About the role

The Data Governance Foundation Principal is a senior-level role responsible for defining the Enterprise Data Governance Strategy, including the Data Risk and Control Framework and Data Risk Taxonomy. This role is responsible for designing and implementing well-controlled data governance processes to enable businesses, functions, and regions to adopt the data governance strategy.

As a key part of this function, the role will act as the conduit between the International Business and the Finance Data organization. This involves supporting data consumers to identify new requirements, analyze potential data quality issues, develop solutions, and support remediation through to implementation and validation. The Principal will also support the International business in all aspects of achieving compliance with the Citi Data Governance Policy (CDGP) for data governed by Finance Data Domains.

A critical responsibility is to articulate the enterprise data governance strategy and its progress toward the target state through various channels and forums to a wide variety of stakeholders, including senior leadership and regulators. The ability to query data using SQL, analyze it with tools such as Excel and Python, and present key messages to senior management is crucial for success in this role.

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Do you fit?

15+ years of experiencein Data Governance, Data Management, or Process Engineering within Banking and Financial Services.
Deep Regulatory Knowledge:Strong understanding of banking regulations, supervisory expectations, and differences in US/non-US reporting.
Expertise in Data Governance:Strong knowledge of Data Governance, Data Sources, and Data Insights, with proficiency in tools like glossaries and lineage.
Proven Project & Program Management:Demonstrated track record leading large, strategic, cross-functional data projects and change initiatives.
Operational Leadership:Demonstrated leadership in operational management.
Data Quality Frameworks:Experience creating and executing frameworks to improve data quality and value for regulatory commitments and risk management.
Broad Financial Product Knowledge:Wide knowledge base of financial products including Derivatives, Securities, and Credit Cards.
Global Collaboration:Ability to work across a global organization to deliver on mandated reporting requirements.
Impactful Communication:Excellent communication, influencing, and facilitation skills (oral, written, and presentation).
Strategic & Detail-Oriented:Balances a big-picture perspective with close attention to detail.
Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred

What you'll own

Liaise with functions, lines of business and regional Federated Chief Data Office to understand and align Data Governance and/or Data Risk and Controls strategy related work
Develop approach and prioritization framework to define and track the prioritized scope for the enterprise data program
Integrate and align functions, lines of business, and regional data roadmaps into an enterprise data roadmap to deliver on the prioritized scope
Provide advisory services to functions, lines of business and regions on prioritization and requirements as needed
Analyze and identify overlapping initiatives to resolve duplication of effort
Partner with ECDO Function Heads to develop capability maturity framework
Develop materials to effectively and concisely articulate progress on the data governance strategy for senior leadership and regulatory updates
Liaise with metrics team to articulate clear requirements for objective measures necessary to support Data Governance storylines with key stakeholders

Benefits & perks

Employer paid Defined Contribution Pension Plan contribution of 6% of employee’s pensionable earnings (PPE Program)

Employer paid Private Medical Care Package for employees and Private Medical Care Packages for certain family members available at preferential rates

Employer paid Life Insurance Program for employees and Life Insurance for certain family members available at preferential rates

Employee Assistance Program financed by Employer

Paid Parental Leave Program (maternity and paternity leave; statutory and 2 weeks additional paid paternity leave)

Sport Card for employees subsidized via Social Benefits Fund and Sport Cards for certain family members available at preferential rates

Additional benefits from Company’s Social Benefit Fund, in particular: Holidays Allowance, support for sport and cultural activities, team building events.

Additional day off for volunteering

Cafeteria/ flex benefit – a company benefits system which enables employees to select and purchase benefits offered by a provider and available for employees on the platform.

Opportunity to receive an annual discretionary incentive award

Special offers and discounts for employees

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