Data Designer I (US)

Work Location:
Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States of America

Hours:
40

Pay Details:
$67,000 - $127,000 USD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Line of Business:
Technology Solutions
Job Description:

The Data Designer I gathers and translates business data extraction and consumption requirements into technical specifications, ensure proper data ingestion, curation, and consumption. This role clarifies solution designs that support business strategies and analytical initiatives, especially when requirements are unclear. This role documents, prototypes and validates current and future state data flow processes. This role provides subject matter expertise by identifying relevant business processes affecting data curation and explaining their impact on data.

Day to day: This role will work in the technology team of the Data group of the bank and will work closely with Analytics teams to provide all the support for back-end data requirements

Depth & Scope:

• Experienced working professional role providing specialized business support, within their own area of specialty
• Requires experienced, conceptual and practical knowledge within their own specialty
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and fluent in at least one programming language
• Leads projects or work streams within broader projects with moderate risk and may be accountable for managing ongoing activities processes and functional programs
• Accountable for own work and sometimes others; acts as an escalation point or knowledge resource for others in their own area
• Experience working with very large datasets and familiarity with big data technologies
• Able to work with minimal direction on multiple projects and priorities
• Keeps abreast of rapid business and technology innovation within business information management field
• Familiar with visualization tools

Education & Experience:

• Undergraduate degree or Technical Certificate, and/or;
• 2+ years of relevant experience from a business administration, statistical, mathematical, scientific or financial background

Customer Accountabilities:

• Develops and promotes data models using industry standard modeling tools
• Assesses business requirements by researching / analyzing and documenting business data requirements
• Defines, builds and manages data dictionary / catalog for respective data platforms, systems / servers /applications
• Ensures metadata and data lineage is captured and compatible with enterprise metadata and data management tools and processes
• Runs quality assurance reports and resolve data integrity issues to ensure accurate reporting and data records
• Gathers, reviews, analyzes, profiles, validates, and maps system data into the prototyping solution for further integration within data warehouse
• Ensures reporting and analytical business needs are met
• Develops solutions and recommendations for improving data quality and data integrity issues
• Analyzes data issues and work with development teams to resolve issues
• Understands data initiatives and capabilities, data governance principles and how they apply to the business segment
• Ensures business data and information is retained and disposed in compliance with enterprise data standards, policies and guidelines
• Contributes to various data activities and processes as assigned
• Is knowledgeable of practices and procedures within own area of responsibility and keep updated on emerging trends for own functional area
• Protects the interests of the organization - identifies and manages risks, and escalates non-standard, high risk activities as necessary
• Participates in and help implement continuous process / improvements
• Identifies, recommends and effectively executes standard practices applicable to the discipline
• Adheres to internal policies / procedures and applicable regulatory guidelines
• Keeps updated on emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assess potential impacts; Maintains a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite

Shareholder Accountabilities:

• Collaborates with technology and business teams to ensure alignment and successful delivery of data solutions
• Facilitates data analysis and investigations for business users and QA teams, assists with data issues and validates business cases during development and testing phases
• Provides support on business impact post-implementation, ensures the data solution meets the intended business outcomes during the warranty period
• Coordinates business requirements with technical teams with a goal of ensuring smooth integration of data into source code repositories and promoting effective source code management practices
• Is an active participant of business and technical design reviews, ensures that data architectures meet both operational and business objectives
• Raises and manages change requests in collaboration with business stakeholders, supports release management processes and ensuring timely delivery
• Understands data governance and data management initiatives to ensure business requirements align with enterprise data governance policies
• Ensures business metadata and data lineage are well-documented and integrated with enterprise metadata management tools, facilitates better business understanding
• Adheres to best practices for data security, ensures both technical and business aspects are protected from common vulnerabilities
• Documents business requirements and technical decisions, ensures risks, lessons learned, and enhancement opportunities are communicated across teams
• Helps safeguarding the organization's interests by identifying business risks, while ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory guidelines
• Stays current on industry trends, grows knowledge of business processes, data tools, and best practices to improve collaboration between business and technology teams
• Adheres to internal policies / procedures and applicable regulatory guidelines

Employee/Team Accountabilities:

• Participates fully as a member of the team, supports a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensures timely communication of issues / points of interest
• Supports the team by continuously enhancing knowledge / expertise in own area and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit
• Keeps current on emerging trends / developments and grows knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques
• Participates in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team
• Keeps others informed and up-to-date about the status / progress of projects and/or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities
• Contributes to the success of the team by willingly assisting others in the completion and performance of work activities; provides training, coaching and/or guidance as appropriate
• Contributes to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce
• Acts as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally

Physical Requirements:

Never: 0%; Occasional: 1-33%; Frequent: 34-66%; Continuous: 67-100%

• Domestic Travel - Occasional
• International Travel - Never
• Performing sedentary work - Continuous
• Performing multiple tasks - Continuous
• Operating standard office equipment - Continuous
• Responding quickly to sounds - Occasional
• Sitting - Continuous
• Standing - Occasional
• Walking - Occasional
• Moving safely in confined spaces - Occasional
• Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.) - Occasional
• Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.) - Never
• Squatting - Occasional
• Bending - Occasional
• Kneeling - Never
• Crawling - Never
• Climbing - Never
• Reaching overhead - Never
• Reaching forward - Occasional
• Pushing - Never
• Pulling - Never
• Twisting - Never
• Concentrating for long periods of time - Continuous
• Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations - Continuous
• Reading, writing and comprehending instructions - Continuous
• Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing - Continuous

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. The listed or specified responsibilities & duties are considered essential functions for ADA purposes.

Who We Are:
TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you've got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we're here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing - and so will you.

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Additional Information:
We're delighted that you're considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we're committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Colleague Development
If you're interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You'll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD - and we're committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you've got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
We'll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

If you are an applicant with a disability and need accommodations to complete the application process, email the TD Bank US Workplace Accommodations Program at USWAPTDO@td.com. Include your full name, best way to reach you, and the accommodation needed to assist you with the application process.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.