Vice President – Data Governance

CITI; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office setting

Minimal travel

Concentration-heavy work

Job summary

Citi is seeking a seasoned Data Governance professional to contribute to the enterprise strategy and assist in building and refining the Data Risk and Compliance framework. You will work with Risk Domain Leads to ensure adherence to Citi’s data policies and operationalize governance artifacts across domains.

The role requires strong communication, stakeholder management, and a solid background in data governance within financial services.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Data Governance/Data Management or related area (banking/finance preferred).
• Effective communicator who can tailor messages for diverse audiences.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation and collaboration skills across multiple levels.
• Knowledge of Data Operating Model, Data Governance, Data Compliance in large financial services firms.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and modification of Enterprise Data Governance Strategy and Data Risk Framework.
• Assist in data policy adoption, controls performance, and regulatory/audit response tracking.
• Support Risk Domain operationalization and BAU activities across RBCMs.
• Create central guidance to ensure consistent execution across Risk Domains and EDO formats.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Process improvement

Attention to detail

Organizational awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

ROLE

• Contribute to the directional strategy and assist in creation and modification of Enterprise Data Governance Strategy, and/or Data Risk and Control Framework and Data Risk Taxonomy
• Assist in identification, measurement and reporting, data policy adoption and compliance, data controls framework performance and issue management process, and regulatory and audit response and action tracking
• Support the Risk Management Domain operationalization and BAU operations
• Ensure consistency of execution across the Risk Domains by defining central guidance based on published policies, standards, frameworks etc
• Assist in assessing interdependencies across Risk Domains, identifying potential gaps, delivery conflicts, proposing resolution and executing upon remediation
• Partner with Risk Domain Leads to ensure adherence to latest EDO Guidelines
• Ensure consistency of execution of Domain operationalization artifacts across all RBCMs and that all artifacts are documented appropriately in the EDO formats
• Partnering with Risk Domain Owners and Data Managers to Lead Data Domain Working Groups per Citi’s Data Policies and Procedures
• Assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets
• Liaise with business/function/regional partners to understand and align Data Governance, and/or Data Risk and Control related work
• Support Data Governance, and/or Data Risk and Control, policy, practices, and standards including industry best practices
• Track progress, and provide guidance for adherence and continued development of enterprise-wide guiding policies, practices and standards
• Assist in developing materials to effectively and concisely articulate progress on the Data Governance strategy and/or Data Risk and Control framework 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

REQUIREMENTS

• 7+ years of experience, Banking or Finance industry preferred in a Data Governance/ Data Management/ Process Engineering or related area
• Communicates effectively, develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
• Collaborates effectively by building partnerships and working well with others to meet shared objectives
• Strong negotiation, influencing and stakeholder management skills across a variety of stakeholders at different levels
• Optimizes work processes by balancing effective / efficient processes with a focus on continuous improvement
• Demonstrates ability to balance between seeing the “big picture” while paying close attention to detail
• Organizational savvy: understands systems, management processes, knows where to go for information and how to interpret them
• Working knowledge of Data Operating Model practices, Data Governance and Data Compliance within large, financial services firm
• Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred
• Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, Internal Controls, Management Reporting, Policy, Procedure, and Regulation, Program Management, Risk Controls and Monitors

BENEFITS

• Office setting, minimal travelling and working hours in the office may be required during projects
• Minimal physical effort required
• High levels of prolonged and intense concentration may be required in front of computer