AI Readiness/Embedded Governance Strategy Lead

Truist Bank • Charlotte, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Accountable to design data architecture standards and solutions for the across data engineering, data platforms, AI / ML platforms, generative AI processes, self-service tools, data transformation tools. Further accountable for partnering with the technology and business teams to solution specific business processes and solutions.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in either computer science, analytics, data engineering, finance or equivalent degree
• At least 10 years of experience driving enterprise architecture, solution architecture, data architecture, data strategy, data execution, data engineering or software delivery
• Previous experience in defining, building and executing on an enterprise data management and governance program
• Expert problem solving skills and being able to define detailed strategies
• Expert in enterprise architecture, solution architecture and data architecture
• Expert in solution designs based upon business requirements
• Experience in meeting regulatory obligations and operating in a highly regulatory environment
• Experience in building a high performing team

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading AI readiness, data governance, data quality, lineage, and metadata management initiatives.
• Proven ability to embed governance, controls, and risk management into business processes and data product lifecycles.
• Experience partnering across Business, Technology, Risk, Compliance, Audit, and Data & Analytics organizations.
• Knowledge of AI/ML, Generative AI, Responsible AI, and model governance practices in regulated environments.
• Experience implementing data product operating models, business ownership frameworks, and stewardship programs.
• Strong executive communication, influence, and organizational change leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversees data architecture for a specific business unit/corporate function (BU / CF), while collaborating closely with Enterprise Architecture, and guiding teams to support evolving strategic business and technical enterprise initiatives.
• Responsible for aligning data projects to the standards of the data strategy, architecture and enterprise architecture.
• Accountable for defining the conceptual, logical, and physical data models for their specific BU / CF.
• Accountable and responsible for instituting data architecture methodology across each BU / CF, as well as overseeing standardized processes for managing and storing data models in a centralized model repository.
• Partner with the technology, data delivery teams and BU / CF teams to architect solutions to meet specific audit issues, controls issues, MRAs, MRIAs, MRBAs and self identified issues.
• Manage the application inventory for their specific BU / CF and mapping those to the data architecture methodology and proposing process changes related to Data Architecture.
• Responsible for providing data architecture review and approval for each BU / CF as part of the Architecture Review Board, model governance & ethical practices committee for AI.
• Translate BU / CF requirements into technical implementations and schemas; determine technical solutions that can fulfill business needs and requests.
• Design proof-of-concept system prototypes for specific BU / CF with proper architecture.
• Stay up to speed on emerging industry and technologies while bringing those new practices to Truist.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• disability
• accidental death and dismemberment
• tax-preferred savings accounts
• 401k plan
• vacation
• sick days
• paid holidays
• defined benefit pension plan
• restricted stock units
• deferred compensation plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree