Data Management - Senior Associate

As a Senior Data Management professional, you are passionate about data governance, compliance, and risk/control solutions.

This role partners with business, technology, risk, and analytics teams to define data standards and controls, oversee data quality and metadata practices, and drive remediation of data issues.

You'll leverage your understanding of the evolving risk and regulatory landscape to strengthen governance practices and ensure information assets are well-classified, appropriately accessed, and effectively managed.

Responsibilities include offering guidance and best practices across businesses, supporting risk reviews and control assessments, maintaining strong data governance documentation, and communicating with senior leaders and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities


* Support data risk management activities including data classification, access governance, retention & destruction, and data protection.


* Support SharePoint governance including permission recertification and maintenance of documentation in the Data Management SharePoint Drive.


* Participate in firmwide regulatory data initiative workstreams as needed.


* Provide a high level of responsiveness to executive ad-hoc requests related to project management, presentation development, and business analysis.


* Collaborate with team members, managers, and high-performing teams across the firm to drive progress, visibility, and common goals on a wide range of projects and daily work.


* Continually look for ways to streamline, improve, and add value to existing business processes and governance activities.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills


* Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience


* 3 - 5+ years of experience in financial services with background in data management, governance, controls, audit, quality assurance, operational risk management, or compliance; or equivalent subject matter expertise in a relevant business-related function.


* Knowledge of IT control frameworks, risk and control assessments, access controls, regulatory compliance, and data protection practices within large environments.


* Proficient knowledge of control and risk management concepts with the ability to design, create, and evaluate a Risk & Control Self-Assessment in conjunction with business partners.


* Intermediate to advanced proficiency in MS Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Pivot Tables).


* Self-starter with exceptional communication, presence, and attention to detail across both technical and non-technical audiences.


* Demonstrates intellectual curiosity, initiative, and independence, with strong problem-solving, time management, and teamwork skills.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills


* Existing background in a data governance related work environment.


* Exposure to enterprise data platforms and hub-and-spoke data architectures.


* Knowledge of data protection re...