Data Governance Lead

Description

Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Data Governance Lead to join our team as an individual contributor. This role will be responsible for leading the creation, tracking, and enforcement of data governance processes. The Data Governance Lead will support enterprise data government capabilities and partner across the bank in developing and implementing data governance, data protection and data sharing best practices.

The Data Governance Center of Excellence (COE) is responsible for establishing and maintaining high standards for data management across the organization. This includes defining a clear vision and strategy aligned with organizational goals, securing top management commitment, and engaging stakeholders. The COE develops and enforces data governance policies, appoints data stewards, and implements processes to monitor and improve metadata quality. Additionally, it provides training to foster a data-driven culture and continuously refines practices to adapt to changing business needs. By ensuring effective data management and governance frameworks, the COE supports better decision-making and improved business outcomes.

Here at Huntington Bank, we want Data Governance Leads to work with our data analytics team as we develop data solutions to better serve our customers, support our communities, and make our colleagues’ lives better. Our goal is to be the best performing Regional Bank in America, and we need data and analytics to meet that goal.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Works closely and manages relationships with internal partners in Audit, Compliance, Risk, and Legal to identify and define data policies, standards, and controls to enable broader use of data across Huntington.

Work as a lead of the Data Governance team to build upon existing frameworks and data rules, including the capture of localized requirements determined by local Policy Groups.

Takes a lead role in capturing requirements and document processes, including the ability to act as a trusted advisor to our stakeholders .

Lead the design and enablement of technology and processes upon which the data rules are enforced.

Lead the creation of new processes and end-to-end design of various components within the Data Governance framework.

Contribute to the creation and maintenance of a process and repository for the documentation of governance best practices.

Support federated teams on the work necessary to meet policy requirements and lead education and communication efforts

Regularly assess and refine data governance processes to adapt to evolving business needs and technological advancements.

Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring to team members while serving as a role model.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in business Intelligence, Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent relevant work experience

7+ years of experience implementing data governance frameworks (e.g., data policies, standards, and controls), experience developing and/or implementing data governance policy and standards, and experience working with IT and/or business segments on the analysis of complex business processes and data governance needs

3+ years of experience leading colleagues/work efforts and managing toward deadlines

Strong partnership and collaboration skills, including the ability to work in a cross-functional manner with business and technology stakeholders

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience leading project teams, with or without formal direct reporting relationships

History of developing and monitoring the delivery of efficient and effective processes to solve diverse and complex data problems

Experience in performing data maturity assessments

Extensive experience in synthesizing programmatic and policy information from multiple sources, researching and drafting policy and standards documents,

Experience tracking data policies, standards, and controls throughout the lifecycle (including monitoring, enforcement, and close-out), and facilitating and documenting meetings with internal and external stakeholders at all levels

Demonstrated experience with data management concepts including data governance, data quality, master data management, data lineage, metadata, and reference data management

Risk management, regulatory, compliance, and/or audit experience is a plus

Experience in strategy, process improvement, management consulting is a plus

Ability to effectively drive requirements and gain consensus

In-depth knowledge of governance policy, standards, and controls processes

Ability to constructively challenge requirements and current state to increase overall value to the organization

Well-versed with latest data policy decisions, guidelines, and business trends

Ability to translate business and functional needs into policy, standards, and controls requirements, and estimate their impact across the data lifecycle

Strong ability to analyze complex situations and to derive workable actions

Strong ability to identify, prioritize and weigh different options and to recommend value-add solutions

Flexibility to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity and rapid change

Strong analytical skills

Ability to build strong relationships throughout the organization

High level of organization and attention to detail

Negotiation, influencing, and partnership skills

Business outcome focused

Exempt Status: (Yes = not eligible for overtime pay) (No = eligible for overtime pay)Yes

Workplace Type:Office

Our Approach to Office Workplace Type

Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We’re combining the best of both worlds: in-office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team.

Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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