174108 Senior Manager - Data Controls Management (Director-level)

Vanguard•Malvern, PA

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is for a Senior Manager of Data Controls Management, with responsibilities at a Director-level. The position involves leading a team of data control specialists, providing strategic direction for the data control environment, and ensuring alignment with industry, regulatory, and enterprise trends in data governance, data controls, and risk management. The role requires owning the end-to-end data controls program, including assessments, gap identification, remediation, and attestations. It also involves serving as a senior escalation point for data control issues, overseeing consultation with Risk, Internal Audit, and external auditors, and managing the remediation of data control gaps. The position requires defining and maintaining program KPIs and KRIs, delivering executive-level reporting, and influencing adoption of data quality and control standards across Product, Technology, and Risk departments. Partnership with modernization, AI readiness, and data lineage initiatives to embed controls into future architectures is also a key aspect of the role.

Requirements

Minimum 10 years related work experience (preferably in a large financial services institution)
Supervisory experience preferred.
Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
Program Management experience
Background in internal data controls, audit, risk management, and regulatory compliance.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Hire, develop, and lead a team of data control specialists responsible for consulting across product and technology to advance the organization’s data control capabilities.
Provide strategic direction to mature the data control environment.
Monitor industry, regulatory, and enterprise trends in data governance, data controls, and risk management, adjusting strategy and execution accordingly.
Own the end-to-end data controls program, including assessments, control gap identification, remediation planning, and ongoing attestations.
Drive efficiency, quality, and consistency across data control management through standardized templates, tooling, automation, and repeatable processes.
Lead the evolution and adoption of a standardized data control framework defining “what good looks like” across the end-to-end data lifecycle (source, movement, transformation, and consumption).
Ensure consistent application of controls across systems of origin, systems of record, and client facing outputs.
Serve as senior escalation point for complex data control issues and audit findings.
Oversee consultation with Risk, Internal Audit and external auditors related to data controls; maintain strong relationships to ensure transparency, alignment, and credibility.
Oversee identification, prioritization, and remediation of data control gaps, ensuring clear ownership, action plans, and timelines.
Define and maintain program KPIs and KRIs, including assessment completion, gap closure, timeliness, ownership, and attestation coverage.
Deliver executive level dashboards and management reporting that provide real time visibility into data risk posture and program health.
Own departmental relationships with key internal stakeholders across Product, Technology, and Risk.
Influence adoption of data quality and control standards and best practices across product families and technology teams.
Partner with modernization, AI readiness, and data lineage initiatives to embed controls into future architectures.