Utah Retirement Systems · 22 hours ago
Investment Project and Data Governance Supervisor
UT-Salt Lake City
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$103K/yr - $103K/yr
2+ years expUtah Retirement Systems is dedicated to serving Utah public employees with retirement and insurance benefits. The Project and Data Governance Supervisor is responsible for overseeing key projects and ensuring robust data governance practices across the organization, managing project timelines, coordinating teams, and enforcing data policies to drive efficiency and compliance.
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Responsibilities
Leads strategic data-driven projects, ensuring alignment with business goals, regulatory requirements, and operational priorities
Develops project plans, including scope, timeline, resource allocation, and risk assessment
Manages cross-functional relationships, facilitating communication between data governance, IT, compliance, and affected business units
Monitors project performance, identifies bottlenecks, and implements corrective actions to keep initiatives on track
Ensures stakeholder engagement, conducting regular status updates and facilitating decision-making processes
Drives process improvement initiatives, leveraging automation, technology, and data insights
Establishes and enforces data governance policies, ensuring consistency, quality, and security of data assets
Implements data governance tools, ensuring effective metadata management, data lineage tracking, and auditing processes
Ensures data accuracy and integrity by developing governance frameworks for data validation, cleansing, and reconciliation
Defines data access controls and policies, collaborating with IT security teams to enforce role-based permissions
Facilitates training and awareness programs on data governance best practices for Investment’s employees and business partners
Develops risk mitigation strategies to address data inconsistencies, security vulnerabilities, and regulatory changes
Leads operational workflow enhancements, ensuring seamless integration between project management and data governance initiatives
Collaborates with executive leadership, providing insights on data-driven decision-making and project efficiency
Monitors industry trends in project management methodologies and data governance standards, ensuring the Investment department remains compliant and competitive
Takes on additional responsibilities as required by senior leadership to support evolving operational and governance needs
Ensures all team deadlines and responsibilities are met. Develops team members to maximize potential, helps team members meet goals, welcomes newcomers, and promotes a team atmosphere
Supervises training, sets employee goals, coaches, delegates assignments, coordinates special training, maintains quality control, and sets goals and priorities in a timely and efficient manner
Supervises the day-to-day operations of the Project and Data Governance team and monitors workflow to assure timely completion
Assists and makes recommendations in evaluating worker performance, job retention, advancement, discipline, and discharge. Participates in recruitment and selection process for new hires
Maintains regular and reliable attendance
Maintains strict confidentiality
Performs other related duties as required
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree in business management, computer science, computer information systems, accounting, finance, or a related field and two (2) years of full-time project management experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience using appropriate project management tools such as Team Foundation Server (TFS), Microsoft Project, Visio, and all Office Tools
Strong technical acumen with the ability to translate business needs into technical language and vice versa
Strong data analysis skills utilizing SQL, SQL Reporting Services, Excel, Tableau, or other business intelligence tools
Strong understanding of data extraction, transformation, and load process
Software end-user change management strategy and execution
Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills with the ability to execute with limited information and ambiguity
Strong knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment
Use strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands
Lead investment development projects and ensure objectives, goals, and commitments are met
Budgeting current year expenses, capital expenses, and budgeting timelines
Financial calculations that are included in a detailed record keeping systems, including posting of contributions and expenses, calculation of adjustments, and calculations of performance metrics
Future value and net present value
Cost benefit analysis to help determine succeeding steps in projects
Excellent communication skills including interpersonal skills such as mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building
Strong communicator skilled at stakeholder management (setting and managing expectations) and ability to communicate with all levels of the organization
Adept at negotiating and able to resolve conflict and adapt to different approaches using a variety of tactics
Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating
Developing status reports, PowerPoint presentations, and presenting
Writing Request for Proposals (RFP's) and other proposals
Follow written and verbal instructions
Use knowledge and understanding of business needs to establish/maintain high level of customer trust and confidence
Lead teams
Be flexible to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities
Use analytical and creative problem-solving skills
Prioritize work
Perform within deadlines
Work well in a team environment as well as independently
Multi-task by handling a variety of duties in a timely and efficient manner
Follow through with assignments
Deal effectively with stress caused by workload and time deadlines
Demonstrate judgment, high integrity, and personal values consistent with the values of URS
Preferred
Master's degree preferred
Agile experience using SCRUM/Agile methodologies with enterprise-level application development projects is preferred
Six Sigma and/or Lean Six Sigma Black Belt preferred
Project Management Institute – Project Management Professional (PMP), Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA), Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), or equivalent certification is preferred
Company
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah Retirement Systems provides retirement and insurance services.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Rob Dolphin, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Dave Bjarnason, CFA
Chief Compliance Officer - Investments
Recent News
2023-05-17
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