Job Description

Twitter is looking for a Data Governance Program Manager for our Finance group responsible for the coordination of data management and governance activities. This position will report into the data finance leader and requires skills to effectively collaborate within Finance and across broad parts of the organization and influence others without reliance on formal authority.

Are you passionate about the data? Are you technically sound to challenge the status quo? Are you good at connecting the dots across many sources and partners? Are you excited about process improvement?

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Facilitates identification, definition, and management of Data Elements. This includes the business and technical definitions, metadata and golden source information, and ensuring its full inclusion in the Data Governance tools platform and workflows

• Carries out data quality assessments, including; data profiling, the establishment of data quality rules and thresholds for data elements.

• Project manages various data management and governance programs

• Works with Engineering and data teams to provide semi-automated visualization of the lineage of Twitter Finance’s data, highlighting transformations and aggregations from origination through to reporting

• Establishes data certification, issue management and resolution processes for Twitter Finance using the authoritative data governance platform and workflows, building consensus around key data issues and actions required to address them, and developing action plans and timelines to complete remediation

• Provides regular reporting on Data Governance metrics and activities 

• Partners with multi-functional teams across HR, IT, DMO, and other organizations to drive Finance's Data Governance initiatives

Qualifications

• Degree in Information Technology, Finance, or other relevant fields. Data Architecture knowledge is an added advantage

• Has worked with at least one Enterprise Application System, for instance, Oracle, Vertica, Google Big Query, etc.

• Experience in business and data analysis, process improvement and project management

• Knowledge of data management, data model and data governance principles

• Excellent verbal & written communication skills, including the ability to facilitate meetings and present to senior business executives

• Background in data architecture and its implementation in large environments a plus

• Specific knowledge of relevant functions (e.g. Accounting, FP&A, etc.).

• A growth mindset: curious, adaptable, loves learning & growth, open to change, and ability to pivot

Additional Information

A FEW OTHER THINGS WE VALUE:

• Challenge - We solve some of the industry’s hardest problems. Come to be challenged, learn, and supporting our engineers to create some of the world's best products

• Diversity - Diversity makes us a better organization and team. We value diverse backgrounds, ideas, and experiences.

• Work, Life, Balance - We work hard, but we believe with hard work should come balance. This is a global role where you will work with Twitter employees across the world.