RUKAYAT Bukola OLUMOH

• Lead the development and implementation of comprehensive data governance strategies, policies, and procedures
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining processes for ensuring accuracy, completeness, and consistency of organizational data assets
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with data protection regulations (e.g
• GDPR) and industry standards, conducting audits and assessments as needed
• Overseeing the implementation of robust data security measures, including access controls, encryption, and data masking techniques
• Responsible for defining and managing metadata standards to facilitate data lineage, discovery, and understanding
• Advocate for data privacy best practices, implementing policies and procedures to safeguard sensitive information and mitigate risks
• Responsible for providing training and support to staff across the organization on data governance principles, policies, and tools
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including IT, legal, compliance, and business units, to align data governance initiatives with business objectives
• Responsible for drive continuous improvement efforts in data governance processes and technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Notable Achievements:

· Data Compliance Transformation: In my role as a Data Management and Governance Analyst, I spearheaded a comprehensive overhaul of our data compliance practices. By identifying and addressing key compliance risks, I implemented tailored solutions that ensured adherence to regulations across the organization. Through effective communication and training initiatives, I fostered a culture of compliance and accountability, resulting in improved data integrity and reduced organizational risk. This achievement underscored the importance of data management in supporting organizational goals and safeguarding against potential liabilities.

· Data Governance Empowerment: I spearheaded the enhancement of our data governance framework, aiming to bolster decision-making processes. By instituting standardized data classification and ownership protocols, I elevated data reliability and accessibility. The resulting improvements empowered stakeholders with more accurate and readily available data, amplifying the impact of informed decision-making across the organization.

• Responsible for creating and executing Data Governance Frameworks relevant to all data-related policies, processes, and procedures to guarantee full compliance with data protection regulations
• Responsible for facilitating the integration of siloed data to the central data repository (data warehouse)
• Establish and govern the enterprise data governance framework implementation including strategic priorities for development of data driven capabilities
• Development and implementation of data quality standards, data protection standards and adoption requirements across the enterprise
• Established data quality standards and metrics and monitored adherence through regular audits and assessments
• Identified root causes of data quality issues and implemented corrective actions to address underlying problems
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define data quality requirements and specifications for new systems and data integrations
• Responsible for developing and delivering data quality training programs to educate stakeholders and promote data stewardship
• Led initiatives for data quality assessment processes to identify and address data inconsistencies, redundancies, and inaccuracies, resulting in improved data accuracy and reliability.

Notables Achievements:

· Metadata Management: Led metadata management strategy, driving the identification of data inaccuracies, inconsistencies, and gaps. Orchestrated data synchronization efforts and oversaw the creation of a golden record, ensuring the organization operates with clean, standardized data, thereby enhancing decision-making, operational efficiency across departments and eliminating silos.

· Data Quality: I spearheaded our data quality strategy by conducting root cause analyses of issues, pinpointing areas for improvement. This led to the implementation of targeted review and audit processes, ensuring ongoing data accuracy. Additionally, I drove the automation of our staff account onboarding, eliminating human error and enhancing efficiency. Securing buy-in from management and stakeholders, I fostered a culture of data integrity and continuous improvement.

· Data Governance Framework: I spearheaded the successful implementation of our data governance framework, crafting tailored policies and procedures. Through engagement and collaboration, I ensured widespread adoption and compliance across the organization, establishing a culture of accountability and driving long-term success in data management.

• Managed data governance initiatives, overseeing the development of data policies, standards, and procedures to support data management and ensure regulatory compliance
• Responsible for minimizing data privacy threats by regularly monitoring the Bank's data protection framework, maintaining a central register for data processing activities, retention period, data subjects' rights, and data breaches, and carrying out Data Protection Impact Assessments on new projects
• Collaborated with IT and security teams to implement data protection measures, including encryption, access controls, and data masking, to protect sensitive information from unauthorized access and data breaches
• Conducted training sessions and workshops to raise awareness of data governance and data protection principles among staff and stakeholders
• Spearheaded the Data Audit filings as mandated by the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau.

Notable Achievements

· Annual Data Audit: As the lead for the Bank's data protection initiative, I orchestrated the timely filing of our annual data audit, ensuring adherence to compliance standards and mitigating potential liabilities. By spearheading this critical process, I safeguarded the organization from legal risks, underscoring the importance of meticulous data management practices.

· Data Protection Sensitization: I spearheaded the development and implementation of the data protection strategy for the bank, driving awareness among all members regarding the importance of data protection and compliance. Through targeted initiatives and training programs, I sensitized staff members about their roles and responsibilities in safeguarding sensitive information. This approach not only enhanced data security but also fostered a culture of compliance and accountability across the organization.

• Engage business teams to understand business challenges, define analytics questions, and build and evaluate analysis outcomes (Data Products) including interactive reports and dashboards
• Collaborate with Analytics Team to deliver on key analytics projects
• This will include data provisioning, exploratory data analysis, data visualization and in some instances, statistical modelling
• Champion the analytics process – from business understanding, data understanding, data preparation, data modelling, evaluation, and deployment; lead by example and by training business stakeholders with varying technical and non-technical backgrounds
• Use data to create models that depict trends in the customer base and the consumer population.

Notable Achievements:

· Application Analysis: I conducted a comprehensive analysis of our major applications, benchmarking them against those of other financial institutions. The insights gleaned from this analysis were instrumental in identifying areas for improvement and implementing necessary updates and corrections. By leveraging these findings, we were able to enhance the functionality and user experience of our major applications, ensuring their alignment with industry standards and meeting the evolving needs of our customers.