Accord Technologies Inc ยท 1 month ago
Sr. Business Analyst / Data Analyst (Data Governance)
Iselin, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expAccord Technologies Inc is seeking a highly experienced Lead Business Analyst to champion risk governance and data management initiatives. The role involves overseeing key phases of data governance, leading assessments, and ensuring data quality across business units in the BFSI sector.
Information Technology & Services
Responsibilities
Own the end-to-end delivery of key phases: Data Lineage, Risk and Control Assessment, Data Quality, Testing, and Attestation
Shape and refine implementation strategies for high-risk data packages, setting execution priorities
Serve as the SME and escalation point for data risk, governance processes, and remediation planning
Oversee the execution of data lineage mapping exercises across business units
Ensure completeness of lineage documentation, incorporating data transformations and manual interventions
Govern lineage quality metrics, gap identification, and remediation prioritization
Lead walkthroughs with business and control owners to assess ingestion-to-consumption risk
Review and validate control effectiveness across manual, automated, preventive, and detective controls
Guide the use of internal risk templates and align findings with enterprise risk taxonomy
Direct the design and execution of data profiling and anomaly detection, working with vendor tools (e.g., Anomalo)
Guide business rule validation and help define or enhance enterprise DQ rules
Lead quality assurance documentation and remediation recommendations
Monitor the issue lifecycle, including severity tagging, impact assessment, and ownership tracking
Oversee governance reporting for remediation plans; ensure timely execution across teams
Maintain transparency with leadership on backlog status, risk exposure, and closure KPIs
Supervise UAT cycles validating data quality rules, lineage completeness, and control coverage
Collaborate with data engineers and business testers to design and approve test plans
Validate control effectiveness across automated and manual pipelines
Create and maintain templates for use case documentation (risk, control, lineage)
Ensure each use case includes proper controls, lineage, risk documentation, and compliance guardrails
Standardize onboarding checklists and compliance approval workflows
Define and institutionalize the transition framework from project delivery to operational teams
Drive adoption of attestation templates, training materials, and feedback mechanisms
Ensure control ownership and documentation continuity post-transition
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in Business Analysis, Risk Governance, or Enterprise Data Management
At least 3 years in a lead or senior BA role overseeing cross-functional risk/data initiatives in BFSI
Proven experience managing stakeholders across business, technology, audit, and compliance
Solid knowledge of risk frameworks (e.g., COSO, COBIT, BCBS 239)
Deep understanding of data lineage, data quality measurement, metadata management
Familiarity with profiling/anomaly tools (Anomalo, Great Expectations), data cataloging (Collibra, Alation)
Ability to read and interpret data flows, lineage diagrams, profiling logs
Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation, and negotiation skills
Detail-oriented with ability to synthesize complex topics for senior leadership
Capable of mentoring junior analysts and driving team collaboration
Partner with Heads of Risk, Business Data Stewards, Data Engineering, Compliance, and Internal Audit
Represent risk/data programs in governance forums and regulatory working groups
Liaise with vendor partners supporting profiling, lineage, or remediation
Company
Accord Technologies Inc
We are one of the pioneers in Information technology consulting and staffing industry.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase