Data Governance for Data Products

US Bank; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Life Insurance

Disability coverage

Paid vacation and holidays

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

U.S. Bank seeks a data governance specialist to advance governance practices and treat data as an enterprise asset. You will own data domain accountability, collaborate with owners and stewards, and drive sustainable governance across risk and compliance programs.

Join a team focused on modern data platforms and ensuring data quality, transparency, and lifecycle management to meet regulatory requirements and business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 4–5 years of experience in data governance activities.
• Experience with data governance tooling and best practices.
• Advanced project management and business analysis knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in enterprise data governance and data product governance.
• Partner with Data Owners, Data Stewards, and technology teams to define and operationalize data products.
• Ensure data products align with governance policies, quality, and lifecycle requirements.
• Promote data product management principles and measurable business outcomes.

Skills

Data governance

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Databricks

Cloud data platforms

APIs

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we're on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at-all from Day One.

Job Description

Provides subject matter expertise in Enterprise Data Governance, Data Domain Management, and Data Product Governance within the Innovation and Transformation Office, part of Risk Management and Compliance. This is a hands-on role responsible for advancing the treatment of data as an enterprise asset through the establishment of data domain accountability, data product ownership, and sustainable governance practices.

Partners with Data Product Owners, Data Domain Owners, Data Stewards, Business stakeholders, and Technology teams to identify, define, govern, and operationalize risk data products that support critical business capabilities and regulatory requirements. Ensures data products are aligned to Enterprise Data Governance policies and standards, while meeting quality, transparency, security, and lifecycle management expectations.

Supports the creation and management of curated, reusable, and governed data products designed to serve defined business purposes and consumer needs. Facilitates documentation of business value, ownership, consumption patterns, data quality expectations, controls, lineage, and lifecycle requirements necessary to establish trusted and scalable data assets.

Drives adoption of data product management principles by promoting user-centric design, reusability, transparency, and measurable business outcomes. Collaborates across Risk programs and Technology organizations to enable modern data architecture capabilities, improve data accessibility, increase operational efficiency, and strengthen regulatory compliance.

Helps shape guidance on data governance frameworks, data management best practices, metadata and lineage concepts, data quality management, and modern cloud-based data platforms. Supports continuous improvement of Risk data governance and data product operating model capabilities to maximize the value, trustworthiness, and strategic use of U.S. Bank's data assets.

Core competencies

• Data Product Lifecycle Management
• Data Quality and Defect Management
• Metadata and Data Lineage
• Product Management mindset
• Stakeholder and Consumer Engagement
• Modern Data Platforms (Databricks, cloud data platforms, APIs)
• Change Management and Adoption
• Strong analytic and problem solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Four to five years of experience in data governance activities

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Advanced project management/business analysis knowledge and familiarity with the business line processes and/or applications
• Advanced understanding of Data Governance principles
• Thorough knowledge of data architecture concepts and data governance tooling

Location expectations

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

If there's anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment status here .

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

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