Job Description
Business Data Steward
About Toyota Financial Services
Toyota Financial Services (TFS) provides retail, leasing and wholesale financial services to Toyota and Lexus dealerships and customers across Canada. TFS is a member of Toyota Financial Services Corporation (TFSC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan with the Canadian operation headquarters in Markham, Ontario.
What Sets Us Apart?
At Toyota Financial Services (TFS), you will help create best in class customer experiences in an innovative, collaborative and team focused environment. TFS is an important part of the Toyota family, an award-winning global company, recognized worldwide for our technological leadership and superior standards of quality, continuous improvement and environmental responsibility.
TFS currently has an exciting permanent opportunity as a Business Data Steward for its Data Governance function. Reporting to the Manager, Data Governance and Business Analytics, this role will support the Enterprise Data Management (EDM) practices in the Business Analytics department. The individual will research and understand Data Management needs, become an expert in the multiple data domains, and facilitate Data Governance needs via Agile practices. This role will reside in our Markham Head Office.
We have implemented a hybrid work environment and our head office is in Markham, ON. Number of days worked in office is subject to role requirements. More details will be discussed during the interview process.
What We’ll Bring:
- A hybrid work environment.
- A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect.
- Competitive compensation package including health and dental benefits and bonus.
- Health and dental benefits effective immediately.
- Company pension plan with matched contribution.
- Associate vehicle discount program.
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement.
- Fitness reimbursement.
- Great company culture-Respect for people and continuous improvement is at our core
- Competitive time off benefits.
- Summer Hours – condensed work week during the summer.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- As the Subject Matter Expert and the key point of contact for those creating and consuming data within their domain, the data steward works with various data governance stakeholders to ensure the establishment of data management standards for the company’s Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) project, including the following:
- Analyze existing data documentation to identify Critical Data Elements (CDEs) for EDP, define and document data definitions, data mapping, business rules, data classification, data quality (DQ) rules for CDEs
- Define data access requirements for EDP data
- Contribute to the establishment of historical data retention policy, compliance policy and security policy of EDP
- Identify and oversee the data quality issues within the scope of EDP, maintain issue repository, and manage resolution
- Support business users with data questions and facilitate discussion to help them understand EDP data and get access to EDP data required for their business decisions
- Support the Data Governance Steering Committee and data owners on other data governance related initiatives
- Post EDP project, continue working with stakeholders to implement and carry out actions outlined in the Data Governance Roadmap for the company to successfully implement Data Governance structure and processes, including building data glossaries, defining CDEs and DQ rules.
- Spread data awareness across the organization and ensure data literacy and data-driven decisions are promoted to maximize the use and value of data for the business.
- Support efforts to drive continuous improvement and implementation of data governance processes, policies, metadata, SOX and other compliance needs, MDM, data security, and compliance initiatives.
- Work closely with the data owner to make sure data is protected and used for authorized purposes only.
- Actively promote the use of accepted data definitions, common reference data, and sound data usage practices for data literacy campaigns.
- Collaborate with business users and the technical team to make data availability easy and simple for users.
- Implement and adopt data quality strategy, profile data assets, and define proactive and reactive DQ rules for specific domains.
- Identify and oversee the data quality issues, maintain issue repository, and work with the technical team to manage resolution.
- Perform audits to make sure data governance process and policies are followed diligently and identify data-related process improvement opportunities.
- Performs audits to make sure data adheres to compliance and regulations.
- Support efforts to build metadata repositories, business glossary, data lineage, and training materials.
- Review enterprise data assets to define attributes, identify CDE and classify and establish KPIs for their domains.
What You’ll Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management).
- 2-3 years of demonstrated experience in data governance, data quality, metadata management, and/or master data management tools.
- Strong understanding of industry standards and technology delivery best practices.
- Excellent background in process improvements, operational management, and change management.
- In-depth understanding of the Master Data Management technology landscape, processes, and design principles.
- Solid understanding of key meta-data management, data quality, and data stewardship tools and platforms.
- Proven track record in driving large data governance programs at an enterprise level.
- Able to plan and organize effectively.
- Strong verbal and written language and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent research, analysis and problem-solving skills.
- Team oriented, flexible and proactive.
Added bonus if you have:
- Experience with Axon.
- Experience with SQL.
- Business Data Steward experience in a Captive environment, and/or in the auto finance industry preferably in Accounting, Finance, Treasury, Tax, Insurance, or Servicing domains.
The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $74,500 - 94,000. The offered salary will be based on the candidate’s experience, knowledge, skills and qualifications.
What You Should Know:
Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace diverse perspectives and value unique human experiences. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates the diversity of the communities where we live and do business. Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law.
