Data Governance Analyst Specialist - Retention

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Job Description

Are you ready to unleash your full potential?  We’re looking for people who are passionate about payments to chart Worldpay’s path to being the largest and most-loved payments company in the world.

ABOUT THE TEAM

At Worldpay data is quickly becoming the center of everything we do. We are building an environment where teamwork and transparency are valued. Innovation is powered by perspective, collaboration and respect for each other which lead to customer delight in our products. We seek to elevate each other and work hard at doing the right thing. Our team members serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals. We are hyper-focused to foster data cultures everywhere resulting in game changing insights from one of our fastest growing assets – DATA!

The role of Data Governance shapes the processes, roles, policies, standards, and metrics that ensure the responsible, effective, and efficient use of information. Data Governance professionals must be intrinsically familiar with the business meaning, use, and strategy for data to effectively oversee the entire data lifecycle from ideation, architecture, development, and production. By combining tactical skills with a deep understanding of global Data Privacy Regulation (i.e. GDPR, CCPA), local data-centric regulations (i.e. SOX, GLBA), and industry best practices (i.e. AI Ethics, PII, IAPP and PCI credentials and certifications), Data Governance is a critical partner to Enterprise Risk, Information Security, Compliance, Privacy, and Legal to enable and drive business goals and FIS data strategy, while helping to protect from risk.

ABOUT THE POSITION

We’re seeking an experienced Data Governance Specialist to work out of our Cincinnati, OH location (2-3 days/week). There may be flexibility on other strategic U.S. locations for the right candidate.  The Data Governance  Specialist will lead the evolution of our data products to meet the challenges of increasing scale and complexity in how we deliver governed, responsible, market-leading innovation to our clients. 

POSITION OVERVIEW

This key position, within the Enterprise Data Governance organization, reports to the Data Management Operations Manager and is responsible for supporting the development and implementation of data governance capabilities aligned to strategies to ensure the proper retention of data, robust data governance practices, and compliance to data policies, standards, and processes.

In this role you will: champion data governance and data initiatives and define Data Retention strategy and objectives while enabling business value. You will  be a senior member with other data governance professionals who are responsible for the operational implementation and success of the initiatives defined by Worldpay’s data strategy and data retention framework.

WHAT EXPERIENCE WILL YOU NEED?

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Data analysis skills with experience using enterprise tools such as Informatica IDQ, Informatica MDM, Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog, Informatica Axon, Collibra, and/or other metadata management tools
• High-level understanding of global Data Privacy Regulation (i.e. GDPR, CCPA), local data-centric regulations (i.e. SOX, GLBA), and industry best practices (i.e. AI Ethics, PII, DCAM, IAPP and PCI credentials and certifications)
• Ability to build relationships and credibility across the organization
• Experience working on data and analytical processes, interacting, and collaborating with Technology teams in development and implementation of solutions to enable data governance capabilities, mitigate risks, and drive awareness and adoption data governance policies and standards across all data users.
• Strong knowledge of and experience with data governance as a practice, including enterprise data management, data lifecycle management, data quality, data lineage, meta data management, data methodologies, data analytics and reporting, and the ethical use of data and artificial intelligence (AI).
• Proficiency in SQL

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Lead, evolve, and scale the data governance framework including managing the relevant objectives, approach, processes, policies, technology, and procedures.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive data retention framework tailored to meet compliance and business needs.
• Navigate a complex stakeholder landscape, demonstrating strong negotiation skills and the ability to handle multiple workstreams to ensure alignment with data governance policies.
• Provide regular reporting on Enterprise Data Governance KPIs, metrics, and activities.
• Maintain comprehensive records of data policies, procedures, audits, and compliance evidence to support transparency and serve as reference for ongoing and new retention projects.
• Maintain the relevance and accuracy of metadata within the Enterprise Data Governance Information System.
• Drive data governance adoption through stakeholder consultation and trainings (i.e. RegU, Lunch and Learns, playbooks)
• Demonstrate proactive thought-leadership by actively keeping up to date on industry trends and developments by making recommendations for areas of opportunity and improvement.
• Act as the point of contact for Business Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), Business Data Stewards and Technical Data Stewards for data quality and governance related questions/concerns
• Write documentation including data governance workflows, standards, guidelines, taxonomies, operating procedures, and corporate data policies.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

• A competitive salary and benefits
• A variety of career development tools, resources and opportunities
• The chance to work on some of the most challenging, relevant issues in the payment industry
• Time to support charities and give back in your community

Privacy Statement

FIS is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all personal information that we process in order to provide services to our clients. For specific information on how FIS protects personal information online, please see the Online Privacy Notice.

EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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