Data Governance and Quality Analyst

CITI; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi seeks an experienced governance, risk, and controls professional in Chennai to conduct structured risk assessments within Wealth Data Strategy programs. You will identify inherent risks, design controls, and drive remediation with Technology, Risk, and Compliance teams.

The role requires strong documentation, audit readiness, and the ability to work across Business, Legal, and Audit stakeholders in a globally distributed organization.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in Data Governance, Risk & Controls, Compliance, Business Analysis, Data Management, Project Management, or related roles.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; ability to review information, identify gaps, summarize findings, and drive follow‑ups to closure.
• Good understanding of governance, risk, and control concepts, including risk identification, control assessment, issue tracking, evidence management, and audit readiness.
• Ability to document business processes, governance requirements, risks, controls, dependencies, and open actions clearly.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to explain governance, risk, data, and technology topics in a business‑friendly manner.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders across Business, Technology, Governance, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Audit teams.
• Ability to operate in a matrixed, globally distributed organization and influence without direct authority.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured risk assessments for Wealth Data Strategy initiatives, applying risk‑tiering frameworks to assess data, operational, compliance, and regulatory risks.
• Identify inherent risks and mitigating controls, assess control effectiveness, and drive timely remediation with Technology, Risk, and Compliance teams.
• Design and maintain audit‑ready control documentation, evidence packs, and lineage standards for internal and external audit reviews.
• Partner with Privacy, Compliance, Data Transfer Office, Legal, and other control partners to ensure data use cases meet data privacy standards and regulatory requirements across jurisdictions.
• Translate data, AI, and governance requirements into clear, actionable guidance for Business, Technology, and Risk partners.
• Support preparation for internal audits and regulatory exams, including evidence gathering, walkthrough documentation, and findings management.
• Serve as point of contact for governance, risk, and compliance inquiries from Business, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Audit teams.
• Develop executive‑ready reporting, governance updates, and risk summaries for senior leadership.
• Partner with data product owners, technology architects, and business teams to embed governance checkpoints early in the development lifecycle.

Skills

Risk assessment

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Communication skills

Matrixed org work

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

JIRA

Job description

ROLE

• Conduct structured risk assessments for Wealth Data Strategy initiatives, applying risk‑tiering frameworks to assess data, operational, compliance, and regulatory risks.
• Identify inherent risks and mitigating controls, assess control effectiveness, and drive timely remediation with Technology, Risk, and Compliance teams.
• Design and maintain audit‑ready control documentation, evidence packs, and lineage standards for internal and external audit reviews.
• Partner with Privacy, Compliance, Data Transfer Office, Legal, and other control partners to ensure data use cases meet data privacy standards and regulatory requirements across jurisdictions.
• Translate data, AI, and governance requirements into clear, actionable guidance for Business, Technology, and Risk partners.
• Support preparation for internal audits and regulatory exams, including evidence gathering, walkthrough documentation, and findings management.
• Serve as point of contact for governance, risk, and compliance inquiries from Business, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Audit teams.
• Develop executive‑ready reporting, governance updates, and risk summaries for senior leadership.
• Partner with data product owners, technology architects, and business teams to embed governance checkpoints early in the development lifecycle.

REQUIREMENTS

• 5–8 years of experience in Data Governance, Risk & Controls, Compliance, Business Analysis, Data Management, Project Management, or related roles.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; ability to review information, identify gaps, summarize findings, and drive follow‑ups to closure.
• Good understanding of governance, risk, and control concepts, including risk identification, control assessment, issue tracking, evidence management, and audit readiness.
• Ability to document business processes, governance requirements, risks, controls, dependencies, and open actions clearly.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to explain governance, risk, data, and technology topics in a business‑friendly manner.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders across Business, Technology, Governance, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Audit teams.
• Ability to operate in a matrixed, globally distributed organization and influence without direct authority.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, JIRA, or similar documentation, tracking, and reporting tools.
• Basic awareness of data management concepts such as data ownership, classification, quality, movement, access controls, metadata, and lineage.
• Willingness to learn Citi governance processes, data risk concepts, regulatory requirements, and emerging AI/data governance practices.
• Interest in building deeper expertise in data governance, regulatory controls, AI governance, and risk management.