Overview
The Compliance Data Governance Operations Associate is a fast-paced role collaborating with the data governance team and subject matter experts across Compliance to assess data sources, identify control gaps and analyze data quality. This individual executes controls, and documents results to capture and track data quality issues contributing to the Compliance team’s strategic transformation goals through continuous data quality improvement. They produce clear and easy to understand relevant reports and dashboards, visualizing data quality trends and data usage used for decision making by data and functional owners. This individual contributes significantly to data quality measurement and ensuring data’s sustainable use by Compliance functions.
This is a junior to mid-level role in the Compliance Department Americas Division (CPAD) Data Governance team. This individual is focused on the assessment and execution of controls, documenting outcomes, ultimately reporting and publishing results to data owners and senior management. They are expected to support data governance adoption including data lineage, data element definitions and issue management resolution. The individual uses various reporting and BI tools to analyze and identify trends. The role supports all areas of Compliance across the Americas and interfaces heavily with Compliance SMEs, ICDAD, Technology oversight (CoE), Technology and key data owners throughout the Americas Division (AD).
The anticipated salary range for this role is between $98,000 and $130,000. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.
Responsibilities
- Review data control results to assure that all data issues are logged and addressed.
- Work closely with subject matter experts, data providers, data consumers to expeditiously resolve potential issues.
- Execute control testing, document, and record results, maintain execution schedule
- Create supporting materials for discussions with subject matter experts, data owners, and audit
- Assemble front to back data governance packages for review and sign-off with subject matter experts and data owners
- Understand and apply SMBC data quality dimensions to processes and controls to ensure they meet guidelines.
- Prepare reporting for publication.
- Research and develop processes to enhance and report data quality and controls
- Support adoption and implementation of data governance policies
- Escalate data issues as necessary; ensure issues are addressed and closed
Qualifications
- Require: 2-5 years of comparable or relevant experience. Prefer: 5+ years professional experience in the Data Governance space
- Require: High School education or Equivalent. Prefer: BA/BS (Or equivalent experience)
- Some knowledge of Compliance.
- Prior usage of data governance tools to manage data elements, definitions, and lineage
- Knowledge of data governance methodology and experience how to document data quality exceptions.
- Experience reviewing and implementing data controls. Experience measuring and assessing data quality to identify and remediate data control gaps
- Experience with SQL or reporting tools. Solid MS Excel and PowerPoint skills. Experience with data mapping, and be able to use tools to select data sets from a database as required
- Strong reporting and visualization skills to illustrate results and simplify complex problems
- Strong skills writing requirements, test plans and procedures, documenting completion and exceptions
- Able to work across multiple sources, synthesize results and present detailed validations
- Meticulous attention to detail and demonstrated ability to produce high quality, accurate work consistently