lean methodologies is a strong asset.
Core Competencies: Highly organized, proactive, autonomous, and comfortable navigating ambiguity in evolving business environments.
Industry Experience: Previous experience in banking, wealth management, or insurance is considered a definite plus.
Language Abilities: Fluency in French along with working proficiency in English.
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: Remote in Quebec (Montreal or Quebec City area preferred for occasional on-site workshops).
Duration: Long-term contract (Through March 31, 2028).
Schedule: Full-Time (35 hours / week).
Industry: Financial Services / Insurance.
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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