VP, Chief Data Officer

Company : CGL

Department : IT

Employment Type : Regular Full-Time

Work Model : Hybrid

Language : This role operates in English.

The Opportunity :

We are a leading Canadian financial services co-operative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy.

That's why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose.

The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients, and our communities.

Our Technology team aspires to be a leader in applying technology to power business strategies. We connect concepts with solutions to create value and efficiencies for our clients, employees, and communities.

Our success is driven by our skilled and diverse team who are passionate about excellence, innovation, and agility.

The Vice President, Chief Data Officer (CDO) will deliver executive leadership across the enterprise in the construction, execution, and refinement of data-enabled strategies to empower business outcomes.

Operating as a catalyst and champion to embed a cross-organizationally data-driven mindset, new data exploitation practices, and instilling excellence through enterprise data governance and information policies.

The VP, CDO will work in close collaborative partnership with the VP of Property and Casualty Business Intelligence (BI) and Chief Analytics Officer, the VP's in Technology, and other business key stakeholders in the development of enterprise-wide data capabilities to enable strategic and tactical business opportunities.

How you will create impact :

• Maintaining and optimizing the data strategy and an execution plan that provides the data elements to further enable our real time Analytics capabilities and power our Guided Omni and Distribution Strategies
• Establishing, managing, and refining data governance and data management that will form the baseline for effective policies, processes, and standards that ensure data represents "One Version of the Truth" and overall trust in enterprise data.
• In collaboration with the Enterprise and Business stakeholders lead regulatory and compliance programs related to data assets acting as a corporate representative to regulators and in other forums.
• Organize and co-lead data and analytics governance council(s) to provide executive sponsorship and oversight of data governance policy creation and compliance.
• Fostering collaboration between technology, business, and analytics functions to drive strategic data integration across lines of businesses (LOBs) to create insights focused on client-level value, and to develop reusable data assets supported by proper tools and processes.
• Operating as a trusted executive partner for business data enablement by establishing the vision for managing data as a business asset and equipping the organization with skillsets to develop their own data-related efforts at pace with the accelerated rate of innovations in IT / data / analytics.
• Inspiring and motivating your leadership team to define and execute strategic objectives through effective coaching and mentoring, identifying and developing leadership talent, and fostering an innovative, collaborative, diverse, and agile culture.
• Collaborating with VP, P&C BI & CAO, you will co-create the operating model to deliver successful business outcomes.

How you will succeed :

• You cultivate a client centric culture, drive organizational change behaviours and champion innovative thinking.
• You foster sustainable relationships with stakeholders to identify strategies, explore broader solutions and collaboratively resolve contentious issues.
• You build trust with employees and business partners and inspire your team through compelling communication.
• You role model the co-operative values, encourage the development of your leaders and build high performing teams to meet the evolving needs of the organization.
• You are integral in identifying and implementing the long-term vision for the organization and apply a strategic mindset to adjust business priorities based on emerging trends.

To join our team :

• You have 10+ years of data management, including 5 or more years of experience leading cross-functional teams.
• You have a post-secondary degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field.
• You are experienced in guiding the execution of complex strategic data modernization plans.
• You hold in-depth knowledge of areas including cloud-based data platforms, financial data governance, data architecture, or data engineering.
• You are knowledgeable of data regulatory compliance requirements relevant to the insurance or financial services industry.
• You have business acumen and experience strategically leading and executing complex integrating, enterprise processes, information strategies, and designing strategic metrics and governance.
• You are well-skilled in leading teams to solve complex problems and operate innovatively in an engaged collaborative environment.
• You are skilled at navigating through organizational complexity and ambiguity, with a positive and resilient mindset.

What you need to know :

• You will travel occasionally.
• As a leader, strict confidentiality is required with respect to sensitive matters and employees' personal information.
• You will be subject to a Criminal Record and Consumer History background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.
• This position primarily works with majority non-francophone groups, and teams located outside of Québec, and requires proficiency in English.

The essential non-French duties are not assignable to adjacent or other team members.

What's in it for you?

• Training and development opportunities to grow your career.
• Flexible work options and paid time off to support your personal and family needs.
• A holistic approach to your well-being, with physical and mental health programs and a supportive workplace culture.
• Paid volunteer days to give back to your community.
• In addition to our competitive salary and incentive programs, eligible employees also benefit from a comprehensive total rewards package including group retirement savings plans, pension and benefits (e.

g., health and wellness, dental, disability and life coverage), mental health support and an employee assistance program.

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