Data Governance Platform Lead | Enterprise SME

State Street; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off

Job summary

State Street is seeking an execution-oriented Enterprise Data Governance Lead to advance the firm’s data governance framework, standards, and platform capabilities. You will translate governance policies into scalable business processes and platform features across business and technology teams.

The ideal candidate combines data governance expertise with product management and business analysis skills to drive cross-functional delivery in a global enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Business Analysis, Product Management, Risk Management, or related disciplines.
• Experience implementing enterprise data governance frameworks, data governance controls, or supporting technology solutions.
• Experience with Collibra or similar data governance platforms preferred.
• Experience supporting BCBS 239, regulatory remediation, internal audit, risk management, or financial services governance initiatives preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Engineering, Risk Management, Business/Finance, a related discipline, or equivalent experience required.

Responsibilities

• Translate enterprise data governance policies, standards, controls, and regulatory requirements into detailed functional and technical solution requirements.
• Partner with Business Unit Data Governance teams and Technology stakeholders to define data governance workflows, operating procedures, controls, and reporting requirements.
• Develop solution designs that improve the effectiveness of data governance processes across the enterprise through automation.
• Serve as SME for the enterprise Data Governance platform.
• Develop and maintain a data governance platform roadmap aligned to strategic objectives and regulatory commitments.
• Define and prioritize platform enhancements, user stories, epics, and feature requirements.
• Collaborate with technology delivery teams throughout design, development, testing, and deployment activities.
• Ensure requirements are clearly articulated and documented through business requirements, process flows, user stories, acceptance criteria, and use cases.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including backlog grooming, sprint planning, testing, and release planning.
• Conduct workshops, interviews, and working sessions to elicit business requirements from senior stakeholders across business, operations, risk, compliance, and technology functions.
• Present recommendations, solution options, and implementation strategies to management and governance forums.
• Build strong partnerships with Data Stewards, Data Owners, Technology Teams, and Business Leaders to drive adoption and organizational change.
• Assist in preparation of regulatory responses, remediation plans, governance evidence, and management reporting.
• Define governance metrics, KPIs, KRIs, adoption measures, and executive dashboards.
• Identify opportunities to automate governance processes and reduce manual effort.
• Research industry best practices and emerging trends to continuously improve governance capabilities and platform adoption.
• Develop training materials, communications, user guides, and adoption strategies.
• Conduct demonstrations, workshops, training sessions, and stakeholder outreach activities.

Skills

Data governance

Data architecture

Data lineage

Metadata catalog

Data quality

Policy translation

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

JIRA/Confluence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Management/CS/Engineering/Finance

Tools

Collibra

Job description

State Street is seeking an execution-oriented Enterprise Data Governance Lead to advance the firm’s data governance framework, standards, and platform capabilities. You will translate governance policies into scalable business processes and platform features across business and technology teams.

The ideal candidate combines data governance expertise with product management and business analysis skills to drive cross-functional delivery in a global enterprise environment.