Head Of Data Governance (All Genders) | London | Merck

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Global Head of Data Governance

Are you ready to drive data governance company-wide and shape the way the company handles data across the end-to-end data pipeline from source system to analytics platform?

As the Global Head of Data Governance, reporting directly to the Group Data Officer, you help internal customers to transform and develop their business by driving Data Governance across all business sectors and the the company's group functions. This position is part of the New Enterprise Data Strategy.

Responsible for building and leading the overall Data Governance team as part of the new Enterprise Data Office, your focus is on designing and establishing our data governance strategy and steering company-wide data governance initiatives incl. governance-related communications. As an established leader in data governance you bring your experience in building governance teams, practices, and tools in complex corporate structures (e.g. conglomerates) with comparable regulatory oversight.

You and your team design and strategically steer the company's policies and processes related to data governance i.e. around data quality, data profiling, data cleansing, including KPIs/metrics definitions and develop the data governance setup (e.g., organizational design) ensuring roles and responsibilities at the tactical & operational levels are clearly defined.

Identifying and aligning the relevant stakeholder you ensure timely decision making in the company's Data Council and implementation and communication throughout the organization.

If you are curious and ambitious to take up this challenge, apply today and you will take the lead in driving the future roadmap of data governance , creating a lasting impact on the Merck organization and how we treat data as an asset.

Who you are:

• You have a higher-education degree (Master’s, PhD, MBA) in a technical field or comparable practical experience.

• You are experienced (at least 10 years) in designing and articulating data governance, (master) data management and data quality

• You have strong leadership capabilities with effective stakeholder management and capacity to drive strategic decisions with respect to data governance

• You are recognized across industries for expertise in data management and operationalizing data governance, data quality, and data stewardship; you may have published on the topic

• You have proven experience in data governance solutions (cataloging, lineage, MDM) and Data Integration (e.g. Data Factory, Talend, Informatica)

• You have experience in bringing together heterogenous data governance requirements specifically in settings with diverse needs across business and organizational units

• You possess in-depth knowledge of regulated industries (e.g. GxP) and understand related implications on data governance; you know how to balance the demands of strict regulations with the flexibility required by pragmatic implementations

• You are committed, independent, reliable, solution-oriented and pragmatic.

• You want to work in a team with a culture that is open, caring and free. You are not afraid to ask for and give constructive feedback. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• You have a "can do" attitude and welcome new challenges. You like working on multiple tasks in parallel and are ready to take on responsibility from day one.

• Experienced in working in a global matrix environment, lateral leadership and influencing senior stakeholders

• Excellent team player who takes accountability and thinks cross functional

• Fluency in English

For more information about our Enterprise Data Strategy please visit: https://jobs.vibrantm.com/merck/content/Enterprise-Data-Strategy/?locale=en_US

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