Data Management Lead

About the role

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 Qualifications, 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 Qualifications, 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