Data Governance-Risk & Compliance Data Leader

BNY Mellon - Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time - Mid Level

Pittsburgh, PA

10,001+ employees

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

The Data Governance Risk & Compliance Data Leader at BNY Mellon is responsible for leading a team of data professionals to establish a robust Data Governance framework and enhance data quality across the organization. This influential role involves overseeing the data stewardship program, ensuring the integrity of critical data assets, and collaborating with various stakeholders to drive data management excellence. The position requires a strong understanding of data governance principles and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the data stewardship program ensuring the quality, integrity, and governance of critical data assets across Risk and Finance organization.
• Lead a team of data stewards, define data stewardship policies and processes, and collaborate with stakeholders to drive data management sustainability and excellence.
• Define data stewardship roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities and establish clear guidelines for data stewardship activities and workflows.
• Collaborate with business units, data owners, and data custodians to identify critical data assets, define data quality requirements, and establish data quality metrics and KPIs.
• Establish data quality monitoring processes and tools to detect, measure, and report on data quality issues and anomalies.
• Lead the resolution of data quality issues, working cross-functionally to identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and prevent recurrence.
• Develop and maintain data lineage documentation and mappings to support data governance, regulatory, compliance, and data lineage analysis activities.
• Collaborate with data management teams to ensure alignment and integration of data stewardship activities in accordance with enterprise data management policies and standards.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on data stewardship best practices, methodologies, and tools, providing guidance and support to stakeholders across Risk and Finance.

Requirements

• 10-15 years of total work experience with at least 3-5 years in a management role preferred.
• Experienced in Data and Metadata Management, from concept to implementation with a demonstrable track record of delivery.
• Strong stakeholder management and people skills, with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities under pressure.
• Familiarity with Agile methodology and active participation in scrums such as backlog refinement, sprint planning, and execution.
• Strong understanding of data governance principles, data quality management concepts, and regulatory requirements (e.g. BCBS 239, GDPR).
• Experience with data governance tooling and technologies, data profiling, data cleansing, and data remediation techniques.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex data issues and drive effective solutions.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience over operational activities (business analysis, testing, etc.), reference data and/or enterprise data management or data governance preferred.
• People Leadership skills to inspire and build momentum across a global team.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Inclusive workplace culture
• Opportunities for professional development and growth