Mgr-Legal Affairs

About the role

As a Data Steward you will lead the team responsible for the day-to-day compliance with the Enterprise Data Risk Management Policy. You are responsible for identifying critical data, maintaining data definitions, classifying data, supporting data sourcing/usage requests, evaluating Data Risk Controls, and confirming Data Incidents are remediated. You will partner across various business units, technology teams, and product/platform teams to define and implement the data governance strategy, monitor and manage data risks, resolve data/platform issues, and drive consistency, usability, and governance of specific product data across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Advance the established data governance principles, policies, and programs for stewardship, advocacy and custodianship of data
• Manage all Data Risks for the business unit, in coordination with relevant supporting roles, as described in the Enterprise Data Risk Management Policy
• Understand, comply, and execute your role and responsibilities as defined under the Enterprise Data Risk Management Policy
• Establish, maintain, and test the effectiveness of controls to manage data risk within the established Data Risk Appetite limits for the Corporate Functions
• Facilitate Data Incident capture and coordination by planning Data Incident remediation activities, monitoring Data Incident status for reporting, and support testing and validation
• Coordinate with Business Units and other Business Unit Data Offices to ensure System level Lineage is documented completely and accurately
• Collaborate with data owners and users to modify or implement new repeatable and reliable business processes to implement truly effective data management
• Partner with Third-Party Risk Management to monitor and validate that Third Parties adhere to Enterprise Data Risk Management requirements
• Harmonize key policies and guidelines (e.g. Data Quality, Data Definition, Data Creation, Data Sharing, Data Usage policies) with the processes necessary to carry out those policies, in collaboration with multi-functional partners
• Develop and produce key metrics scorecards and program status communications for the full suite of teams within Data Office

Qualifications

• 5+ years of direct work experience in large scale/enterprise data projects, with at least 3 years of direct experience relating to creation and execution of formal data governance and/or data management programs
• Consistent record of understanding business challenges and strategies and connecting those to data and capabilities
• Strong working knowledge of current and upcoming data governance, data management and data product techniques and trends, with a point of view on the evolving concepts and standard methodologies
• Program management experience
• Demonstrable experience of driving meaningful improvements in business value through data management and strategy
• Ability to work with white space to design and complete solutions to solve sophisticated challenges
• High-caliber communication skills, both in terms of preparing and delivering a strategic vision and updates to large groups and senior leaders
• Ability to put enterprise thinking first, connect the role’s agenda to enterprise priorities and balance the needs of customers, partners, colleagues & shareholders
• Demonstrated learning agility, ability to make decisions quickly and with the highest level of integrity
• Eagerness to test, learn, fail and improve is crucial
• Must have a positive, collaborative leadership style with colleague and customer first attitude
• Incident management and reporting, risk/data risk management, data architecture, data breach management, data classification and handling, data quality monitoring and improvement, and data governance/compliance management experience preferred
• Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions

Benefits

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities

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