SVP, Funds Product Data Governance Lead

London, England, United Kingdom

12/11/2024

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your skills in analysis, problem solving and communication to Citi’s Securities Services Team.

By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Team/Role Overview

The Data Owner Group Manager is a senior level professional role accountable for Data for a single product, function, process, or country, ensuring that is compliant to Regulations, Laws, and Citi Policies, Standards & Procedures to reduce and manage Citi’s data risk. They will assist in implementing the Data Strategy and architecture Target State, and executing the data delivery roadmap for Authoritative Data Sources. They are responsible for influencing Senior Leaders in the business to develop data as a product and strategic asset.

This role requires collaboration across teams of internal data governance stakeholders (including Senior Data Managers, Data Risk & Control, Data Quality/Analytics & Reporting, Master & Reference Data Strategist, Data Tech, etc.) and business/function stakeholders who are tasked with implementing adequate data governance, promote “data as an asset”, and driving culture change to make the organization increasingly data informed.

What You’ll Do

The role has a cross-product and global remit, working with key stakeholders to:

• Act as the key point of contact for all data initiatives within Fund Services. Be responsible for the data and data lineage within Fund Services. Identifying and defining data owners, data domains, and supporting platforms.
• Establish the Funds Data function within the line of business, managing and mentoring a team of data specialists.
• Be the difference between the think and the do for Funds data. Be commercially and strategically minded with responsibility to develop and execute the data strategy and vision for the Fund Services, while aligning to the wider Securities Services Strategy
• Own the Fund Services Data book of work. Partner with key stakeholders to drive and manage the priority of key data deliverables. Establish and maintain product roadmaps and detailed plans for Funds data related initiatives.
• Execute on the strategy and development agenda to build a data driven operating model partnering with technology, office of architecture, operations and enterprise data management
• Own the data catalogue and hygiene controls for Funds. Drive Data Sponsor and Data Owner signoffs of data artefacts including but not limited to Functional Hierarchies, Data Domains, Critical Data Elements, Authoritative Data Sources (ADSs), and Data Models
• Represent Fund Services in the cross Securities Services Data Governance Review Forum and provide updates to the central Data Governance team to ensure the upkeep of Data metrics and drive the overall Data Book of Work
  
  

What We’ll Need From You

• Combined experience in banking and financial services industry, information technology and/or data governance.
• Proven change agent with track record of delivery in the data and financial services domains
• Strong knowledge of common data standards like Swift
• Good understanding of the Funds domain and capabilities to make informed decisions and data related to this subject area - critical to understand the business applications of data insights (e.g., what business questions do need to be answered) and what data elements will effectively satisfy those needs.
• Track record of implementing new data management capabilities, or expanding existing capabilities
• Track record of working in the data space with ISO standards and development of data solutions to solve problems
• Have an understanding of a variety of data management and data analysis software packages, databases and data visualization tools
• Programme or project management experience – establishing and maintaining roadmaps and plans.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, and the ability to work with colleagues across Product, Operations and Technology teams.
  
  

What We Can Offer You

This is a role that'll offer you the opportunity to build an in-depth knowledge of financial services operations. Every day there will be new business challenges that will help you develop new skills that can drive your career.

We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.

By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources
  
  

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.

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Job Family Group:

Data Governance

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Job Family:

Data Owner

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Time Type:

Full time

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