Director, Finance Data Governance

$150,000 - $225,000/Yr

American Express - Phoenix, AZ

Full-time - Senior

Phoenix, AZ

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

The Director of Finance Data Governance at American Express is responsible for leading a team focused on managing and governing data within the Finance organization. This role involves implementing data governance policies, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of financial data, and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance data quality and compliance. The director will play a crucial role in shaping the future roadmap for data governance in finance, ensuring that trusted information is utilized for critical decision-making processes.

Responsibilities

• Bringing data under governance for the Finance organization by implementing requirements of the Enterprise Data Governance Policy within various critical Finance systems/processes.
• Serve as a liaison between Business/Functional areas and Technology to ensure that data related business requirements for governing critical data are clearly defined, communicated, and well understood/considered as part of operational prioritization and planning.
• Participate in all aspects of Data Governance specifically on data catalogs, lineage, establishing data quality rules as well as issue management.
• Leading a team of professionals with a focus on continuing to develop fintech skillsets for the future.
• Managing and responding to requests from Regulators on an as-needed basis.

Requirements

• 8+ years of work experience in Banking/Financial Services.
• Advanced degree in Information systems or Data Analytics or Finance.
• Proven people leadership experience and ability to attract, engage and retain high caliber global talent.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Agile methodology and delivery concepts or other project management methodologies.
• Strong relationship management and conflict resolution skills with a proven track of positively collaborating, influencing, and extensively coordinating with internal and external partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communications with ability to communicate highly complex concepts and processes in simple terms and pragmatically across Finance, Business and Technology stakeholders.
• Ability to be flexible, prioritize multiple demands, and strategically influence in a matrixed organization.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of AXP financial and regulatory reporting is preferred.
• Prior experience in application of data governance concepts, for example, metadata, data lineage, and Data Quality, is strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan
• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
• 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