Senior Specialist, Enterprise Data Governance (T & I) (Telework/Hybrid)

Position Title:

Senior Specialist, Enterprise Data Governance (T & I) (Telework/Hybrid)

Status of Employment:

Permanent

Position Language Requirement:

English, French

Language Skills:

English (Reading - C - Advanced), English (Speaking - C - Advanced), English (Writing - B - Intermediate), French (Reading - C - Advanced), French (Speaking - C - Advanced), French (Writing - B - Intermediate)

Work at CBC/Radio-Canada

At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance. 
 
Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.

Unposting Date:

2026-10-07 11:59 PM

Behind the scenes, but ahead of the curve: help us develop the next-generation public service media organization.

 

Technology & Infrastructure (T&I) is the backbone and the future-forward arm of CBC/Radio-Canada. Our purpose is to constantly innovate to evolve and maintain the Corporation’s technology and infrastructure. We are the people that make stuff work. We make connections between media content, systems, people and places. We are the space in between.

 

A place with purpose. CBC/Radio-Canada has always been a highly regarded pioneer of media technology — not just in Canada but around the world. Today, we are transforming ourselves into a modern and agile public service media organization. Technology is the driving force, and we are the team making it happen.

 

This is a hybrid position with a mix of in-office and remote work. Work arrangements will be discussed with hiring managers per departmental guidelines.

 

Your Role

 

The Data Governance Analyst operationalizes and drives the adoption of the enterprise data governance framework across the organization. This role acts as a critical bridge between the central Data Governance Office, domain-level data teams, and business stakeholders. The Analyst ensures that policies, data quality programs, and tooling (such as the enterprise data catalog) are seamless to adopt, clearly understood, and effectively tracked from the operational level up to executive council briefings.

 

Main Responsibilities:

• Framework & Tool Deployment: Support the rollout of the enterprise data governance program, including frameworks, policies, and the implementation of the enterprise data catalog.
• Manage the activities and artifacts (deliverables, documentations, reports) of the enterprise data governance office.
• Drive the communication and adoption of data governance roles framework across domains, coordinate the activities of cross-domain working groups and communities of practice as needed.
• Guiding and supporting data officers, stewards, and custodians by providing practical tools, templates, and guidance. Focus on designing user-friendly processes that make data compliance easier for teams to adopt.
• Cross-Domain Facilitation: Manage regular communications and touchpoints with distributed business unit data teams to drive framework adoption, monitor progress, and ensure organizational consistency.
• Roadmap & Milestone Tracking: Partner with data domains to communicate, track, and support the prioritization of data governance milestones within their respective roadmaps and planning cycles.
• Organize and facilitate meetings, workshops, and working groups; take ownership of documenting, communicating, and tracking post-meeting action items to completion.
• Stakeholder Education: Serve as an internal data governance advocate. Simplify complex data compliance, metadata, and role-and-responsibility concepts into clear, accessible language for non-technical stakeholders.
• Maintain up-to-date repository of data governance documentation, standards, and best practices to ensure a single source of truth for the organization.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering and BI teams to develop and maintain automated data governance dashboards and metrics, tracking overall program progress and compliance.
• Support the planning, delivery, and reporting of data quality initiatives, including the definition of quality scores and the formal tracking of data quality issues.
• Develop, synthesize, and deliver clear presentation materials and briefings for executive discussions, stakeholder communications, cross-domain data committees.

 

Qualifications, Experience and Skills:

 

Education:

• Undergraduate degree in business, engineering, computer science, or quantitative discipline with 3+ years of relevant experience in data governance, management or analytics functions.

 

Experience (relevant to the role):

• Experience in program development and using data governance tools and platforms such as Collibra, Microsoft, Databricks, Informatica, or similar platforms.
• Working knowledge of data management concepts, processes, and tools (e.g., Collibra, JIRA, Confluence), with familiarity in SQL and cloud platforms.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Versatility and adaptability to handle diverse tasks.
• Effective communication and documentation abilities.
• Dashboard, reporting and data visualization tool experience an asset (eg: PowerBI, Tableau).
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across business and technology teams.
• Experience coordinating with data vendors is a plus.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and relationship‑management skills, including the ability to prepare materials, brief senior leaders, and drive collaboration across diverse internal teams.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
 

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the next

step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes:  

• A mandatory Criminal record check. 

• Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to recruitment@cbc.ca.
 
You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest. In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.

Primary Location:

1000, Rue Papineau, Montreal, Quebec, H2K 0C2

Number of Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

Full time