American Express is a company with a rich history of innovation and a commitment to its customers. The Analyst, Data Governance & Management will support compliance with data management policies and work across teams to implement data governance strategies, ensuring data quality and consistency across the enterprise.
Responsible for supporting the Data Steward in identifying data incidents, performing root-cause-analysis of data incidents and driving remediation of audit and regulatory feedback.
Develop advanced knowledge on the Enterprise Data Management Operating Policy in order to support the Data Steward in the execution of their role.
Responsible for holistic platform data quality monitoring, including but not limited to key reports.
Assist in the identification of data risk, working with upstream data providers, downstream business partners, as well as technology teams.
Support the Data Steward in in the establishment, maintenance, and testing of controls to manage data risk within their business unit.
Support function for creation of controls to mitigate Data Quality risk, Fit for purpose risk and Data Steward risk as part of RCSA assessments.
Coordinate with Business Units and other Business Unit Data Offices to ensure System level Lineage is documented completely and accurately
Build advanced platform expertise to influence the identification of critical data elements and contribute to the roadmap to govern the data elements.
Responsible to partner with the Data Steward in developing and managing the data management roadmap.
Collaborate with and influence product managers to ensure all new use cases are managed according to policy.
Qualification
Required
Bachelor’s degree in business, analytics, information systems, computer science, engineering, or any other data-related field.
Strong communications skills.
Familiarity of current and upcoming data governance, data management and data product techniques and trends.
Eagerness to test, learn, fail and improve is crucial.
Must have a positive, collaborative leadership style with colleagues and customer first attitude.
Preferred
Certification as a Data Management Professional (CDMP) or other similar data management certification preferred.
Certifications and experience working within the Collibra Data Intelligence Platform, MANTA, or other similar Data Governance tools preferred.
Incident management and reporting, risk/data risk management, data breach management, data classification and handling, data quality monitoring and improvement, and data governance/compliance management experience preferred.
Working knowledge of SQL & Python or other programming language preferred.
Prior experience with Agile or SAFe project methodologies preferred.
Benefit
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
American Express is a financial services company that provides credit cards, charge cards, payment solutions, and related services.
