Principal Data Management Specialist – Commercial Profitability & Pricing

Citizens Bank•Boston, MA

2d•$140,000 - $183,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Oversee the design, alignment, and implementation of data solutions supporting Commercial profitability and enterprise platforms. This includes deep understanding of CFG’s data architecture, profitability frameworks, and enterprise systems to ensure scalable, efficient, and accurate data solutions. The role will act as a bridge between business intent and technical execution, ensuring that solutions meet both strategic and operational needs. The candidate will be primarily responsible for translating business outcomes into optimal technical designs, providing direction to development teams on best practices for implementation across platforms. This role will bring a strong understanding of both business processes and technology architecture, enabling the organization to deliver high-quality, consistent, and governed data solutions. An important aspect of this role is to guide solution design across profitability architecture and broader CFG data ecosystems, ensuring consistency, reusability, and alignment with enterprise standards. The individual will work closely with Product Owners, Finance, Technology, and business stakeholders to ensure solutions are both technically sound and aligned with intended business outcomes. This role is a senior individual contributor within the data organization, working in an agile manner in the Bank’s Modern Operating Model environment and closely aligned with product, engineering, and architecture teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, or related field required
Strong experience in data architecture, data engineering, or solution design roles
Experience working with complex enterprise data environments and large-scale platforms
Strong understanding of financial services data, including profitability or product-related data preferred
Experience guiding development teams and influencing technical design decisions
Experience in SQL and data query languages required
Experience working in agile environments and cross-functional teams

Nice To Haves

Strong ability to bridge business needs with technical solutions
Deep understanding of data architecture principles, patterns, and best practices
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
Ability to guide and influence technical teams without direct authority
Clear and effective communication skills, with ability to explain complex concepts simply
High level of intellectual curiosity and comfort with ambiguity
Ability to manage multiple priorities and workstreams simultaneously
Collaborative mindset with strong stakeholder management skills
Focus on delivering scalable, sustainable, and high-quality data solutions

Responsibilities

Develop deep expertise in CFG data architecture, including profitability frameworks and enterprise data ecosystems
Partner with business stakeholders to understand desired outcomes and translate them into scalable data solutions
Provide technical guidance to developers on best practices for data design, integration, and implementation
Ensure alignment of solutions with enterprise architecture standards and long-term strategic direction
Act as a key liaison between business, product, and technology teams to ensure clarity and execution quality
Drive consistency and standardization in data models, definitions, and implementation approaches
Support design and evolution of profitability architecture, ensuring accurate and actionable outputs
Review and validate solution designs, ensuring they meet performance, scalability, and governance requirements
Identify opportunities to improve data flows, reduce complexity, and enhance usability of data assets
Contribute to strategic roadmaps for data and platform evolution
Provide input into prioritization of initiatives based on business value and technical feasibility
Create documentation and communicate complex technical concepts in a clear, business-friendly manner