C14 Data Owner/Manager

W2 Only

Location: Irving, TX (3 days onsite - Hybrid)

Duration: 12 months Job Summary:The Data Owner Group Manager is a senior level professional role accountable for Data for a single product, function, process, or country, ensuring that is compliant to Regulations, Laws, and Policies, Standards & Procedures to reduce and manage Client's data risk. They will assist in implementing the Data Strategy and architecture Target State, and executing the data delivery roadmap for Authoritative Data Sources. They are responsible for influencing Senior Leaders in the business to develop data as a product and strategic asset.This role requires collaboration across teams of internal data governance stakeholders (including Senior Data Managers, Data Risk & Control, Data Quality/Analytics & Reporting, Master & Reference Data Strategist, Data Tech, etc.) and business/function stakeholders who are tasked with implementing adequate data governance, promote data as an asset, and driving culture change to make the organization increasingly data informed. Responsibilities:

Manage a team and maintain adequate staffing requirements to meet operational needs.

Engage with senior stakeholders across lines of business and functions to ensure development & execution of suitable tools which enable efficient execution of required operating models.

Aid in identifying end-to-end data flow, including all upstream areas that create and/or consume Authoritative Data Sources to ensure they adopt new policy/standards, data models, and appropriate infrastructure.

Understands the business/function processes to provide insights into business end-to end data flows and the critical data elements that flow across systems. Partner with Data Stewards to drive end-to-end management and consistent usage to maximize the trustworthiness in data. Confer with Data Quality team on options to resolve issues.

Lead the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control of data requirements, data standards and data process risk, including coordinating with the business in identifying critical data, defining standards and quality expectations, and prioritize remediation of data issues.

Align key data capabilities including metadata repositories, data dictionaries, data lineage, business process maps, and training materials with the data and system process flows.

Aid in remediating Data Concerns, including dispositioning and monitoring fixes (Data defects, Data issues). Review, remediate, report, and monitor Data Quality issues through Client's corresponding Data/Issue management process.

Create effective presentations suitable for all audience types, including the group Board, Executive Management Team, and partners.

Manages and executes strategic design and process improvement projects.

Collaborates with the stakeholders internal to the Chief Data Office and Data Technology to identify, recommend and/or implement processes and technologies that support successful deployment of Data obligations.

Lead meetings and working sessions to solve issues / challenges / risks by factoring input from partners and diverse points of view.

Escalate potential barriers to prompt execution before they impact the delivery, communicate potential risks and plans to mitigate issues and concerns.

Prepare and present status updates, issues / challenges / risks and solutions to stakeholders and partners in business and technology data teams in a succinct manner to drive decision-making and actions.

Monitor metrics and key performance indicators associated with Data Quality and Controls;

Facilitate execution on remediation of Data Concerns, including dispositioning and monitoring fixes (Data defects, Data issues).

Ensure sound program / project management for Data portfolio (in partnership with Program Management Office), including ensuring clear deliverables and timelines are defined accurately, there is timely identification of risk/risk management established, internal sponsors / clients / beneficiaries are accurately assessed and engaged, and a process that ensures accurate milestone reporting and changes is instituted.

Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the firms reputation and safeguarding group, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable rules, laws, and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgement regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices and escalating managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications:

10+ years of combined experience in banking and financial services industry, information technology and/or data governance.

Data Owners understands all aspects of Data Management, including Data Lineage, Metadata, Data Quality, Data Remediation, and Issue Management

Experience includes supporting large data and data quality initiatives, aligning business processes with data, implementing technology solutions, developing, or supporting standards / policies and data-related issue management and remediation efforts.

Experience with data management processes and tools and applications, including process mapping and lineage toolsets.

Strong knowledge of structured/unstructured databases, data modeling, data management, rapid / iterative development methodologies and data governance tools.

Demonstrated relationship management and advisory skills with sponsors, key stakeholders, partners and team members in both Business and Technology forums.

Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills to recognize and understand complex data flow and designs.

Self-motivated and able to dynamically determine priorities.

Strong understanding of data governance issues, policies, regulatory requirements, and industry information affecting the business environment.

Actively managed various aspects of data initiatives including analysis, planning, execution and day-to-day production management.

Led efforts to solve data flow / data design issues / challenges / risks with input for solutions from cross-functional team members and diverse viewpoints.

Coached or mentored direct team members and/or indirect team members.

Good presentation skills, business and technical writing, and verbal communication skills to support decision-making and actions.

Regularly provided prompt action-focused status updates to management and stakeholders

Education:

Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred #LI-AT3Pay Range: $70-$75/hr W2 (Negotiable)The specific compensation for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401K contributions as well as any other PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by appliable state or localities where you reside or work.