Role: Senior Consultant / Ass. Manager, Data Governance (for Banking Industry)
Job Requisition Number: AB- 20
Job Level: >5years of relevant experience (L2/L3)
Location: Singapore
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as a data governance subject matter expert supporting the Finance Department to align data governance standards with BCBS239 requirements.
- Execute data governance activities by breaking down high-level objectives into actionable tasks and delivering concrete outputs.
- Identify and define Key Data Elements (KDEs) and assess their criticality across finance and risk domains.
- Inventory End User Computing (EUC) tools, assess risks, and determine criticality.
- Analyze and document data aggregation processes across source systems and reporting layers.
- Support the implementation and adoption of data lineage tools and frameworks.
- Leverage prior data governance use cases, methodologies, and best practices to accelerate delivery.
- Define project milestones, governance structures, roles, and responsibilities.
- Combine consulting project management methodologies with the bank’s operational approach to create a practical execution plan.
- Establish collaboration frameworks, including role allocation, handover points, and documentation to ensure smooth transition into execution.
- Work closely with Finance, Risk Management, Data Management, IT, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment and delivery.
- Prepare materials and reports for management and executive-level stakeholders.
Key Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in any related fields.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in data governance or data management roles within a financial institution, preferably banking.
- Consulting firm experience is a must.
- Strong understanding of BCBS239 principles and data governance frameworks.
- Proven ability to work in complex, multi-stakeholder environments involving business, IT, compliance, and vendors.
- Experience collaborating with Finance, Accounting, or Risk Management teams on internal or regulatory reporting.
- Strong documentation skills using PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
- Familiarity with data lineage concepts and tools (e.g. Collibra or similar platforms), understanding of finance and accounting business processes, regulatory reporting, and related systems are a plus.
- Solid project management skills, including progress tracking, issue and risk management, and stakeholder coordination, experience preparing and delivering reports or presentations to senior management or executives and good stakeholder management and communication skills are a plus.
Technical Skills:
Must-Have:
- 5+ years of experience in Data Governance/Data Management field in a financial institution, especially bank.
- Proven ability to manage multi-stakeholder environments, including business, IT, compliance, and vendor teams.
Please forward your resume in MS Word format to Careers@infogainglobal.com