Data Quality Specialist

Fitch Group is currently seeking a Data Quality Specialist based out of our London or Manchester office.

As a leading, global financial information services provider, Fitch Group delivers vital credit and risk insights, robust data, and dynamic tools to champion more efficient, transparent financial markets. With over 100 years of experience and colleagues in over 30 countries, Fitch Group’s culture of credibility, independence, and transparency is embedded throughout its structure, which includes Fitch Ratings, one of the world’s top three credit ratings agencies, and Fitch Solutions, a leading provider of insights, data and analytics. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst.

Fitch\’s Technology & Data Team is a dynamic department where innovation meets impact. Our team includes the Chief Data Office, Chief Software Office, Chief Technology Office, Emerging Technology, Shared Technology Services, Technology, Risk and the Executive Program Management Office (EPMO).Driven by our investment in cutting-edge technologies like AI and cloud solutions, we’re home to a diverse range of roles and backgrounds united by a shared passion for leveraging modern technology to drive projects that matter to our organization and clients. We are also proud to be recognized by Built In as a “Best Place to Work in Technology” 3 years in a row. Whether you\’re an experienced professional or just starting your career, we offer an exciting and supportive environment where you can grow, innovate, and make a difference.

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About the Team

You’ll be joining the Data Governance Team within the Chief Data Office and working with stakeholders across the Fitch Group and various locations

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• By working with Data Owner and Stewards to design and implement their respective data quality operating models, identify data quality standards and articulate data quality rules and thresholds
• By working with our Tech partners to develop the standards, processes and tools to deploy modern data quality monitoring as part of a federated data quality framework
• By project managing framework adoption to completion for prioritised datasets

You May be a Good Fit if:

• You have 5+ years’ work experience in data quality and/or data management related role; emphasis on data remediation and issue management.
• You have a strong command of data governance and data management best practices, tools, disciplines and business and technology issues related to management of enterprise information assets
• You have extensive experience working with tools used to support data profiling and data quality
• You have a proven ability to drive change within an agile matrix structure
• You demonstrate strong stakeholder management with an ability to communicate and coordinate change initiatives across stakeholders with different levels of seniority and technical ability
• You have strong analytical skills with the ability to identify, quantify and effectively raise business risks associated with data quality
• You are proficient in the following data skills/techniques – Business Process Modeling, Data Profiling, Metadata management, Data Quality Monitoring and Issue Management

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Experience in the Financial Services industry (Ratings sub-industry a plus)
• Experience of working in a data domain as a data producer and/or consumer
• Practical knowledge or experience of working with Data Management frameworks, e.g., DAMA
• Practical knowledge of Soda DQ, and/or Collibra
• A Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Information Technology or Business Administration, knowledge in database development and administration.

Why Choose Fitch:

• Hybrid Work Environment: 2 to 3 days a week in office required based on your line of business and location
• A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated trainings, leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity
• Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals
• Promoting Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical, mental, financial, social, and occupational wellbeing
• Supportive Parenting Policies: Family-friendly policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively
• Inclusive Work Environment : A collaborative workplacewhere all voices are valued, withEmployee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe
• Dedication to Giving Back: Paid volunteer days, matched funding for donations and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interest or any appearance of a conflict of interest.Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

Fitch is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluatequalified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

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