Data Governance Quality

AHMED ULLAH

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P R O F E S S I O N A L S U M M A R Y

Results-oriented Data Governance Analyst with expertise in data quality, regulatory reporting, Collibra, UAT testing, stakeholder engagement, and data quality controls. Proven track record in designing and implementing data governance strategies to ensure data integrity, compliance, and regulatory requirements. Skilled in analyzing data quality issues, implementing data cleansing methodologies, and establishing effective data quality controls. Experienced in leveraging Collibra Data Governance Platform to streamline data governance processes, manage metadata, and enhance data stewardship. Strong ability to conduct UAT testing, ensuring accurate and reliable data for reporting purposes. Adept at engaging stakeholders across the organization to drive data governance initiatives and foster a culture of data-driven decision-making. Committed to delivering high-quality data governance solutions that support business objectives and regulatory compliance.

E X P E R I E N C E

Data Governance Analyst/Document Control Specialist SMBC Bank New York, NY Jan 2024 - Current

Strengthened governance processes to ensure regulatory compliance across all lines of defense.

Managed the central document repository, overseeing thousands of policy and procedure documents.

Conducted metadata reconciliation and cleansing to maintain data integrity.

Produced monthly metrics and reports for senior management on document review cycles.

Supported the lodging, updating, and retiring of documents in the new document management system

Collaborated with regulatory teams to integrate upcoming changes into governance frameworks.

Utilized data analysis to identify trends and provide actionable insights for governance Improvements.

Sr. Data Governance Analyst

Dropbox San Francisco, CA May 2023– December 2023

Created Data Governance operating model and org structure for Dropbox.

Implemented and Administered Collibra Data Governance: Setup Business Glossary, Workflows,

Data Governance Assets, Setup users and Data Catalog.

Worked on Connecting Collibra tool with various systems.

Documented Data Governance best practices.

Customize workflows in Collibra based on the Governance model Roles and Responsibilities.

Performed an end-to-end data lineage assessment and documentation for Critical Metrics.

Kicked off Data Lineage program.

Provided regular status reports to the management.

Used Lucid Chart to draw business process swim lane diagrams. Governance /Regulatory Reporting Analyst

MUFG Union Bank San Francisco Jan 2022–Apr 2023

Worked on Data Governance for Asset & wealth management data, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS 239) and IHC Regulatory projects collecting evidence of control adherence for centralized repository storage

Data governance controls & general regulatory & risk reporting

Monitoring data controls and tracking controls that are implemented and documented

Reporting to Director of RSS Project Shared Services Group and Business Analyst Center of Excellence

Focused on Data evidence, data controls and data management for regulatory reporting and audit reviews and audit processes

Assisted Data Governance Office in designing policies for different data domains like corporate, security master, KYC, Pricing, and holdings data

Worked with Collibra to automate data governance artifacts, data governance assets and workflows

Used Visio to document data flows, system flows and process flows

Assisted Data Governance manager in preparing working group meeting agendas and meeting minutes

Did end to end data assessment and documentation for CDEs

Used various methods to shortlist and finalize CDEs

Assisted in designing data quality rules working with data stewards Rules

Reporting to Director of RSS Project Shared Services Group and Business Analyst Center of Excellence of management.

Worked with both waterfall and agile methodologies

Documented data lineage as technical and business assets

Responsible for Documenting Lineage of Corporate Risk Metrics cross functional areas including Liquidity Risk, Compliance Risk, Operational Risk, Credit Risk, Capital Risk and Market Risk

Assisted with data governance policies and implemented same by working with data owners and data stewards

Linked data lineage to data quality and business glossary work within overall data governance

Interviewed various business and technical users to trace business and technical lineage and documented using Excel and Visio

Created business glossary for various data domains

Documented data quality rules by working with data stewards and custodians

Worked on Data Mapping and data validation of various data domains

Performed data profiling on source systems that are required by Subject matter experts

Worked on implementing data governance framework, data lineage and data quality setup

Worked with business partners to elicit high level requirements and capture business needs to define issues and primary objectives of new projects.

Validated results and performed quality assurance to assess accuracy of data. Data Governance Consultant, Lead

Charles Scwabb Dallas, TX Jan 2020-Dec 2021

Part Of Corporate Risk Management team within firm

Responsible for implementing Data Governance across corporate risk management's

Worked on Risk Data Aggregation and Risk Reporting (RDARR)

Implemented Data Governance using Microsoft Visio, Excel, Collibra and IBM's IG (Information Governance Catalog)

Worked in Data Governance Office (DGO) to evolve data population methods into Collibra (Business Metadata)

Implemented Metadata within Data Governance program

Led Kick off session meeting for all Business/IT SMEs to educate Data Governance

Worked in setting up Collibra workflows, policy manager and dictionary

Acted as Collibra Admin to support Data Governance office

Worked with Data Management/ETL teams to upload documented Data Lineage into IBM's Information Governance Catalog (IGC)

Performed end to end Data Lineage assessment and documentation for Metric's

Interviewed Stakeholder's (Subject Matter Experts) to capture current/future state lineage for Risk Appetite Monitoring Metrics (RAMM) and Key Risk Appetite Metrics (KRAM)

Responsible for Documenting Lineage of Corporate Risk Metrics cross functional areas including Liquidity Risk, Compliance Risk, Operational Risk, Credit Risk, Capital Risk and Market Risk

Documented Data Lineage in Microsoft Visio to get visual representations of Process and Work/Dataflow

Created Data Quality reports/scores Dashboard using Tableau

Developed naming conventions and taxonomy standards in Microsoft Visio that served as starting point for other subsequent teams standing up Data Governance program.

Data Governance Analyst

Russell Investments New York Jan 2019-Dec 2019

Assisted Data Governance Office in designing policies for different data domains

Assisted in designing data quality rules working with data stewards

Used SQL to analyze data on SQL Server and Oracle data bases to identify CDEs and related KPIs

Analyzed various Tableau reports, crystal reports to understand data usage and related business rules

Documented data lineage by technical and business domains

Assisted with data governance policies and implemented same by working with data owners and data stewards

Interviewed various business and technical users to trace business and technical lineage and documented using Excel and Visio

Created business glossary for various data domains

Documented data quality rules by working with data stewards and custodians

Used SQL to join data from multiple database sources and create data reconciliation framework

Worked on Data Mapping and data validation of various data domains

Worked on Data validation using complex Excel functions like VLOOKUP's, Power Pivot and VBA Macros

Worked with Collibra to automate data governance artifacts

Did end to end data assessment and documentation for CDEs

Used various methods to shortlist and finalize CDEs

Performed data profiling on source systems that are required by Subject matter experts

Worked on implementing data governance framework, data lineage and data quality setup.

Database Analyst/Domain Analyst

Janus Capital Group Sep 2016-Dec 2018

Worked with application owner in bringing applications under compliance according to regulatory report

Assisted in bringing these applications under compliance with Enterprise Data governance policy in place

Assisted in creating Data Dictionaries by working with Application business data owners and technical data managers

Assisted in finding Core data elements which are critical for business

Ensuring Core data elements have Data quality controls around them

Performed Data Quality checks and wrote Data Quality rules

Applied Preventative and Detective data quality controls around critical data elements to ensure quality of data.

Interviewed several stakeholders in gathering all information required to comply with Data governance policies

Gathering requirements from Governance team ensuring compliance activities are in place

Worked extensively with MS Excel, Microsoft Visio and MS Word

Managed changes and updates in application business data owner changes in Collibra.

Sr. Data Analyst

Wells Fargo Summit NJ Aug 2014- Aug 2016

Extensively analyzed investment reference data, Security Master, Positions, Trades, and Pricing data.

Worked on migrating trading platforms from Bloomberg AIM to Blackrock Aladdin.

Implemented reconciliation framework to compare positions between trading, accounting, and custodian systems.

Collaborated with data quality teams to resolve data quality issues and document data quality controls.

Created data requirements and worked with ETL developers for successful implementation of transformation logic.

Supported data management, including Eagle Pace data upload, export, and stored procedures.

Coordinated with business users to translate BI requirements into visual graphs using Tableau.

Conducted requirements gathering meetings and documented functional and technical specifications.

Designed workflow and use case diagrams using UML modeling tools.

Assisted in creating business process reviews, business requirement documents, and user requirement documents.

Created test strategy plans and supported testing teams during UAT. EDUCATION

Bachelors of Commerce Management Information Systems SRM University India May 2012

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