Risk & Compliance Data Leader

at  BNY Mellon

Overview
Risk & Compliance Data Leader
At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the center of the world’s financial system we touch nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day around the globe, our 50,000+ employees bring the power of their perspective to the table to create solutions with our clients that benefit businesses, communities and people everywhere.
We continue to be a leader in the industry, awarded as a top home for innovators and for creating an inclusive workplace. Through our unique ideas and talents, together we help make money work for the world. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all about.
We’re seeking a future team member in the role of Risk & Compliance Data Leader to join our DATA ENGINEERING team. This role is in NYC, NY - HYBRID.
As a Data Leader - you will lead a team of data professionals to establish a robust Data Governance framework and drive data quality throughout BNY. You will be a very influential position within EDM and will have the opportunity to drive tremendous business value as we look to improve the data quality of our most critical data. You will be accountable and own the enterprise data quality process, the performance of that process and the resource and technology plan to support this process. As a Data Governance Lead, you will work very closely with the Data Leaders and Stewards across the BNY to ensure compliance to Policy, while robust DQ monitoring is in place and appropriate attention to issue remediation applied.
As part of Data Engineering, our Divisional Data Officer team is responsible for design, delivery and adoption of many of the enterprise Data Governance processes including Data Quality Management, Issue Management and Remediation, Data Lineage Management, Data Catalog Management, Business Glossary Management, etc.

EMPLOYER DESCRIPTION:

For over 230 years, the people of BNY Mellon have been at the forefront of finance, expanding the financial markets while supporting investors throughout the investment lifecycle. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments and safeguards nearly one-fifth of the world’s financial assets. BNY Mellon remains one of the safest, most trusted and admired companies. Every day our employees make their mark by helping clients better manage and service their financial assets around the world. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, clients count on the people of BNY Mellon across time zones and in 35 countries and more than 100 markets. It’s the collective ambition, innovative thinking and exceptionally focused client service paired with a commitment to doing what is right that continues to set us apart. Make your mark: bnymellon.com/careers.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

Overseeing 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 process, and collaborate with stakeholder 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 unites, 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 cause, implement corrective action 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, including data architecture, data engineering, and metadata management 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 an provide guidance and support to stakeholders across Risk and Finance.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, WE’RE SEEKING THE FOLLOWING:

Experienced hands-on Data and Metadata Management, from concept to implementation with a demonstrable track record of delivery.
5-10 years of total work experience with at least 3-5 years in a management preferred. Experience over operational activities (business analysis, testing, etc.), reference data and/or enterprise data management or data governance preferred .
Strong stakeholder management and people skills, and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities under pressure. You will have strong analytical and management skills, are familiar with Agile methodology and played an active role in scrums such as backlog refinement, sprint planning and execution. The ability to apply backlog prioritization to define sprint goals and enable iterative deliveries is key.
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
People Leadership, be able to inspire and build momentum across a global team but you are also a team player, happy to roll up your sleeves when needed.
At BNY, our culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our awards:
America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2024
World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2024
Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Corporate Equality Index, 100% score, 2023-2024
Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion , Disability: IN – 100% score, 2023-2024
“Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2024
Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Top performing company for Sustainability, 2024
Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI), 2023