Finance Data Execution and Governance Director

Citigroup Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm is seeking a Finance Data Execution and Governance Director in London. The role involves defining and implementing data governance strategies, overseeing data quality processes, and ensuring compliance with industry regulations. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in data governance, strong leadership skills, and a deep understanding of regulatory requirements in the financial sector.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Data Governance/Data Management.
• Demonstrates leadership in operational management.
• Strong regulatory knowledge in Banking and Financial Services.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Finance Data Governance Process and Data Governance Forums.
• Establish processes for data quality measurement and reporting.
• Develop and track prioritized scope for the enterprise data program.

Skills

Data Governance

Risk Management

Data Quality

Management Reporting

Program Management

Job description

The Finance Data Execution and Governance Director is a senior level role responsible for defining and implementing the Enterprise Data Governance Strategy, and/or Data Risk and ControlFramework and Data Risk Taxonomy.

This role is responsible for designing and implementing a well-controlled data governance processes to enable businesses/function/regional adoption of datagovernance strategy and/or Data Risk and Controls framework.It reports to the Finance Data Lead in the Enterprise Data Office.

The role will articulate the enterprise data governance strategy, and progress towards target state, through various channels and forums, for a wide variety ofstakeholders, including senior leadership and regulators, ensuring compliance with internal policies and industry regulations regarding data security and integrity, and supporting business decision making.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Finance Data Governance Process and the Data Governance Forums inclusive of any Working Groups including Critical Dat Elements management, Data Concerns and Data issue resolution, ERM Transformation Progress, EUC Remediation efforts, Regulatory Compliance, Compensating Controls validation and remediation.
• Responsible for ensuring that Use Case Execution is efficient, effective, and that the artifacts align to Citi data governance policy.
• Responsible for assessing interdependencies across Finance Use Cases, identifying potential gaps, delivery conflicts, proposing resolution and executing upon remediation
• Establish processes to data quality measurement, monitoring, reporting and governance
• Liaise with functions, lines of business and other data offices to understand and align Data Governance and/or DataRisk and Controls strategy related work
• Develop approach and prioritization framework to define and track the prioritized scope for the enterprise data program
• Provide advisory services to functions, lines of business and regions on prioritization and requirements as needed
• Partner with Enterprise Data Office Function Heads to develop capability maturity framework
• Develop materials to effectively and concisely articulate progress on the data governance strategy for senior leadership and regulatoryupdates
• Liaise with metrics team to articulate clear requirements for objective measures necessary to support Data Governance storylines withkey stakeholders
• Oversee the performance and compliance of data governance policies and metrics, identify and resolve any issues or gaps.

Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in a Data Governance/ Data Management/ strategic cross-functionalprojects , Risk Management or related area
• Banking, Financial Services experience and Regulatory knowledge required
• Demonstrates consistent track record of having worked as a Program or Project Manager, or working on large, strategic cross-functionalprojects
• Strong Data Governance, Data Sources, Data Insights knowledge
• Demonstrates leadership in operational management
• Experience creating and executing against frameworks that improve the quality and value of data to meet regulatory commitments andenhance 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
• 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

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Job Family Group:

Data Governance

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Job Family:

Data Governance Foundation

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Constructive Debate, Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, Internal Controls, Management Reporting, Policy and Procedure, Program Management, Risk Controls and Monitors, Risk Management.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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