Senior IT Data Governance Manager

In Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas is one of the best-positioned international financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence since 1860. Currently with over 18,000 employees* and a presence in 13 markets, BNP Paribas provides corporates, institutional and private investors with product and service solutions tailored to their specific needs. It offers a wide range of financial services covering corporate & institutional banking, wealth management, asset management, insurance, as well as retail banking and consumer financing through strategic partnerships.
Worldwide, BNP Paribas has a presence in 68 markets with more than 193,000 employees. It has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors. Asia Pacific is a key strategic region for BNP Paribas and it continues to develop its franchise in the region.
- excluding partnerships

At BNP Paribas, we passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued, respected and can bring their authentic selves to work. We prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of any kind and our policies promote equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, irrespective of, but not limited to their gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, colour, national origin, age, religion, social status, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status etc. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in.

**Position Purpose**:
Under the direct responsibility of the DCIO and Division Head of DATA SOLUTIONS

The Senior IT Data Governance Manager position is a new role to fulfill the functional and technical demands from a Data Governance perspective. Data Governance Manager plays a crucial role in driving Data Governance Services (Data Quality Issue Management, Data Access, Data Catalog Administration and Maintenance) across WMIS platforms. The expectation is that the profile must have the knowledge and ability to understand data needs, the appropriate measures to protect the confidentiality and integrity of data and have proficiency in documenting administrative and operational procedures on managing data.

**Direct Responsibilities of Senior IT Data Governance Manager**
- Managing the design, development and implementation of data strategies, standards and procedures to support the Head of Data for IT (DCIO) while facilitating adherence to the Enterprise Governance Policies and Standards.
- Design the guided work towards the finalization of the controls in alignment to IT Risk campaign
- Working knowledge of data protection and privacy standards including the GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, PDPA, CCPA etc.
- Experience of utilizing global & industry governance frameworks and maturity models such as - DAMA, DCAM ,ARMA or similar
- Collate evidences from teams and projects to address effective evaluation of each action control
- Prepare and formulate the remediation plan for any of the incomplete control points and drive to operationalize the proposed assessment guidelines from the group.
- Serves as a key liaison between key stakeholders in WMIS (Wealth Management Technology) and Group Data Office - Data Governance for governance reviews and registration activities

Ensure commitments/milestones are met with good quality and within budget.

**Functional & Behavioral Competencies**
- A minimum of 9+ years’ experience working in a data governance and/or data operations.
- Must have 5 years of recent experience in data quality management and data governance functions with clear understanding of data models, data quality rules, and remediation practices.
- Strong experience is organization design and implementation, development of data strategies, data-related policies and procedures, and design and implementation of data standards and practices.
- Understanding of data modeling, data architecture, and data processing methods and practices.
- Strong background testing of data controls, and detection of data quality issues.
- Minimum bachelor’s degree in relevant field.
- Working knowledge Wealth Management preferred but not necessary
- Strong project management experience with end-to-end oversight perspective, and with experience reporting program status to senior managers and stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, interpersonal and presentation skills, including verbal and written communication skills with attention to detail.
- Demonstrates flexibility and willingness to accept assignments and challenges in rapidly changing environment.

**Contributing Responsibilities**
- Responsible for implementing and enforcing the WMIT Governanc