Director, Corporate Functions Data Governance

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. seeks a Corporate Functions Data Steward to drive governance across IT, People and Legal data domains. You will translate strategies into actionable plans, define requirements, and prioritize initiatives in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.

The role emphasizes data quality, lineage, and metadata management, with leadership of Data Stewards and Quality Analysts. Hybrid work arrangements apply, with in-office expectations varying by role.

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience in a management role (Director/Executive Director).
• 3+ years experience with Data Quality and Data Management.
• Experience with data design, data audit, data governance, HR, Procurement, IT or Legal preferred.
• Relevant skills, training, education and certifications considered in salary determination.

Responsibilities

• Translate enterprise strategies into actionable data management plans for the Corporate Functions Data Domain (IT, People and Legal).
• Lead new data initiatives by defining business cases, gathering requirements, and prioritizing projects across the domain.
• Establish and maintain processes aligned with Enterprise Data Policy and Standards for domain data.
• Oversee access and provisioning of Corporate Functions data, including defining access controls, supporting data users, and ensuring compliance with Data Service Agreements and regulatory standards.
• Manage the definition of golden sources and systems of record for data in scope, including HR systems, procurement systems, IT service management platforms, and legal systems.
• Support stakeholders in defining, validating, and maintaining business definitions for data elements, data lineage and metadata.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Metadata management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Tools

HR systems

Procurement systems

ITSM platforms

Legal systems

Job description

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. seeks a Corporate Functions Data Steward to drive governance across IT, People and Legal data domains. You will translate strategies into actionable plans, define requirements, and prioritize initiatives in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.

The role emphasizes data quality, lineage, and metadata management, with leadership of Data Stewards and Quality Analysts. Hybrid work arrangements apply, with in-office expectations varying by role.