Bhavana Kumar
Senior Consultant, Risk Management Governance & Controls @CIBC
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Consultant, Risk Management Governance & Controls @CIBC
Toronto, ON, CA
Lead enterprise data governance and data quality initiatives across 14 Risk Management segments, ensuring alignment with enterprise data policies and regulatory standards.• Design and implement data governance frameworks for 34 applications within Risk, including identification of critical data elements (CDEs), metadata management and data lineage documentation• Support master data management (MDM) practices, ensuring integrity and consistency of critical risk, reference, and master data across enterprise systems.• Support the definition and hierarchical structuring of risk data domains (Levels 1–3), contributing to the mapping of data assets under each domain to improve data organization, governance, and traceability.• Capture CDEs, business glossaries and support metadata onboarding (technical and business metadata enrichment) in IGC or Microsoft Purview. Support execution of data quality rules in IDQ.• Led the DCAM (Data Management Capability Assessment Model) assessment within the risk spoke by engaging key stakeholders, gathering and analyzing evidence, and identifying areas for improvement. • Developed metadata management, data quality management, and data sharing management processes within risk in alignment with the enterprise data policies and associated standards. This included defining clear responsibilities for data stewardship, establishing procedures for capturing and maintaining metadata, implementing data quality checks and monitoring, and facilitating secure and compliant data sharing across business units. • Support enterprise audit, lead governance attestations and key control execution ensuring compliance and effectiveness.• Collaborate with senior management and peers within Risk Management, Enterprise Data Management Office to identify and develop action plans for data management, governance and project delivery issues.
EDUCATION
The National Institute Of Engineering, Mysore
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Schulich School of Business - York University
Masters of Management, Business Administration and Management, General
ABOUT BHAVANA KUMAR
DCAM-certified data governance and data quality consultant with strong experience leading enterprise data governance, metadata management, and data quality initiatives within risk management. Proven expertise in implementing data governance frameworks, defining data quality rules, managing data lineage, and supporting master data management programs. Familiar with IDQ, IGC, and Microsoft Purview, with strong SQL skills for data analysis, validation, and reconciliation. Trusted advisor to business and technology stakeholders, driving business requirements, planning and execution of data management initiatives that improve data accuracy, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency.
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