Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GuideWell is a health-focused organization working to transform care through compassionate, connected, and technology-enabled solutions. The Data Management Consultant leads complex data management, governance, and technology initiatives, partnering with business and technology stakeholders to design, implement, document, and test solutions. The role also provides leadership, mentoring, oversight, and guidance on data strategy, protection, architecture, and governance efforts.
Responsibilities
- Analyzes and documents business and technical requirements, identifies impacted areas, systems and processes, and evaluates alternative solutions
- Researches and assists in designing solutions for general and project-related requests to resolve, policy, system and data-related problems
- Contributes to the creation and review of detailed system requirements and supports the business in the design and implementation of functional design solutions for new and enhanced products and functionalities
- Provides oversight and final review of design specification
- Leads efforts to identify and evaluate alternative solutions
- Takes the initiative to seek out areas of improvement
- Demonstrates leadership through ensuring progress against goals, providing timely reporting to management, and offering solutions to issues as they arise
- Leads analysis and execution of highly complex data management and governance-related and technology-focused projects and initiatives
- Act as a mentor, providing coaching and guidance and reviewing the work of analysts and business partners
- Oversees the design of data and technology artifacts produced by other team members to ensure the necessary design considerations are made and aligned to business needs
- Contributes to determination of system components and functional flow of / between components
- Ensures adherence to practices, standards, policies and procedures
- Leads and participates in test execution for various data and technology components and data transformations / migrations
- Influences business, technology and analytics stakeholders, being instrumental in driving decisions while proposing solutions built on a value proposition
Skills
- 6+ years related work experience in data management, data governance, data protection, information governance, information security, database development or modeling, application development, systems analysis, data analytics, technology architecture, data architecture, business architecture, data science, or combination of transferable experience and education
- Related Bachelor's degree or additional related equivalent work experience IT, Data or Analytics field
- Thorough knowledge of Information Technology systems supporting data management
- Demonstrated organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills
- Strong understanding of integration points, processes, data, and technology of assigned business area or domain
- Proven leadership abilities, including effective knowledge sharing, conflict resolution, facilitation of open discussions, fairness, and display of appropriate levels of assertiveness
- Proficient in business, data and technology requirement-gathering methodologies and the software development life cycle (SDLC)
- Ability to understand a variety of data and technology architecture standards, including those for 'big data,' and ability to apply them in solutioning, design and testing work
- Ability to communicate highly-complex data and technology information clearly and articulately for all levels and audiences
- Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment
- High critical thinking skills to evaluate alternatives and present solutions that are consistent with business objectives and strategy
- Extensive knowledge and experience of data-focused systems, subsystems, development methodologies, systems architecture, tools and processes that support the assigned business initiative or system
- Experience in applying research methodologies to business solutions
- Knowledge of database and systems development concepts and methods
- Experience with business requirements and business process analysis to ensure data and technology solutions meet business needs
- Experience managing multiple priorities, and ability to facilitate adoption of changing priorities
- Thorough industry knowledge in a related business area and understanding of the impact on the organization
- Demonstrated negotiation skills and ability to cultivate relationships
- Master's degree Technology, Data or Analytics Degree
- Health care or health insurance industry related experience
- Data management or data governance related experience
- Experience using Agile methodologies (like SAFe)
- Experience using Agile project management applications (like Broadcom Rally)
- Experience with quality assurance tools (like HP ALM)
- Experience with data management and governance applications (like Informatica)
- Experience with laws and regulations that govern or impact enterprise data management and governance
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement
- Medical, dental, vision, life and global travel health insurance
- Income protection benefits: life insurance, short- and long-term disability programs
- Leave programs to support personal circumstances
- Retirement Savings Plan including employer match
- Paid time off, volunteer time off, 10 holidays and 2 well-being days
- Additional voluntary benefits available
- A comprehensive wellness program
- Opportunities for incentive or commission compensation
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