Data & AI Governance Leader, MD

State Street; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 170,000 - 283,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street is seeking a Data & AI Governance Leader (MD level) to define and maintain enterprise governance policies, standards, and an operating model across data and AI. The role partners with lines of business to ensure alignment with regulatory expectations and drives durable remediation and oversight.

The ideal candidate brings 12+ years in governance, experience with regulators, and advanced degrees.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, AI Governance, Technology Risk, or related disciplines.
• Significant experience in highly regulated financial services.
• Direct experience with regulators and supervisory bodies (e.g., FRB, OCC, FCA).
• Deep understanding of Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Risk, Metadata, and AI Governance.
• Experience supporting regulatory examinations and risk initiatives.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Define/maintain enterprise Data, AI policies, standards, and governance operating model.
• Lead regulatory leadership and proactive engagement with regulators and audits.
• Partner with lines of business to define governance target state and actionable models.
• Own data quality standards, incident management, remediation tracking.
• Translate governance principles into domain-specific governance roadmaps.
• Provide governance leadership into Data & AI roadmaps without delivery ownership.

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Regulatory affairs

Data governance

AI governance

Regulatory examinations

Governance frameworks

Education

Advanced degree in Business/Technology/Data/Risk

Tools

Collibra

Informatica

Microsoft Purview

Alation

Job description

Who We Are Looking For

Data & AI Governance Leader, MD position is responsible to define and maintain enterprise Data, AI policies, standards, and governance operating model and serve a key point person for regulatory, audit, and supervisory engagement.

• The role operates proactively, anticipating regulatory direction and strengthening the firm’s posture ahead of examinations. It actively engages in all ongoing regulatory efforts related to data, risk, and AI, partnering with appropriate bank owners to ensure coordinated execution and durable remediation.
• In partnership with each line of business, this role defines the target state for Data and AI governance, ensuring clarity and consistency across ownership, stewardship, authoritative sourcing, data quality, and approval expectations.
• The role is intentionally independent of platform build, model development, and use‑case delivery. Success is measured by regulatory confidence, enterprise trust, data quality, and speed enabled through strong governance and streamlined processes.

What You Will Be Responsible For

• Enterprise Data, AI & Agentic AI Governance
• Define, maintain, and evolve enterprise-wide policies, standards, and control frameworks for:
• Data governance and data management
• Responsible AI and AI risk classification
• Ensure governance applies across the full lifecycle of data and AI assets, from design through retirement.

Strategic Governance Target State (LOB Partnership)

• Partner with each line of business to define and maintain the target state for Data and AI governance aligned to enterprise standards and regulatory expectations.
• Translate enterprise governance principles into domain‑specific, actionable models.
• Provide governance leadership into Data & AI roadmaps without owning delivery or architecture decisions.

Data Quality & Data Incident Management

• Define enterprise standards for data quality measurement, monitoring, and control.
• Own enterprise processes for data issues and incidents, including root cause analysis, remediation tracking, and escalation.
• Partner with business and platform teams to embed preventive and detective quality controls.

Regulatory Leadership & Proactive Engagement

• Act as the lead for regulatory, audit, and supervisory engagement.
• Proactively assess emerging regulatory expectations and drive early alignment across the firm.
• Coordinate and participate in all active regulatory efforts relating to data, technology, and AI, working with appropriate bank owners.
• Lead regulatory examinations, findings, and remediation programs (e.g., BCBS 239, MRAs).
• Ensure regulatory learnings are converted into durable governance and process improvements.

Education And Preferred Qualifications

• Required
• 12+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, AI Governance, Technology Risk, Operational Risk, Regulatory Affairs, or related disciplines.
• Significant experience operating within highly regulated financial services organizations.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with regulators and supervisory bodies, including FRB, ECB, OCC, PRA, MAS, FCA, or equivalent agencies.
• Deep understanding of Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Risk Management, Data Lineage, Metadata Management, and AI Governance frameworks.
• Experience supporting regulatory examinations, audits, remediation programs, and enterprise risk initiatives.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders across business and technology functions.
• Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.
• Preferred
• Experience with BCBS 239, enterprise data management regulations, model risk management, and Responsible AI frameworks.
• Familiarity with NIST AI RMF, emerging AI regulations, and global supervisory expectations for AI governance.
• Knowledge of governance platforms and technologies such as Collibra, Informatica, Microsoft Purview, Alation, or similar solutions.
• Advanced degree in Business, Technology, Data Management, Risk Management, or a related field.

Salary Range

$170,000 - $282,500 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

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Job ID: R-795578