Data Program Manager

Tech Aalto Pte ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Tech Aalto Pte Ltd in Singapore seeks a Senior Program Manager to lead complex regulatory and data transformation programs in Data Governance, Data Sovereignty, DRA, and cross‑border regulatory change.

You will mobilize early, define scope and roadmap, facilitate workshops, and deliver artefacts; mentor junior staff and coordinate with legal, risk, compliance, data, and technology teams across regions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of program or project management experience delivering data governance, data sovereignty, DRA, privacy, or regulatory transformation programs—preferably within Banking or Financial Services.
• Proven track record in early‑stage program mobilization, scope definition, requirements baselining, and stakeholder alignment.
• Strong global stakeholder management experience across Business, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Data, and Technology teams.
• Hands‑on business analysis skills: workshop facilitation, requirements documentation, process mapping, and delivery artefact creation.
• Experience managing external counsel and translating legal/regulatory language into operational/technical requirements.
• Practical familiarity with corridor‑based transfer risk assessment, data sovereignty controls, and cross-border data transfer governance frameworks.
• Ability to operate as a “player‑coach”: lead at program level while performing detailed execution and mentoring team members.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to present complex concepts to senior stakeholders and regulators.
• Strong problem‑solving skills, prioritization capability, and proven capacity to manage ambiguous, multi‑jurisdictional issues.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent project management certification desirable. Certifications in data governance, privacy (CIPP/E, CIPP/US) or related fields are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end program delivery for Data Governance, Data Sovereignty, DRA, and related regulatory transformations, ensuring timelines, budget and quality targets are met.
• Independently run early-stage program mobilization: define scope, build initial roadmap, identify dependencies, and establish governance and reporting.
• Elicit, baseline, and maintain business and regulatory requirements; translate legal and regulatory obligations into practical operational and technical requirements.
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops, working sessions, and steering forums to align stakeholders and drive decision‑making.
• Produce clear delivery artefacts: business requirements documents, solution options, gap analyses, implementation plans, RACI matrices, risk logs, and status reports.
• Perform hands‑on business analysis: process mapping, impact assessment, data classification, and solution design support.
• Manage external counsel and other third‑party advisors; coordinate legal interpretation and incorporate counsel input into operational controls and program design.
• Design and operationalize corridor‑based transfer risk assessments and data sovereignty controls; advise on cross-border data transfer governance frameworks.
• Work with technology and data teams to define implementation approaches, data controls, access patterns, and monitoring/assurance mechanisms.
• Drive stakeholder management across global functions to secure sign‑off, resolve conflicts, and ensure sustainable adoption of new controls and processes.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior PMs and business analysts on the team; balance strategic leadership with detailed execution where required.
• Ensure the program meets regulatory expectations and prepares the organization for regulatory engagement and audits.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Sovereignty

Data Residency

Regulatory Transformation

Program Mobilization

Stakeholder Management

Business Analysis

Workshop Facilitation

Regulatory Liaison

Cross-border Data

Mentoring

Regulatory Audits

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/IS/Law/Finance

Job description

Role: Senior Program Manager — Data Governance & Regulatory Transformation

Reports to: Head of Data Governance / Chief Transformation Officer

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager to lead complex regulatory and data transformation programs—specifically in Data Governance, Data Sovereignty, Data Residency & Access (DRA), and cross‑border regulatory change. This role will own early‑stage mobilization through program delivery, partnering closely with business, legal, risk, compliance, data, and technology stakeholders across multiple regions. The ideal candidate is a hands‑on leader who can operate as a “player‑coach”: setting strategic direction and governance while rolling up their sleeves to perform analysis, facilitate workshops, and produce high‑quality delivery artefacts.

Key responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end program delivery for Data Governance, Data Sovereignty, DRA, and related regulatory transformations, ensuring timelines, budget and quality targets are met.
• Independently run early-stage program mobilization: define scope, build initial roadmap, identify dependencies, and establish governance and reporting.
• Elicit, baseline, and maintain business and regulatory requirements; translate legal and regulatory obligations into practical operational and technical requirements.
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops, working sessions, and steering forums to align stakeholders and drive decision‑making.
• Produce clear delivery artefacts: business requirements documents, solution options, gap analyses, implementation plans, RACI matrices, risk logs, and status reports.
• Perform hands‑on business analysis: process mapping, impact assessment, data classification, and solution design support.
• Manage external counsel and other third‑party advisors; coordinate legal interpretation and incorporate counsel input into operational controls and program design.
• Design and operationalize corridor‑based transfer risk assessments and data sovereignty controls; advise on cross-border data transfer governance frameworks.
• Work with technology and data teams to define implementation approaches, data controls, access patterns, and monitoring/assurance mechanisms.
• Drive stakeholder management across global functions (Business, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Data, Technology) to secure sign‑off, resolve conflicts, and ensure sustainable adoption of new controls and processes.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior PMs and business analysts on the team; balance strategic leadership with detailed execution where required.
• Ensure the program meets regulatory expectations and prepares the organization for regulatory engagement and audits.

Required experience & skills

• 8+ years of program or project management experience delivering data governance, data sovereignty, DRA, privacy, or regulatory transformation programs—preferably within Banking or Financial Services.
• Proven track record in early‑stage program mobilization, scope definition, requirements baselining, and stakeholder alignment.
• Strong global stakeholder management experience across Business, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Data, and Technology teams.
• Hands‑on business analysis skills: workshop facilitation, requirements documentation, process mapping, and delivery artefact creation.
• Experience managing external counsel and translating legal/regulatory language into operational/technical requirements.
• Practical familiarity with corridor‑based transfer risk assessment, data sovereignty controls (e.g., localization, encryption, access restrictions, data residency policies), and cross‑border data transfer governance frameworks.
• Ability to operate as a “player‑coach”: lead at program level while performing detailed execution and mentoring team members.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to present complex concepts to senior stakeholders and regulators.
• Strong problem‑solving skills, prioritization capability, and proven capacity to manage ambiguous, multi‑jurisdictional issues.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent project management certification desirable. Certifications in data governance, privacy (CIPP/E, CIPP/US) or related fields are a plus.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Law, Finance, or related field. Advanced degree preferred but not required.