Senior Data Governance Specialist

**Help ensure data governance policies and standards are effectively embedded across the organization**:

- **Work with stakeholders to encourage compliance and best practices**:

- **Assist with business process improvements and change management**:

- **Permanent role with career growth opportunities**

Auckland Transport is leading the development of transport and solutions that enable healthy and accessible communities. It doesn't matter if you choose to walk, cycle, drive, take the ferry or train, we are passionate about working together to deliver safe, efficient, innovative and sustainable options whilst providing a transport system that will create a vibrant and connected Auckland.

Auckland's transport solution on such a mammoth scale is no mean feat and we need a talented team to ensure we are up to this task. We need to ensure AT is an efficient and sustainable organisation that provides the services and infrastructure our community needs now and into the future

**Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity**

We are on the hunt for a Data Governance Specialist to join our AI & Advanced Analytics team This is a key role, you will be responsible for analysis, improvement, implementation and management of processes that manage data and platforms in order to support the Analytics & Data Governance capabilities for Auckland Transport (AT).

You will enable AT to implement the Data Governance Strategy with independent oversight and governance of all Corporate Analytics platform changes, delivery of data models and reports for Data Governance activities, oversee the technical implementation of the Data Management platform, and establish and support the communication sites for the Data Governance programme of work.

A key part of this role is to investigate, analyse, propose and implement processes and solutions to assist in the effectiveness of the Analytics & Data Governance within AT.

**Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring?**

With prior experience in the data governance or related field you will have a tertiary qualification in data, analytics or an information field, data related industry qualification(s), or equivalent career experience as a data steward or data custodian.

You will bring experience in business process analysis and data analysis skills and good investigative and analytical skills, as well as knowledge and understanding of physical data structures like data lakes, data warehouses, databases and data middleware. A strong communication and negotiator, you will have highly developed interpersonal and relationship management skills.

With critical thinking ability, you will understand strategic context and interpret technical documentation. With excellent collaboration skills, you will be driven to achieve outcomes You will preferably have experience of working within a large enterprise and are able to prioritise conflicting demands.

**Ko mātou tēnei | Our Organisation**

At AT, we embrace inclusion and fully support building a diverse workplace where people come first and we feel safe, respected, valued and supported, inclusive of our differences. Our values are more than just words - they are integral to everything we do. **Manaakitanga**:

- We care, **Tiakitanga** - Safe with us, **Whanaungatanga** - We connect, **Auahatanga**:

- Better, bolder, together.

In addition, we also offer:

- Investment in your professional development and training
- Modern CBD (Wynyard Quarter) waterfront-based office
- 25% discount on public transport services across Auckland
- Paid parental and partner leave
- Study assistance
- Health and Wellbeing benefits
- Professional memberships

**Ka tiaki mātou i te hunga katoa ka eke waka i Tāmaki Makaurau.**

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