New York Life Investments · 7 hours ago
Senior Associate, Data Governance
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$115K/yr - $155K/yr
5+ years expNew York Life Investments is a top global asset management firm dedicated to helping clients achieve financial aspirations. The Data Governance Senior Associate will enhance data accuracy and consistency across the real estate investment platform, supporting various teams in maintaining high data quality standards.
FinanceFinancial ServicesManagement Consulting
Responsibilities
Support the implementation of NYL REI’s data governance framework
Maintain and enhance the data dictionary for property, tenant, lease, loan, valuation, and performance data
Promote consistent use of data standards, definitions, and business rules across all real estate teams
Build and monitor data quality rules and KPIs (e.g., completeness, accuracy, timeliness, consistency)
Proactively identify and investigate data issues, including rent roll discrepancies, valuation mismatches, or new loan onboarding issues
Partner with system owners and business teams to resolve root causes and improve upstream data processes
Validate operational and financial data in collaboration with asset management, portfolio management, and accounting teams
Ensure proper documentation, testing standards, and data controls are followed
Support metadata management activities and contribute to the use of modern cataloging and governance platforms
Help define, implement, and enforce data lineage standards across cloud BI and analytics environments
Establish cross-system lineage connections across Dealpath, Yardi, PLM, Built, Loan Manager, valuation platforms, and reporting solutions
Contribute to standardized naming conventions, documentation requirements, and transformation testing
Prepare materials and support governance councils, working groups, and executive forums
Contribute to governance procedures, training materials, and the adoption of data ownership and stewardship practices
Support SharePoint and document governance processes, including version control and document-level metadata
Participate in evaluating and implementing modern data quality and observability frameworks (e.g., anomaly detection, rule-based validation tools)
Assist in governance workflows embedded within modern data transformation frameworks
Apply an understanding of the real estate data lifecycle — including deal intake, underwriting, operations, accounting, loan management, and investor reporting — to support modernization efforts
Collaborate with BI, engineering, and enterprise data teams to align real estate governance practices with cloud, data, and AI modernization initiatives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required, preferably in real estate, finance, economics, accounting, information systems, or a related investments or data discipline
5+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or analytics, ideally within real estate
Familiarity with real estate systems and BI tools (Yardi, Precision LM, Dealpath, Qlik)
Exposure to modern governance concepts including data catalogs, metadata management, observability, and lineage
Understanding of cloud data and modern data stack practices such as data quality rules, transformation testing, and metadata-driven documentation
Experience with document processes, version control, or SharePoint-based repositories
Strong attention to detail, analytical capability, and ability to work cross-functionally
Rapidly developing expertise in AI prompting and utilization
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively engage stakeholders
Benefits
Leave programs
Adoption assistance
Student loan repayment programs
Company
New York Life Investments
New York Life Investments is comprised of the global asset management businesses of our parent company, New York Life Insurance Company.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Marta Hansen, MBA, CPA
Chief Financial Officer- Director & FINOP
Debbie Vince
VP DCIO West Region
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