Manager - Data Governance & Management

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As part of the Financial Reporting Quality Assurance Organization (FRQA) within Corporate Controllership, this role is responsible for bringing and managing data under governance for Finance.

Finance Data Governance (FDG) team is leading the effort of defining the future roadmap for data governance within Finance and ensuring that trusted information is used for critical processes,
decision making, and accounting across various finance processes.

As a FDG Manager, you will support the development and implementation of solutions in accordance with the Enterprise Data Governance policy and framework. You will partner closely with Finance
Technology Transformation, Enterprise Data Governance, Controllership, Risk, and other teams to drive data governance and data quality within Finance.

The FDG Manager is a collaborator, a well-organized, action-oriented individual with exceptional leadership and time management skills, confident in presenting, facilitating, and building a network of strong relationships across our organization.

Responsibilities:

• Finance Data Governance in compliance with the Enterprise Data Governance Policy ensuring
  the appropriate accountability model and processes for data asset management, metadata
  management, data quality, and issue resolution.
• Participate in all aspects of Data Governance including data activation steps, compliance with
  data standards and privacy regulations.
• Support strategic improvements to data assessment process and making necessary
  enhancements to data analytical and data quality tools.
• Lead root-cause-analysis of data quality issues and support in remediation of Audit and
  Regulatory feedback.
• Support development, validation, and maintenance of business glossary, data integration, data
  lineage, and data management activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of work experience in Banking/Financial Services.
• Experience of Finance, Banking, or similar industries is a strong plus.
• Technical and data analysis skills with prior experience with SQL.
• Knowledge of data governance practices, business and technology issues related to
  management of enterprise information assets is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated understanding of metadata practices such as data lineage, data
  dictionaries, business glossaries, Data Quality rules, source system inventories, etc.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Agile methodology and delivery concepts or other project
  management methodologies including SDLC.
• Strong relationship skills and communication is essential as the role require partnering with
  multiple groups e.g., Business process owners, Technologies, and Enterprise Data
  Governance.
• Self-motivated and proactive, ability to manage multiple assignments and projects
  concurrently within tight deadlines.
• Ability to be flexible, prioritize multiple demands, and effectively manage in a matrix
  organization.
• Experience of a wide range of architectures/platforms.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Finance/Accounting is preferred.
• Prior experience of data governance, metadata, and data lineage tools such as, Collibra,
  MANTA is strongly preferred.

Non-considerations for sponsorship:

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

Salary Range: $90,000.00 to $165,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• 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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