Citi · 20 hours ago
Data Governance Foundation Principal
Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries. The Data Governance Foundation Principal is a senior level role responsible for defining the Enterprise Data Governance Strategy and implementing data governance processes to enable business adoption of this strategy.
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Responsibilities
Liaise with functions, lines of business and regional Federated Chief Data Office to understand and align Data Governance and/or Data Risk and Controls strategy related work
Develop approach and prioritization framework to define and track the prioritized scope for the enterprise data program
Integrate and align functions, lines of business, and regional data roadmaps into an enterprise data roadmap to deliver on the prioritized scope
Provide advisory services to functions, lines of business and regions on prioritization and requirements as needed
Analyze and identify overlapping initiatives to resolve duplication of effort
Partner with ECDO Function Heads to develop capability maturity framework
Develop materials to effectively and concisely articulate progress on the data governance strategy for senior leadership and regulatory updates
Liaise with metrics team to articulate clear requirements for objective measures necessary to support Data Governance storylines with key stakeholders
Qualification
Required
15+ years relevant experience in a Data Governance/ Data Management/ Process Engineering or related area
Banking, Financial Services experience and Regulatory knowledge required
Strong Data Governance, Data Sources, Data Insights knowledge
Project and Change Management experience (involving Data)
Demonstrates consistent track record of having worked as a Program or Project Manager, or working on large, strategic cross-functional projects
Demonstrates leadership in operational management
Experience creating and executing against frameworks that improve the quality and value of data to meet regulatory commitments and enhance risk management
Experience leveraging glossary, lineage, and data quality tools to drive governance
Clearly demonstrates impactful communication, influencing and facilitation skills (oral, written and presentation)
Demonstrates ability to balance between seeing the big picture while paying close attention to detail
Preferred
General understanding of relevant banking regulations and supervisory expectations for large financial institutions strongly preferred
Working knowledge of Data Operating Model practices, Data Governance and Data Compliance within large, financial services firms
Master's degree preferred
Benefits
Medical, dental & vision coverage
401(k)
Life, accident, and disability insurance
Wellness programs
Paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays
Company
Citi
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