Data & AI Governance Strategist

DBS Bank; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DBS Bank in Singapore is seeking a data management professional to strengthen governance, quality, and risk oversight across the unit. You will help design the operating model, drive policy adoption, and monitor data and AI risks in collaboration with Group CDO and risk functions.

The role requires extensive experience in data governance, data management, data quality, and data architecture, with a proven ability to influence senior stakeholders in a regulated financial environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of data governance/management experience in a large, complex organisation (financial services preferred).
• 2+ years establishing data governance operating models and driving policy adoption.
• Strong understanding of banking business, processes and systems.
• Knowledge of Data Quality Management, Metadata Management, Data Lineage, Data Cataloging, ETL, Data Security, Data Privacy, Data Architecture.
• Experience across data infrastructure, data ingestion, and governance with end-to-end delivery in a complex organisation.
• Regional experience managing multiple stakeholders and teams.
• Experience in regulated, matrixed environments.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive cross-functional outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Governance Operational Model – Design workflow and process supporting Tech LOBT use‑cases and guidance to adhere to Group Data Management principles.
• Advisory role – guide policy/standards adoption; promote enterprise data tools like Collibra, Resolve, PURE, ALAN for policy compliance.
• Data Quality & Issue Remediation – oversee data quality across unit domains and remediation of systemic data issues.
• Assessment Quality – review PURE assessments to ensure quality per Group guidelines; quarterly sampling.
• Data Usage – help establish Responsible Data Use model and deployment of AI governance within the unit.
• Advisory and escalation support – interpret data policies, prioritize risks, and liaison with Group CDO and Risk functions.
• Culture & Curriculum – drive data and AI risk culture and skills.
• Compliance & audit readiness - ensure unit readiness for data/AI, RFIs and remediation of findings.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Data quality

Data cataloging

ETL

Data security

Data privacy

Data architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Data Science or related field

Tools

Collibra

Resolve

PURE

ALAN

Job description

DBS Bank in Singapore is seeking a data management professional to strengthen governance, quality, and risk oversight across the unit. You will help design the operating model, drive policy adoption, and monitor data and AI risks in collaboration with Group CDO and risk functions.

The role requires extensive experience in data governance, data management, data quality, and data architecture, with a proven ability to influence senior stakeholders in a regulated financial environment.