American Express is looking to establish a new Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) Data Office to ensure day-to-day compliance with the Enterprise Data Risk Management Policy, identify critical data, maintain data definitions, classify data, support data sourcing/usage requests, evaluate Data Risk Controls, and confirm Data Incidents are remediated.
Requirements
- 8+ years of direct work experience in large scale/enterprise data projects, with at least 4 years of direct experience relating to creation and execution of formal data governance and/or data management programs
- 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
- 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.
- 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
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
- Understanding, complying, and executing their role and responsibilities as defined under the Enterprise Data Risk Management Policy
- Establishing, maintaining, and testing the effectiveness of controls to manage data risk within the established Data Risk Appetite limits for their Business Unit
- 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
Other
- Senior level program management experience, with partners across a diverse, global set of business units
- High-caliber communication skills, both in terms of preparing and delivering a strategic vision and updates to large groups and senior leader
- 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
