Lead Data Governance Analyst - Fully Remote

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Interested in a fully remote opportunity as a Lead Data Governance Analyst while working for an innovative healthcare company where you can have an impact on people's lives? Apply today and come join us at Magellan Health as we empower people to lead healthier, more vibrant lives.

Position details:

• 5+ years of data governance experience required.

• May substitute 1 or more relevant certifications for a year of experience.

• Familiarity with 3 or more of the following industry organizations, publications and standards: the Data Governance Institute (DGI); the Data Management Body of Knowledge (DMBOK); the Information Governance Reference Model (IGRM); the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP); General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

• Able to effectively manage evolving and competing objectives and possess a wide range of knowledge of data governance concepts, principles, tools and best practices.

• Demonstrate strong leadership capabilities by providing clear direction, setting goals and inspiring team members to achieve excellence.

• Exhibit adaptability and resilience, guiding the team through challenges and facilitating an environment conducive to innovation and continuous improvement.

• Foster a collaborative team environment, encouraging open communication, knowledge sharing and a collective approach to achieving common goals.

• Promote a diversity of thought and skills within the team, leveraging individual strengths for optimal team performance.

• Possess strong communication and negotiation skills. Results driven with a bias for action. Demonstrated knowledge in 3 or more of the following data governance principles: data ownership, data stewardship, data quality, data classification and sensitivity and data lifecycle management.

• Ability to lead multi-discipline teams and cross-functional management initiatives.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with other groups.

This position will analyze, evaluate and design/redesign business, IT or operational processes using scientific approaches such as Critical Thinking, Lean Management, ITIL, Design Thinking and structured systems analysis and design. Provide coaching and mentoring to more junior staff. Work with a variety of development roles to understand the overall technical architecture and how each feature is implemented. Is highly collaborative and comfortable communicating cross-functionally and across management levels in formal and informal settings. Have strong analytical skills and a relentless determination to do what is right for customers. Good at multi-tasking, juggling competing priorities, and organizing oneself. Deep understanding of the business/technical domain.

• Lead design, planning, and implementation of requirements to satisfy business needs.
• Authority on best practices of requirements gathering, business system configuration and defining/execution of acceptance criteria.
• Work with the technical teams and the business/product owner to ensure efficiency, smooth and successful implementation.
• Coach and mentor junior staff in requirements documentation, systems configuration, defining/execution of acceptance criteria and establishing, tracking, measuring and refining metrics.
• Improve product feature offerings by providing feedback to internal cross-functional teams including IT Project Manager, Business/Product owner and Software Engineering.
• Identify, drive, and optimize technical and business process flows for existing and new opportunities.
• Partner with teams to define systems improvement focusing on scale, efficiency, and automation.
• Work with internal business groups to acquire a deep understanding of their processes and operations.
• Understand software internals, debug problems using log files, and write automated tests with Perl/JavaScript and/or user-level test automation tools.
• Strong organizational skills, tracking multiple test executions simultaneously and be able to synthesize the results.
• Meticulous attention to detail; the ability to juggle many tasks in parallel while delivering high quality results.
• Works/Collaborates with Software Engineers to understand features and technical implementation and ensure highest quality product delivery.
• Drive the software development process toward quality-centric methodologies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Other Job Requirements

Responsibilities

5+ years related experience including a minimum of 2+ years developing requirements, designing and executing test cases in IT.
Ability to synthesize complex information and explain it to others in technical and non-technical terms.
Experience with a variety of QA methodology and problem solving tools/techniques.
Detail-oriented person who is passionate about quality and is enthusiastic about the new technology offered to customers.
Experience with and a passion for translating user-interface design into requirements and acceptance criteria.
Ability to lead other team members through resolving challenges.
Mastery of creating and executing test cases.
Excellent customer experience intuition; demonstrated success in delivering a world-class customer experience.
Experience with Lean methods.
Experience with diagraming and visual communications.