Data Governance Quality

Dennis Manyanga

Phone: 252-***-**** Email: ********.*@*****.***

State: North Carolina

Professional Summary

Data Governance and Management professional with extensive experience in ensuring compliance with Enterprise Data Management policies, metadata management, data quality, and regulatory adherence. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement data governance frameworks, develop business and technical metadata, and establish data lineage strategies. Proven expertise in assessing and enhancing data quality control frameworks, engaging with business and technology partners to document key applications, and ensuring compliance with data governance policies. Strong background in SQL, data dictionaries, data lineage, risk mitigation, and control testing. Recognized for exceptional communication skills, ability to influence stakeholders, and a strategic approach to data governance initiatives.

Core Skills Areas

Data Governance & Compliance (Data Policies, Metadata Management, Data Lineage, Data Quality Control)

Metadata Management (Business Dictionaries, Data Glossaries, Technical Metadata, Lineage Documentation)

Data Quality & Controls (Assessment, Rules Development, Monitoring, KPI/KRI/KCI Development)

Regulatory Compliance (BCBS-239, GDPR, SOX, CCPA, Basel, FFIEC, PCI-DSS)

Data Management Policy Implementation

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

SQL Query Writing & Data Analysis

Process Optimization & Risk Mitigation

JIRA & Agile Frameworks

Advanced Excel (Data Analysis & Reporting)

Career Overview

Data Governance Lead Consultant Griffin IT Services

Client: Credit Suisse May 2022 – Present

Ensured compliance with Enterprise Data Management Policy by documenting business dictionaries, technical metadata, and data lineage for key applications.

Work closely with business and technical teams to collect and validate business metadata, ensuring proper documentation and governance.

Drive compliance activities by accessing data quality controls, recommending data quality monitoring rules, and ensuring preventive data governance measures.

Develop data dictionaries, glossaries, and metadata templates, ensuring alignment with enterprise governance strategy.

Assist in the end-to-end documentation of data lineage and assess control adequacy across key applications.

Lead the execution of data governance initiatives, collaborating with cross-functional teams to establish best practices in metadata management.

Partner with QA teams to ensure all artifacts meet data governance standards and regulatory compliance requirements.

Facilitate governance committee meetings to drive strategic data governance discussions and report compliance status.

Information Management Analyst Wintrust Financial Sept. 2018 – Mar. 2022

Ensured compliance with data governance policies by conducting Confidentiality & Privacy Impact Assessments (CPIA) to identify and mitigate privacy risks.

Developed and implemented data retention policies, classification frameworks, and compliance measures to enhance governance standards.

Conducted risk assessments on data storage systems, access controls, and vendor solutions to maintain regulatory compliance.

Assisted in designing automated data governance solutions and improving metadata documentation processes.

Utilized Tableau and Excel for data analytics, tracking governance performance, and creating compliance reports.

Data Management Consultant Deloitte SA Jan. 2016 – Aug. 2018

Client: Barclays (ABSA) Jan. 2016 – Aug. 2018

Led the implementation of data governance policies and metadata management frameworks using Collibra.

Developed and maintained business dictionaries, data glossaries, and lineage documentation for key banking applications.

Conducted assessments of data quality controls, recommending improvements to enhance compliance with BCBS-239 and GDPR.

Executed SQL-based data analysis to identify governance gaps and improve data quality management.

Facilitated cross-functional data governance training to enhance awareness and adherence to enterprise data policies.

Education

Master of Science in Data Science – Eastern University Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics – Bindura University

Certifications

Certifications:

Professional certificate in IBM Data Science

Certified Collibra Data Governance Data Scientist

Certified Data Steward

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