Director - Data Governance & Management

Americanexpress; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the financial sector is seeking a Regulatory Data Governance professional in New York. This role involves overseeing financial regulatory data attestation processes and ensuring compliance with standards and controls. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in regulatory reporting and a strong command of data governance principles, leading a team to drive improvements and maintain high data quality standards.

Benefits

Competitive base salaries

Bonus incentives

Financial well-being support

Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision)

Flexible working model

Generous parental leave

On-site wellness centers

Confidential counseling support

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in regulatory reporting or finance data governance.
• Deep understanding of U.S. and global financial regulations.
• Proven experience managing attestation or data certification frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of regulatory data attestation frameworks across Finance.
• Establish standards and controls for regulatory data submissions.
• Drive continuous improvement and manage a high-performing team.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Data governance

Regulatory reporting

Control design

Data quality

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance

Accounting

Information Management

Advanced degree or certifications (e.g., CA, CPA, CISA, CDMP)

Tools

Collibra

Informatica

Alation

ServiceNow

Job description

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

How will you make an impact in this role?

Responsible for contacting clients with overdue accounts to secure the settlement of the account. Also they do preventive work to avoid future overdues with accounts that have a high exposure.

As part of the Finance Data Governance Organization (FDG) within Corporate Controllership, this role is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end process of financial regulatory data attestation, ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and traceability of data submitted to regulatory bodies. The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of financial regulations, a strong command of data governance principles, and proven experience implementing attestation processes in complex, regulated financial environments

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing execution of the regulatory data attestation framework across Finance.
• Establish standards, controls, and documentation protocols to ensure consistent and auditable sign-off on regulatory data submissions (e.g., FR Y-9C, CCAR, Basel, BCBS 239).
• Partner closely with various teams to define roles and responsibilities for data ownership, validation, and attestation.
• Develop and manage a formalized attestation process that includes data lineage, quality checks, control evidence, and sign-off workflows.
• Ensure alignment with internal policies, external regulatory expectations, and proactively highlight data quality issues that impact regulatory reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement through root cause analysis, remediation planning, and control enhancements.
• Lead a high-performing team of data governance professionals, data analysts, and regulatory specialists.
• Provide executive-level reporting on attestation status, data risks, and control effectiveness to senior leadership and regulators.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in regulatory reporting, finance data governance, or compliance roles in a large financial institution.
• Deep understanding of regulatory reporting processes, requirements, and controls across U.S. and global financial regulations.
• Proven experience establishing or managing attestation or data certification frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, control design, data quality, and lineage practices.
• Experience with data governance and workflow tools (e.g., Collibra, Informatica, Alation, ServiceNow).
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Management, or related field; advanced degree or certifications (e.g., CA, CPA, CISA, CDMP) preferred.

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.