Data Governance & Quality Lead

Morgan-Stanley; Town of Islip (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley's HR Data & Intelligence team seeks an experienced Data Governance & Quality Lead to set standards, ownership models, and controls ensuring trusted HR data for decisions. You will build a globally coordinated team and drive governance across HR data ecosystems. The role partners with HR product, analytics, engineering, and risk to align standards and embed requirements. A minimum of 8 years in data governance with cross-regional leadership is expected.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in data governance or data quality.
• Experience in a complex, multi-system environment with global reach.
• Ability to translate data policies, technical concepts, and control requirements into practical guidance.
• Proven track record building aligned teams across geographies.

Responsibilities

• Build and develop a high performing, globally coordinated team driving governance practices.
• Establish ownership, sourcing, cataloging, lineage, and control foundations for HR data.
• Deliver prioritized data quality initiatives aligned with the Data Governance roadmap.
• Partner with HR product, analytics, engineering and risk teams to embed standards.
• Define and oversee controls and monitoring to surface data quality risks and enable remediation.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Data management

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Policy translation

Job description

We’re seeking an experienced people manager to join our team as a Data Governance & Quality Lead, to lead the global function that sets the standards, ownership model, and controls, that ensure Human Resource data is trusted, well-managed, and fit for decisions that impact the firm at scale.In the Human Resources division, we help the firm support and develop its workforce through people insight, effective service delivery and practical tools that make it easier for employees and managers to get what they need. This role sits within HR Data & Intelligence, that helps the firm make better workforce decisions by turning data into trusted insight. The team delivers core data, reporting, and AI infrastructure that supports people operations and enables self-service access to workforce insights across HR and Morgan Stanley businesses.Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.What you'll do in the role:Build and develop a high performing, globally coordinated team that drives disciplined governance practices, scalable processes and continuous improvementEstablish and maintain data governance foundations—ownership, sourcing expectations, cataloging, lineage, and control practices that ensure HR data is well-governed and aligned with the firm’s data quality frameworkDeliver prioritized data quality initiatives the HR Department has committed to in its Data Governance roadmapPartner with HR product, analytics, engineering, and firmwide risk/control teams to align on standards and embed requirements into system design, data pipelines, reporting, and AI-supported toolsDefine and oversee controls and monitoring that produce reliable metrics, surface data quality risks, and support accountable, timely escalation and remediationEnsure governance outputs translate into clear, consumer oriented documentation and metadata that increase transparency into HR’s data lifecycleShape the strategic roadmap for HR’s data governance and quality function, prioritizing capabilities, controls, and process improvements that strengthen data reliability over timeWill be responsible for leveraging AI tools to enhance HR's Data Quality ProgramWhat you'll bring to the role:At least 8 years’ relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this roleApplied exposure to data governance, data quality, data management, or adjacent domains in a complex, multi system environment, ideally with global reachAbility to shape teams and functions by setting clear expectations and building capabilities that support execution and continuous improvementAbility to build transparency around the complex processes and activities to demonstrate the value the HR Data Governance team brings to the departmentTrack record designing and operationalizing frameworks that scale across systems and regionsSkill in translating data policies, technical concepts, and control requirements into clear, practical guidance for both technical and non-technical audiencesDemonstrated success building alignment across organizational and geographic boundariesUnderstanding of how HR data flows through core systems and processes, and how governance and controls influence data quality at each stageWHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $160,000 and $221,500 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.For more information, please visit : https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo .