Data Management Lead

Job responsibilities:

• Work with product owners and business SMEs to catalog data products for the Payments organization, per firmwide standards
• Actively drive expansion of the Payments data catalog, and maturation of content to maximize discoverability and leverage (measured by firmwide KPIs)
• Provide oversight/governance on firmwide platform enhancements to support the Payments data product strategy
• Ensure all risks, issues and dependencies impacting effective delivery are managed effectively and communicated in an effective manner
• Develop strong partnerships with Firmwide Technology to support effective migration to, and adoption of new data catalog tooling and functionality
• Identify opportunities to intersect with other Data Management functions to improve meta data and consistency of definitions
• Build strong partnerships across Payments and Corporate Functions to support Data Catalog and Payments data product efforts
• Collaborate with the Information Architecture team to identify synergies between logical and physical data descriptions, and drive related / subsequent strategic initiatives
• Participate in Information Architecture / Data governance bodies
• Display thought leadership in data management techniques and methodologies
• Perform project management and deep business analysis on specific high profile data issues/initiatives
• Proactively identify synergies within the rest of the Payments CDO BOW, and effectively collaborate with team members to deliver on impact driven opportunities
• Add to a team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualification, capabilities, and skills 

• 10+ years’ experience in financial services with data analytics / data management / data product management background
• Strong understanding of data governance and metadata management concepts
• Experience in driving/managing projects and programs focused on metadata management, data dictionaries etc.. 
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Capacity to think laterally and convey an understanding of the big picture
• Excellent communication, presentation (both oral and written) & influencing skills - candidate will be dealing with stakeholders of varying degrees of seniority across Product, Technology and CDO
• Self-starter, able to work autonomously, with strong time management skills; efficient at multi-tasking and able to work under pressure to deliver multiple business demands on-time, to a high standard
• Basic understanding of the company's business practices and familiarity with the company's products and services
• Effective change management skills - ability to support & adapt within a changing environment

Preferred qualification, capabilities, and skills 

• Experience in a CDO, Technology or Data Product organization within a large investment bank or large financial services firm
• Experience within a Payments organization