Data Governance Foundation Group Manager

Citi•New York, NY

About The Position

Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Responsible for handling resource management and allocation of work within the team/project. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of the program / project and associated dependencies Oversee data governance and/or Data Risk and Controls and work closely with business/functions to ensure practices are embedded throughout the enterprise Ownership of policy adoption plans, compliance metrics, communication and training Ownership of delivery and ultimate closure of corrective action plans completely, accurately and on-time Coordination with other regional Chief Data Office (CDO) teams to ensure consistent treatment of findings, corrective actions plans and response to 2nd/3rd line of defense reviews Leads reengineering efforts in business's methodology, strategy, and organizational goals Provides advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business Produces recommendations for enterprise-wide guiding principles, policies, processes and practices Determines requirements for and prioritize development of new enterprise-wide principles, policies, processes and practices as needed Develop strong relationships with the different Risk functions to ensure appropriate levels of communication to drive awareness as well as to collect feedback to support process improvement Assist in the development and ongoing maintenance of a set of Risk-owned procedure documents which will be used to direct functional teams within Risk on how to implement the policy standards Contribute to the adherence of ‘best practices' related to data management, implementation of controls, and escalation of detected exceptions across the Risk organization Assist with managing execution of Regulatory and Internal Audit Corrective Action Plans related to Risk data and coordinating responses and execution plans across Functional Data teams Support the Data governance forums to communicate status, risks and issues related to the relevant forum with escalation to senior management where appropriate Assist with data risk and controls governance initiatives such as ensuring adequately designed controls are in place to mitigate inherent risks, support Management Control Assessments to monitor and measure control effectiveness, etc. 10+ years of relevant experience in Banking, Financial Services, plus 6-10 years of Managerial experience Deep subject matter expertise around Data Governance and/or Data risk, control framework and policy development Demonstrates consistent track record of having worked as a Program or Project Manager, or working on large, strategic cross-functional projects Strong business analysis competency with historic success in shaping opportunities via conceptual thinking and abstract problem-solving capabilities Communicates effectively, develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences; able to drive consensus, and influence relationships at all levels Collaborates effectively by building partnerships and working well with others to meet shared objectives Ability to gain confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity and authenticity Strong negotiation, influencing and stakeholder management skills across a variety of stakeholders at different levels Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, appreciation of the enterprise data vision Experience creating and being a champion for a positive risk culture that supports sustainable business growth through transparent engagement, a partnership approach, and a no-tolerance approach for behavior that exposes the organization to an inappropriate amount of risk Experience creating and executing against frameworks that improve the quality and value of data to meet regulatory commitments and enhance risk management. Experience leveraging glossary, lineage, and data quality tools to drive governance Optimizes work processes by balancing effective / efficient processes with a focus on continuous improvement. Demonstrates ability to balance between seeing the big picture while paying close attention to detail Organizational savvy: understands systems, management processes, knows where to go for information and how to interpret them Working knowledge of Data Operating Model practices, Data Governance and Data Compliance within large, financial services firms Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred Constructive Debate, Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, Internal Controls, Management Reporting, Policy and Procedure, Program Management, Risk Controls and Monitors, Risk Management.

Requirements

10+ years of relevant experience in Banking, Financial Services, plus 6-10 years of Managerial experience
Deep subject matter expertise around Data Governance and/or Data risk, control framework and policy development
Demonstrates consistent track record of having worked as a Program or Project Manager, or working on large, strategic cross-functional projects
Strong business analysis competency with historic success in shaping opportunities via conceptual thinking and abstract problem-solving capabilities
Communicates effectively, develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences; able to drive consensus, and influence relationships at all levels
Collaborates effectively by building partnerships and working well with others to meet shared objectives
Ability to gain confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity and authenticity
Strong negotiation, influencing and stakeholder management skills across a variety of stakeholders at different levels
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, appreciation of the enterprise data vision
Experience creating and being a champion for a positive risk culture that supports sustainable business growth through transparent engagement, a partnership approach, and a no-tolerance approach for behavior that exposes the organization to an inappropriate amount of risk
Experience creating and executing against frameworks that improve the quality and value of data to meet regulatory commitments and enhance risk management.
Experience leveraging glossary, lineage, and data quality tools to drive governance
Optimizes work processes by balancing effective / efficient processes with a focus on continuous improvement.
Demonstrates ability to balance between seeing the big picture while paying close attention to detail
Organizational savvy: understands systems, management processes, knows where to go for information and how to interpret them
Working knowledge of Data Operating Model practices, Data Governance and Data Compliance within large, financial services firms
Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred
Constructive Debate, Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, Internal Controls, Management Reporting, Policy and Procedure, Program Management, Risk Controls and Monitors, Risk Management.

Responsibilities

Responsible for handling resource management and allocation of work within the team/project.
Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of the program / project and associated dependencies
Oversee data governance and/or Data Risk and Controls and work closely with business/functions to ensure practices are embedded throughout the enterprise
Ownership of policy adoption plans, compliance metrics, communication and training
Ownership of delivery and ultimate closure of corrective action plans completely, accurately and on-time
Coordination with other regional Chief Data Office (CDO) teams to ensure consistent treatment of findings, corrective actions plans and response to 2nd/3rd line of defense reviews
Leads reengineering efforts in business's methodology, strategy, and organizational goals
Provides advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business
Produces recommendations for enterprise-wide guiding principles, policies, processes and practices
Determines requirements for and prioritize development of new enterprise-wide principles, policies, processes and practices as needed
Develop strong relationships with the different Risk functions to ensure appropriate levels of communication to drive awareness as well as to collect feedback to support process improvement
Assist in the development and ongoing maintenance of a set of Risk-owned procedure documents which will be used to direct functional teams within Risk on how to implement the policy standards
Contribute to the adherence of ‘best practices' related to data management, implementation of controls, and escalation of detected exceptions across the Risk organization
Assist with managing execution of Regulatory and Internal Audit Corrective Action Plans related to Risk data and coordinating responses and execution plans across Functional Data teams
Support the Data governance forums to communicate status, risks and issues related to the relevant forum with escalation to senior management where appropriate
Assist with data risk and controls governance initiatives such as ensuring adequately designed controls are in place to mitigate inherent risks, support Management Control Assessments to monitor and measure control effectiveness, etc.