Data Quality Specialist
DATA QUALITY SPECIALIST
WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?
The Data Quality Specialist is an experienced data analyst responsible for evaluating large dataset for completeness and accuracy. The Data Quality Specialist performs data analysis, profiling, evaluation and issues root-cause analysis of the data in diverse platforms including MS SQL, Oracle, Informatica and third party application. The Specialist works closely with business analysts and subject matter experts in regulatory reporting teams, different business lines and IT.
Finance Division
This is a great opportunity to grow your career with a stable and expanding organization as a member of City National's Finance team. This group records, analyzes, reports and optimizes to maintain the bank's financial health, while following principles and legislation to ensure we're doing what's right.
WHAT WILL YOU DO?
- Participates in and leads discussions with business teams to identify and document data quality rules.
- Writes SQL queries based on business requirements to evaluate data for completeness, accuracy, conformity, validity and timeliness.
- Utilizes programmatic and quantitative methods to identify patterns and relationships in large data sets, as well as apply statistical and other data-driven analysis to address intelligence questions about quality of data.
- Documents data quality rules and related metadata.
- Writes technical specifications for data quality rules developed by the off-shore team.
- Performs root-cause analysis of data errors.
- Facilitates remediation of data errors.
- Develops reports and tools for effective monitoring, visualization and interpretation of data quality activities (Tableau, Excel, and SharePoint).
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED
Must-Have*
- Bachelor's Degree Information Systems, statistics, mathematics, economics or or related fields
- Minimum 5 years of experience with providing data analysis or data quality function and operations
Skills and Knowledge
- Master's Degree in a related field is preferred
- 5 years of banking experience preferred
- Knowledge of information access and delivery methods, analytics applications and tool portfolio, data sourcing and integration methods. Understanding of data warehouse, ETL, data cleansing, and architecture
- Experience working and effectively collaborating with reporting, operations and technology teams
- Strong critical thinking ability and problem resolution skills
- Ability to work independently with light to moderate supervision in various areas of responsibility
- Excellent interpersonal skills, verbal/written communication skills and strong project management skills
- Strong proficiency with SQL language and its variation among popular databases
- Experience with relational databases
- Skilled at analyzing complicated SQL statements
- Knowledge of best practices when dealing with data profiling and data analysis
Compensation
Starting base salary: $101,231 - $172,355 per year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. This job is eligible for bonus and/or commissions.
*To be considered for this position you must meet at least these basic qualifications
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
INCLUSION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT
City National Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other basis protected by law.
ABOUT CITY NATIONAL
We start with a basic premise: Business is personal. Since day one we've always gone further than the competition to help our clients, colleagues and community flourish. City National Bank was founded in 1954 by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs and that legacy of integrity, community and unparalleled client relationships continues to drive phenomenal growth today. City National is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, one of North America's leading diversified financial services companies.