Associate Data Operations

Assist in the development and implementation of a Data Quality Program within CMS. The individual will generate the methodologies, practices and processes for data quality metrics.



Help define the metrics requirements of our analysts by understanding how individuals, business units and clients use the data Working with Business Units to understand their current and future expectations on data accuracy, completeness and timeliness Developing the methodology to measure and report data metrics to Data Operations, Business Unit and S&P Senior Management teams. Use metrics results to drive toward true root cause of problems and institute changes for permanent prevention Provide general and detailed support for data projects in the CMS organization, to include setting up quality metric methodology around new data being collected and/or being a level of sign-off before accepting new content (third party or produced by CMS) into production products. Deliver recommendations of sources, workflow and process re-design focusing on higher quality deliverables for the business Conduct Data Audits on areas of content believed to be suspect or to ensure integrity in cases of potentially expanding audiences Ensuring the necessary level of quality control checks on data production are in place and providing the intended value to its users Working with technical and development teams to ensure appropriate implementation of data changes Contribute to the evolution of the Quality Program in an effort to push toward industry accepted best practices. Determine if newly emerging methodologies apply to CMS and if make recommendations for adoption within the Data CoE. This could include exposure to six-sigma concepts and other statistical methodologies used within the market to validate the quality of the data for our stakeholders.

Promoting Quality Awareness throughout the CMS organization. Preparing and providing training to individuals within the CMS organization to ensure every individual understands data quality and the impact of poor data quality. Using the findings of quality metrics to communicate the business impact of poor data quality on our business deliverables.

Contribute to overall CMS - Data Center of Excellence responsibilities

Determining causes and recommending and implementing solutions for data quality and data integrity issues.
REQUIREMENTS


This individual will be a contributor to the philosophies and practices of the Data Quality Program. The individual will also contribute directly to the strategic vision of the Data COE and its position within CMS and S&P. This will be visible as a result of quality improvements on the data being delivered to the end-user analysts as well as potentially improving the quality of the analysts own deliverables.. The individual will also be involved in detailed root cause analysis to address escalations and service impacting data issues.

Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance Advanced Degree Preferred Minimum of 5 years work experience Minimum 3 years experiences with financial data Understanding of basic statistical analysis Advanced communication skills (written and oral) Advanced problem solving skills Advanced multi-tasking skills Advanced group facilitation skills Ability to work well within the context of a team Ability to meet strict deadlines Good decision making skills Intermediate leadership skills Experience with data mining tools are a plus (Trillium)