We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Assistant Vice President – Data Governance to support and lead key data governance initiatives across the bank. The candidate will be responsible for identifying and managing data domains and critical data elements, creating and maintaining the Business Glossary and Data Catalog, assessing and operationalizing technical metadata harvesting, and preparing data lineage in alignment with data management standards and policies.
The role involves close collaboration with technology leads, business analysts, data owners, and stewards to enhance and maintain the data catalog, policy and standards library, and end-to-end data lineage. The candidate will also play a key role in embedding data governance culture into business-enabled processes.
This position leads interactions with technology stakeholders, business data owners, and report content owners to ensure clearly defined data asset ownership, usage policies, and certified, compliant metadata.
Additionally, the role includes responsibility for developing and refining data governance program standards and processes related to metadata and reference data management. The AVP will promote data accountability, ensure regulatory and geographic compliance, and track governance effectiveness through scorecards and status reports.
The candidate will also lead periodic data governance meetings at three levels and contribute to the development of PowerPoint presentations that depict data management maturity across the bank. A strong attention to detail is essential for success in this role.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate deep knowledge and a proven track record in the following areas:
- Extensive experience in data-related projects or programs, with strong expertise in metadata management and data governance implementation.
- Practical experience in implementing data management standards (e.g., DAMA) within a banking environment.
- Strong understanding of data governance policies, standards, metrics, controls, and processes.
- Knowledge of legal, compliance, and regulatory issues impacting data, including geographic restrictions on data storage and data centers.
- Experience in identifying data assets, defining data ownership, and establishing usage and access control policies.
- Proficiency in data domain discovery, data classification, taxonomy, and hierarchies that support data catalog architecture.
- Ability to create or enhance business glossaries by working with business analysts and stakeholders to define clear, business-relevant terms.
- In-depth understanding of designing and developing data catalogs (e.g., Microsoft Purview) to inventory data assets and enable data discovery through unified search.
- Experience in integrating and maintaining data dictionaries, business glossaries, and data catalogs.
- Ability to facilitate metadata capture as part of change and operational deliverables.
- Hands-on experience with Informatica Data Governance tools (e.g., EDC, Axon, DEQ), including planning and managing tool implementation projects.
- Experience in running data governance committees and effectively communicating the value and impact of data governance to business stakeholders through demos and presentations.
