Senior Data Quality Analyst, DMGO

FINRA’s Data Management and Governance Office (DMGO) creates and operationalizes a formal data governance structure, significantly improves data quality across the enterprise, creates and manages an effective data stewardship program, and removes unnecessary barriers and challenges to enable and maximize responsible data sharing.
The Data Governance team is responsible for the ownership of relevant policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines regarding data management and governance. The Data Quality Analyst is responsible for assisting in the creation of an enterprise Data Quality program and performing a wide variety of data quality functions that support the DMGO’s strategy in the management of FINRA’s data assets.

Essential Job Functions:

• Enable the creation of the enterprise data quality program which includes monitoring, alerting and reporting capabilities for stakeholders across FINRA.
• Develop data quality standards, metrics, and reporting for stakeholders and senior leadership in close collaboration with the DMGO’s engineering team based on creation of business requirements.
• Work with the Enterprise Data Governance Lead to bring standardization and transparency of Data Quality across FINRA.
• Perform data quality analyses using analytical tools and languages to identify and address data quality issues.
• Manage quality issues, identifying opportunities for training, automation, and process improvement.
• Create automated, repeatable, efficient processes to perform data quality checks across various data assets.
• Partner with stakeholders to implement data quality standardization, monitoring, and remediation capabilities within FINRA’s lines of business.
• Work closely with technology teams to build enterprise data quality monitoring and reporting system.
• Continuously validate the data quality across data pipelines and repositories against data from source systems
• Document use cases and test plans.
• Design data quality reporting and dashboards for various audiences across FINRA to analyze and communicate the output of the data quality tests.
• Collaborate with data stewards to address data quality issues across FINRA and create and execute remediation plans where applicable.

Other Responsibilities:

• Partner with our Technology Department to identify and implement opportunities for process automation.
• Document standard operating procedures for all processes related to data quality.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum six (6) years of experience in building enterprise-wide data quality capabilities and programs; dealing with large volumes of data in a matrixed organization a plus.
• Experience in utilizing third-party data quality tools, such as Informatica, Ataccama or Talend to perform root cause analysis and develop recommendations.
• Excellent with data visualization best practices and presentation.
• Experience with standard query language (SQL) to run testing and analyses.
• Knowledge of best practices in data analysis, data quality and data governance.
• Experience creating executive-level presentations.
• Must be able to present at a high level and summarize results for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Working Conditions:

• Normal office conditions.
• Extended hours and travel may be required.

For work that is performed in CA, CO, HI, MN, VT, IL, Jersey City, NJ, New York City, NY, MA, WA, MD, Washington, DC, NJ State and NY State, please refer to the chart below for the salary range for the corresponding location. In addition to location, actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s skill set, level of experience, education, and internal peer compensation comparisons.

CA: Minimum Salary $106,400, Maximum Salary $200,200

CO/HI/MN/VT*: Minimum Salary $92,500, Maximum Salary $166,800

IL*: Minimum Salary $101,800, Maximum Salary $183,900

Jersey City, NJ/NYC, NY: Minimum Salary $111,000, Maximum Salary $200,200

MA/WA: Minimum Salary $92,500, Maximum Salary $191,800

MD/Washington, DC: Minimum Salary $106,400 Maximum Salary $191,800

NJ: Minimum Salary $101,800, Maximum $200,200

NY: Minimum Salary $92,500, Maximum Salary $200,200

*Including positions performed outside the state but reporting to an office or manager in that state.

Candidates can expect salary offers that range from the minimum to the mid-point of the salary range. FINRA provides full pay ranges so that the candidate can consider their growth potential while at FINRA.

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To be considered for this position, please submit an application. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

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Time Off and Paid Leave*

FINRA encourages its employees to focus on their health and wellness in many ways, including through a generous time-off program of 15 days of paid time off, 5 personal days and 9 sick days, unless otherwise required by law (all pro-rated in the first year). Additionally, we are proud to support our communities by providing two volunteer service days (based on full-time schedule). Other paid leave includes military leave, jury duty leave, bereavement leave, voting and election official leave for federal, state or local primary and general elections, care of a family member leave (available after 90 days of employment); and childbirth and parental leave (available after 90 days of employment). Full-time employees receive nine paid holidays.

*Based on full-time schedule

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