Manager - Data Governance & Management

American Express•Sunrise, FL

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is part of the newly formed Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) Data Office. As a Data Governance & Management Manager, you are part of a team responsible for supporting activities for the day-to-day compliance with the Enterprise Data Management Operating Policy within Enterprise Technology Services. You and your team are responsible for identifying critical data, maintaining data definitions, classifying data, supporting data sourcing / usage requests, assessing data risk, measuring Data Risk Controls, and confirming Data Incidents are remediated. You will partner across various business units, technology teams, and product/platform teams to define and implement the data governance strategy, supervising and leading data quality, resolving data/platform issues, and driving consistency, usability, and governance of specific product data across the enterprise.

Requirements

5+ years of experience executing data governance and data management responsibilities in a regulated or risk-managed environment (e.g., regulatory reporting, risk management, financial services).
Strong communication skills and ability to influence and engage at multiple levels and cross functionally.
Strong understanding of Data Management and Data Governance concepts (metadata, lineage, data quality, business glossary, data risk and incident management, etc.) and prior experience.
Prior experience with system or data analysis
Prior experience with risk management, including control assessment and creation preferred
Intermediate competency in SQL, BigQuery , Python or other programming languages.
Prior experience in T echnology risk, IT Governance or Technology Data Management preferred .
Prior experience with Agile or SAFe project methodologies.
Prior experience of data governance, metadata, and data lineage tools such as Collibra, MANTA, etc.
Bachelor's degree in Finance , Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or other similar fields.

Responsibilities

Support ETS by identifying data risk, performing root-cause analysis of data incidents, and driving remediation of audit and regulatory feedback.
Develop advanced knowledge of the Enterprise Data Management Operating Policy to support the Data Office in the execution of its role and translate AEMP into governance practices specific to ETS
Holistic platform data quality monitoring, including but not limited to key reports.
Drive the assessment and identification of data risk, working with upstream data providers, downstream business partners, as well as technology teams.
Partner with Process Owners and Data Custodians to write, test, implement data quality controls
Lead coordination with Business Units and other Business Unit Data Offices to ensure System level Lineage is documented completely and accurately
Build advanced platform expertise to influence the identification of critical data elements and contribute to the roadmap to govern the data elements.
Partner with Data Governance & Management leadership in developing and managing the data management roadmap.
Collaborate with and influence product managers to ensure new use cases are managed according to policy.

Benefits

Competitive base salaries
Bonus incentives
6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
Career development and training opportunities