Data Quality Oversight Lead

PowerToFly; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley is seeking a Data Governance Control Oversight Manager to join the Data Governance & AI Non-Financial Risk team. This 2LoD role provides independent oversight of Data Quality controls, focusing on continuous monitoring and point-in-time design/operating effectiveness assessments.

The position sits in Legal & Compliance as a director-level role within the Data Controls & Metrics team, aimed at reducing data risk with credible challenge and effective issue closure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree minimum; advanced degree or relevant professional certification preferred.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in data governance, data quality, data/information risk, internal audit, or second-line control oversight, preferably in financial services.
• Experience designing and operating a formal control oversight or audit program, including annual planning, sampling methodology, workpapers, QC review and final reporting.
• Strong knowledge of the data lifecycle, data quality disciplines, controls, metrics and inventories.
• Familiarity with financial industry regulatory expectations related to data governance and data quality controls.

Responsibilities

• Build and implement a Data Quality Control Monitoring program, defining framework, standards, coverage, thresholds and operating model.
• Develop and manage a risk-prioritized annual oversight plan aligned to regulatory and internal risk priorities.
• Oversee end-to-end assessment lifecycle: planning, fieldwork, design/operating effectiveness evaluation, final reporting.
• Define sampling, documentation and evidence standards ensuring auditability and traceability within the GRC tool.
• Provide independent oversight and credible challenge to first-line control owners; lead issue identification, escalation and closure verification.
• Deliver management information reporting to senior management on progress, results, and risk indicators.
• Engage senior stakeholders and lead a team of two professionals to drive adoption of oversight practices.

Job description

Morgan Stanley is seeking a Data Governance Control Oversight Manager to join the Data Governance & AI Non-Financial Risk team. This 2LoD role provides independent oversight of Data Quality controls, focusing on continuous monitoring and point-in-time design/operating effectiveness assessments.

The position sits in Legal & Compliance as a director-level role within the Data Controls & Metrics team, aimed at reducing data risk with credible challenge and effective issue closure.