VP of Data Governance

Description

The Vice President, Data Governance provides enterprise leadership and independent second-line oversight of data governance risk, establishing the frameworks, standards, and risk practices necessary to promote effective governance of data across the organization. The position provides credible challenge of first-line data management activities and evaluates whether material data risks are appropriately identified, assessed, monitored, and remediated. This role partners with business, technology, analytics, privacy, compliance, and risk leaders to strengthen data governance and support reliable data used for regulatory, risk, financial, and strategic decision-making. The position provides executive leadership with independent insight into enterprise data risk and emerging areas of concern.

Here's what you can expect from the job and what you need to be successful:

What You'll Do:

• Direct the enterprise second-line data governance risk program, establishing risk frameworks, standards, oversight practices, and reporting aligned with organizational objectives and risk appetite.
• Provide independent oversight and credible challenge of first-line data governance and data management activities, including data ownership, data quality, lineage, classification, critical data elements, metadata, and issue remediation.
• Establish methodologies for identifying, assessing, monitoring, and escalating material data risks and evaluate whether first-line controls appropriately mitigate those risks.
• Lead independent risk assessments and monitoring of enterprise data governance capabilities, identifying systemic themes, control gaps, emerging risks, and areas requiring management attention.
• Define second-line expectations for governance of critical data supporting regulatory reporting, financial reporting, risk management, member outcomes, analytics, and other material business processes.
• Develop enterprise data risk metrics, key risk indicators, reporting, and executive-level insights that provide visibility into data risk exposure, trends, control effectiveness, and remediation.
• Provide effective challenge of significant data governance issues and remediation plans, including assessment of root cause, risk acceptance, prioritization, sustainability, and closure.
• Partner with Enterprise Risk Management, Operational Risk, Model Risk, Information Security, Privacy, Compliance, Technology, Internal Audit, and business leaders to promote integrated oversight of data-related risks.
• Advise executive leadership and appropriate governance committees on significant data risk matters, emerging regulatory expectations, material issues, and recommended risk responses.
• Maintain awareness of regulatory expectations and industry practices related to data governance and incorporate relevant developments into the second-line oversight framework.
• Develop and lead a high-performing data governance risk function, establishing clear accountability, appropriate expertise, and effective engagement across the organization.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Skills:

• 10+ years of experience providing independent second-line oversight of data governance risk, including enterprise governance frameworks, risk assessment, monitoring, and remediation.
• 8+ years' experience as a people leader, leading a diverse team including hiring, coaching and performance management
• Deep knowledge of data governance, data risk management, data quality, lineage, metadata, data ownership, and control frameworks.
• Strong understanding of second-line risk management principles, including independent oversight, credible challenge, risk assessment, monitoring, escalation, and issue management.
• Ability to distinguish clearly between first-line ownership and execution responsibilities and second-line risk oversight responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of financial-services regulatory expectations related to data governance, risk management, privacy, records, reporting, and information management.
• Demonstrated ability to identify systemic data risks and translate complex data and technology matters into clear executive-level risk insights.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to constructively challenge senior leaders and influence outcomes across organizational boundaries.
• Experience developing risk appetite measures, KRIs, governance reporting, risk assessments, and executive or board-level reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence in complex, highly matrixed environments.
• Strong strategic thinking, judgment, communication, and organizational leadership capabilities.
• Experience leading senior professionals and building specialized risk capabilities.
• Required Education: Bachelor's degree in field relevant to role (or 4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree), advanced degree preferred.
• Certification/License: Relevant professional certification such as CDMP, DCAM accreditation, CRISC, CISA, or similar data/risk credential preferred.

Location: Hillsboro, OR | Marlborough & Chelmsford, MA

Target Compensation: $221k - $276,500 annually + annual bonus

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