Erick Daniel Hidalgo Vázquez

Senior Data Governance professional with experience leading regional Data Governance initiatives across Latin America, with a strong technical background in Data Quality, Data Lineage, Metadata Management, Data Stewardship and Data Controls. Currently serving as Data Governance Lead for Latin America at Kellanova (Mars Snacking), collaborating with Data Owners, Data Stewards, business stakeholders and technology teams to establish governance standards, improve data quality, monitor controls, manage remediation initiatives and support compliance and audit activities. More than 10 years of experience across Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Lineage, ETL, Data Analytics and Business Intelligence, including experience in banking, consumer goods and technology environments.

Combines governance leadership with hands-on technical knowledge of SQL, Ab Initio, Metadata Hub, Collibra, Informatica Axon, Data Warehousing and legacy environments, enabling effective communication between business, data and technology teams.

Data Governance Lead Latin America - Kellanova - Queretaro

(2025-11)

• Lead the implementation and adoption of Data Governance policies, standards and guidelines across Latin America, aligning regional practices with global corporate data management frameworks.
• Coordinate regional Data Governance initiatives with Data Owners, Data Stewards, business stakeholders and technology teams, strengthening ownership, accountability and trust in critical data.
• Design and monitor Data Quality Controls, metrics and governance indicators, identifying data issues, risks, deviations and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Drive the management and remediation of data quality findings, incidents and control gaps, ensuring follow-up, accountability and effective resolution.
• Support data compliance, internal controls and audit activities, preparing governance documentation, evidence and analysis required by corporate reviews.
• Develop executive reporting, dashboards and governance indicators to provide leadership with visibility into Data Quality, risks, controls, compliance and remediation plans.
• Promote Data Governance, Data Quality, Metadata Management and Data Stewardship practices to increase data management maturity across the region.
• Key areas: Data Governance , Data Quality, Data Stewardship, Data Ownership, Metadata Management, Data Controls, Compliance, Audit, Remediation, Stakeholder Management.

Data Quality Specialist / Data Lineage Analyst - Banco Nacional de México - Mexico City

(2023-03 - 2025-06)

• Led analysis, design and continuous improvement initiatives for Data Quality in critical banking systems, identifying inconsistencies through Data Lineage analysis and ETL transformations.
• Applied SQL and Ab Initio to analyze data flows, validate business rules and identify data dependencies and transformation logic.
• Developed and maintained Data Lineage and technical documentation, ensuring traceability between source systems, transformations and target environments.
• Collaborated with Data Quality and remediation teams to resolve data issues and improve the reliability and consistency of critical information.
• Contributed to the definition of Data Quality SLAs, metrics and resolution standards, establishing structured monitoring and follow-up mechanisms.
• Designed a ticketing process for data concerns, improving prioritization, traceability and lifecycle management of data incidents.
• Created technical reports and dashboards to communicate data issues and findings to technology, analytics and business stakeholders.
• Key areas: Data Quality, Data Lineage, SQL, Ab Initio, Data Analysis, Business Rules, Data Remediation, Data SLAs, Metadata

Data Governance Specialist / Systems Integration Analyst - Banco Nacional de México - Mexico City

(2022-03 - 2023-03)

• Supported the integration and documentation of critical banking systems within Metadata Hub, strengthening visibility and traceability across enterprise data environments.
• Analyzed ETL processes and legacy systems including Mainframe, COBOL and Tandem to identify critical data attributes, dependencies and system relationships.
• Applied SQL to validate data structures, business rules and relationships supporting Data Governance, Data Modeling and migration initiatives.
• Documented data flows, transformations and technical dependencies, providing visibility to Risk, Audit and Architecture teams.
• Participated in Proof of Concepts for metadata and integration capabilities, supporting the evolution of the organization's data management ecosystem.
• Key areas: Data Governance · Metadata Management · Data Lineage · Ab Initio · Metadata Hub · SQL · Mainframe · COBOL · Data Integration

Data Analyst / Risk Analyst - Banco Nacional de México - Mexico City

(2021-10 - 2022-03)

• Analyzed financial products using ETL, SQL and data modeling to define and implement Key Risk Indicators (KRIs).
• Identified critical variables and risk exposure and integrated analytical metrics into the institutional Data Warehouse.
• Developed automated dashboards and reporting to support continuous monitoring of financial products and early risk detection.
• Documented data flows, business rules and technical validations to maintain traceability and data consistency.
• Led an analytical team responsible for technical deliverables, data validation and quality assurance.

Data Scientist - Grupo Arkon Data

(2021-04 - 2021-06)

Developed and supported Qlik Sense analytics solutions in Azure for clients across Mexico, Canada, UK, LAC and LAS. Automated dashboard monitoring and reduced support incidents by 40%.

Data Scientist / BI Specialist - Grupo Bimbo

(2019 - 2020)

Developed and migrated Qlik Sense dashboards, optimized data models and automated analytical processes supporting Marketing and operational teams.

BI Developer / Qlik Specialist / BI Migration Consultant - Grupo Bimbo

(2015-06 - 2018-11)

Led QlikView-to-Qlik Sense migration initiatives for Mexico, Brazil and LAC, implementing BI best practices, data modeling and dashboard governance.

Master's Degree - Data Science for Business - Universidad Tecnológica Latinoamericana En Línea (2024)

Bachelor's Degree - Computer Systems Engineering - Universidad Tecnológica Latinoamericana En Línea (2022)

Bachelor's Degree - Business Administration - UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DEL ESTADO DE MEXICO (2015 - 2019)

Technological High School - Nueva Escuela Tecnológica (2012 - 2015)