Data Governance Analyst - London, United Kingdom - Aspen Insurance Group

Description

Job Description

Since Aspen was founded in 2002, we have become a leading, diversified specialty insurance and reinsurance company. We respond thoughtfully and creatively to find the best outcomes for our clients and business partners through carefully tailored solutions.

We believe the way we work is just as important as the work we do, and we are guided by our core values of respect, honesty, trust and professionalism.

Aspen is a great place to develop your career offering an exciting and challenging environment where achievement is rewarded.

The role:

The role of the Data Governance Analyst is to support a strong data operation and to help build and maintain a strong Analytics capability for all users.

Through the Data Insights operating model, you will champion the analytics agenda across the business, ensuring a consistent approach in management reporting, embedding insights into processes and meet cost improvements through more efficient use of data.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy and Planning

• Document data mapping logic.
• Monitor data quality metrics and remediation of data quality issues
• Maintain controls on data quality, interoperability, and sources to effectively manage corporate risk associated with the use of data and analytics
• To develop and maintain strong operational and strategic relationships with key internal customers within the business

Policy, Process and Procedures

• Monitor and act on exceptions found in data quality reports.
• Ensure business insights derived from accurate data are consistent and representative of the true state of the business
• Identify where derived insights can make a step change in insurance performance – risk management, claims, fraud etc. and execute to make that change happen.
• Work with the business, clients, and other 3rd parties to identify key data requirements to drive the analytics agenda
• Work to Data Governance principles, policies and programs for stewardship and custodianship of data and analytics, in concert with legal, information security, and corporate risk and compliance offices
• Demonstrate behaviours for the appropriate use of data within changing security requirements, privacy needs, ethical values, societal expectations, and cultural norms
• Chair Data Governance Analyst meetings to proactively track and steer remediation of data quality issues

Environmental Awareness/Customer Focus

• Build and maintain strong and effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure that service delivery meets business expectations.
• Work with SMEs across business functions to define requirements and product specs.
• Work closely with IT relating to the design, development, and implementation of software programs, cloud-based solutions and assignments will be key responsibilities.
• Be hands-on and agile, demonstrating a "roll up your sleeves" mentality and willingness to remain proactive in communicating with internal stakeholders

Technical Performance

• Provide creative insights, implications, and recommendations about current and future data trends and areas for improvement, focus or investment. Ensure that commercial ambition is balanced with effective and rigorous cost management
• Manage data issues and data dictionary solutions.
• Contribute towards the delivery of analysis, management information (MI) and reports to the executive team to ensure effective decision-making including understanding of risks
• Keep abreast of industry news and trends and perform regular market research to analyse the competitive landscape to proactively address competitive threats, inform the product roadmap and anticipate market trends and evolving client needs
• Involved in the testing of outputs

Skills & Experience:

• Specific professional qualifications (and broad business qualifications) at the level of degree or equivalent.
• Experience in Data and Business analysis tasks.
• Experience working with Agile teams and project delivery
• Qualified within own personal discipline, with extensive post-qualification work experience to include:
• Working with large third-party vendors/ external suppliers.
• Strong track record of technology delivery.
• Interpreting business strategy and translating this into IT strategy.
• Project management/co-ordination, including managing multiple projects and complex projects to quality, time and budget.
• Bring immense curiosity; challenging the status quo and stirring innovative approaches to existing processes and operations
• Leadership skills.
• Excellent organisational and people-management skills.
• Relationship management.
• Technical acumen – ability to understand how technology and data can support the business.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Strong customer orientation skills.
• Excellent organizational and people management skills.
• Able to manage conflicting priorities to achieve deadlines.
• Able to plan effectively and efficiently.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a team.
• Programme-management – ability to manage multiple, complex projects whilst meeting deadlines.
• Change Management.

At Aspen we know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce is good for our people, good for our business and good for the environments in which we operate. We therefore welcome applications from people which allows us to draw on diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences