VP – Records Management Specialist – Data Governance

VP – Records Management Specialist – Data Governance

Requirements

• 6-10 years of relevant experience in Banking, Financial Services
• Bachelor’s degree required; Masters is a plus
• Experience working as a product manager or product owner, in an Agile environment, collaborating with technology to understand stakeholder needs and translate into business requirements and features
• Experience in leading the design, development and management of automated solutions that address user pain points, enable self-service and drive efficiency
• Experience with data retention and remediation principles, data privacy regulations (ex. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Office of Privacy Commissioner for Canada (PIPEDA), etc.)
• Ability to manage through ambiguity by making sense of complex, high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
• Communicates effectively: develops and delivers clear communication both written and verbal, tailored to the needs of different audiences
• Experience leveraging glossary, lineage and data quality tools to drive governance
• Collaborative – Possess strong collaboration and influencing skills to effectively lead cross-functional teams to drive deliverables, projects and engagements to completion

Responsibilities

• Engage and coordinate with key stakeholders, including Record Management Officers (RMOs), Data Owners, Data Stewards, Technical Developers, Enterprise Data Teams, and the Services Data Team
• Support efforts to implement systematic controls and intuitive workflows to track and enforce Records Management across the Services Data Ecosystem
• Create and maintain a product vision aligned to business priorities, key user needs, and organizational OKRs
• Act as product owner / manager for Records Management work to satisfy enterprise policies and regulatory requirements
• Collaborate with data stakeholders and other business areas to capture requirements for Records Management use cases
• Work with Product and Technology to find innovative ways to integrate Records Management controls into Services’ self-service technologies
• Own and prioritize the near to -term Records Management roadmap to deliver on business outcomes, working closely with a cross-functional team to ensure that all the right resources are aligned
• Partner with functions, lines of business and regions to define the prioritized scope for completing Records Management outstanding items
• Develop short to medium term plans to execute functional Records Management strategies
• Continually, succinctly, and clearly communicate progress and results against the Records Management agenda to stakeholders across the organization

Preferred Qualifications

• Self-motivated & accountable – Have a ‘Can do’ and ‘Get it done’ attitude – do whatever necessary and take full ownership of delivery
• “Product” mindset focused on users, pain points and value-creation delivering solutions
• Product Management Skills, ability to lead cross functional teams towards a common vision
• Superior communication skills – able to clearly articulate complex strategies/techniques and ideas, in both oral and written form, to senior management, with associated poise
• Execution oriented – doesn’t remain in the theoretical; is able to make choices/decisions in the name of delivering rapid business impact
• Collaborative – Possess strong collaboration and influencing skills to effectively lead cross-functional teams to drive deliverables, projects and engagements to completion
• Bias for change – actively seeks out ways to improve processes, people, etc.
• Influencing skills – able to influence outcomes without necessarily direct authority; experienced in navigating large complex organizations to achieve results