Enterprise Data Governance Lead — Platform & Automation

State Street; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street seeks an execution-oriented Enterprise Data Governance Solution Lead to advance the firm’s governance framework, standards, and platform capabilities. You will translate policies into scalable processes, collaborate with Business Units and Technology, and drive automation across the enterprise.

The role combines governance expertise, product management, and business analysis to enable cross-functional delivery in a complex global 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, metadata management, data catalog, or related 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 Subject Matter Expert 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.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Engineering, Risk Management, Business/Finance

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

State Street seeks an execution-oriented Enterprise Data Governance Solution Lead to advance the firm’s governance framework, standards, and platform capabilities. You will translate policies into scalable processes, collaborate with Business Units and Technology, and drive automation across the enterprise.

The role combines governance expertise, product management, and business analysis to enable cross-functional delivery in a complex global environment.