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The Senior Manager of Data Risk Management will be part of the team responsible for ensuring compliance with the Enterprise Data Risk Management Policy within the Enterprise Acquisition Products & Platforms (EAPP) organization. This role will be responsible for identifying critical data, maintaining data definitions, classifying data, supporting data sourcing / usage requests, evaluating Data Risk Controls, and confirming Data Incidents are remediated. The candidate will partner across business units, technology teams, and product / platform teams to define and implement the data governance strategy, monitor and manage data risks, resolve data / platform issues, and drive consistency, usability, and governance of specific product data across the organization.
Responsibilities :
- Advance the established data governance principles, policies, and programs for stewardship, advocacy and custodianship of data
- Support management of Data Risks for the business unit, in coordination with relevant supporting roles, as described in the Enterprise Data Risk Management Policy
- Identify data incidents, perform root-cause-analysis of data incidents, and drive remediation of audit and regulatory feedback.
- Coordinate with Business Units and other Business Unit Data Offices to ensure system-level lineage is documented completely and accurately
- Assist in the identification of data risk, working with upstream data providers, downstream business partners, as well as technology teams
- Partner closely with colleagues to support establishment and execution of a multi-year roadmap based on enterprise data objectives
- Collaborate with data owners and users to modify or implement new repeatable and reliable business processes to effectively manage data
Qualifications :
5+ years of work experience relating to the creation and execution of formal data governance and / or data management programsMinimum 2 years of experience in data governance or related domain at a large financial institutionUnderstanding of and experience with Data Management and Data Governance concepts (e.g., metadata, lineage, data quality)Demonstrable experience driving meaningful improvements in business value through data management and strategyAbility to work with white space to design and complete solutions to solve sophisticated challengesHigh-caliber communication skills, both in terms of preparing presentations and delivering a updates to large audiences and senior leadersBachelor’s degree in Finance, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or other similar fieldGuardian