Senior Lead Data Management Analyst-Enterprise Data Governance Quality Control

Wells Fargo - Charlotte, NC

Full-time - Senior

Charlotte, NC

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Lead Data Management Analyst to support and perform quality control activities aimed at mitigating the risk of internal and/or external validation failures associated with key deliverables. This role is crucial in ensuring a consistent application of documentation standards to meet both internal and external expectations. The successful candidate will design and conduct highly complex analyses to identify and remediate data quality issues. This includes supporting the definition and implementation of a framework to review and validate supervisory program deliverables, thereby reducing second line and third line validation risk as well as regulatory risk. The analyst will leverage industry analysis, emerging trends, and best practices to refine validation frameworks, ensuring they are best in class. In addition to analytical responsibilities, the Senior Lead Data Management Analyst will act as an advisor, leading the review of corrective action plans, remediation strategies, and planned deliverables/success criteria to identify areas of validation risk. The role also involves representing the Enterprise Data Governance and Reporting (EDGR) team in cross-functional groups to develop companywide data governance strategies. This includes defining and executing validation plans for each supervisory deliverable, which encompasses issue summary memos and related artifacts. Collaboration with use case owners is essential to incorporate detailed requirements into validation plans. The analyst will evaluate data quality metrics and conduct data quality audits, enforcing accountability for the quality of deliverables. They will define and implement metrics and reporting to highlight validation progress, concentrations of validation risk, and the quality of deliverables submitted from various business groups and enterprise functions. Furthermore, the role requires partnering with different groups to coordinate and drive collaboration, as well as training and supporting business groups and enterprise functions in developing similar functions and processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct highly complex analysis to identify and remediate data quality.
• Support defining and implementation of a framework to review and validate supervisory program deliverables.
• Act as an advisor by leading the review of corrective action plans and remediation strategies.
• Represent EDGR in cross-functional groups to develop companywide data governance strategies.
• Define and execute validation plans for each supervisory deliverable, including issue summary memos and related artifacts.
• Evaluate data quality metrics and conduct data quality audits to enforce accountability for deliverables.
• Define and implement metrics and reporting to highlight validation progress and concentrations of validation risk.
• Partner with groups to coordinate and drive collaboration, training, and support for business groups.

Requirements

• 7+ years of Data Management, Business Analysis, Analytics, or Project Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education.
• 6+ years of experience with data testing and/or related Audit methodologies with an emphasis on development and execution of validation plans.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in supporting development and execution of data testing approaches in support of validation efforts.
• Experience in Audit and/or Independent Risk Management and/or Front Line is highly preferred.
• Solid understanding of Institution of Internal Audit (IIA) standards, regulatory requirements, and industry guidelines.
• Strong knowledge of audit methodology, including risk identification and control assessment.
• Issue validation and remediation experience.
• Ability to coordinate/collaborate and build effective partnerships across lines of businesses.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, drive innovation, credibly challenge, deliver with quality and proactively influence risk and control environments.
• Ability to quickly evaluate emerging risks and understand impacts.
• A BS/BA degree or higher.
• Certification in one or more of the following: CFA, FRM, CPA, CAMS, CRCM, CIA, CISA or Commissioned Bank Examiner designation.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in Audit and/or Independent Risk Management and/or Front Line is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in supporting development and execution of data testing approaches in support of validation efforts.