Product Owner

**Product Owner - Data Management and Governance (AVP/VP)** **-** **(**2500009T**)**

**Description**

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Bank of Singapore has defined an ambitious roadmap for accelerating its client data excellence through the implementation of bank-wide self-service data and analytics platform. As part of this initiative, data governance and quality plays a central role in determining the speed of adoption and ultimately trust in the data that we use.

Primary mission:
Reporting to the Data Tribe Lead, and located within the Data Hub organization, The Product Owner (PO) for Data Management and Governance is responsible for driving the implementation of enterprise-wide data management and governance toolset roadmap to realise governance policies that are set in place. The PO is responsible for the product vision and roadmap, works with squads and project teams to ensure timely delivery. The PO is a persistent role that goes beyond an individual project and will work with various System and Process Owners that contribute to or are part of the overall Product Area.

Along with the Data Management Policy, the Data Tribe, and Group Data Management Office, the PO will oversee the definition, selection, and implementation of the bank Data Management Technology Stack defining a cluster of technology-based tools to efficiently govern and monitor data quality, consistency, accuracy, confidentiality and access, across various data domains (incl. customer, product and across geographies). Working on the operating model, establish guidelines, processes, and accountability measures to ensure that technology implemented is right-fitted against Bank of Singapore’s scale and data ambitions, pivoting when necessary as the bank’s data maturity evolves.

The Product Owner (PO) needs to have good transformational change, stakeholder management, data management and governance implementation knowledge.

Core activities:

- Responsible for building the bank’s Data Management technology and tool product roadmap, creating a blueprint for end-to-end data management across the data supply chain,
- Partner with Bank of Singapore and OCBC Group Data Management offices to understand and realise directives set for data management and governance through technology and process improvements.
- Streamline and develop data management and governance processes required, taking into consideration of available market and incumbent toolsets
- Participate in Bank-wide initiatives to embed data governance and data protection practices into existing enterprise-wide policies and processes.
- Participate in the development of data standards incorporating industry best practices across Reference data, Master data and Metadata.
- Localize and contribute to OCBC Group Data Management Office initiatives
- Localize Group standards and best practices for implementation in areas such as Data Quality Management and Data Classification across Bank of Singapore’s data domains
- Engage with Data User community to obtain feedback and map out incremental improvement roadmaps to address data issues
- Contribute as standing member in Data Management Committee to provide updates and communicating target state for Bank of Singapore’s Data Management operating model

**Qualifications**

Work experience requirements:

- Leadership stakeholder management
- Familiar with the principle of agile methodology, certification as Scrum master or Product owner
- Experience in managing complex, cross-functional technology-related projects
- Possess excellent problem-solving skills.
- Proven track record in Data Management or related areas such as Data Governance, Data Quality Management, Metadata Management
- Implemented programs to govern and manage enterprise data catalogues for regulatory compliance and analytics usage
- Implemented programs to track and manage data lineage across various source systems and downstream data stores/mart
- Familiarity with data governance and management principles with experience in actuating policies and procedures through a combination of technology and operating model
- A driven self-starter who is delivery focused and possesses strong communication, influencing and presentation skills
- Robust stakeholder management skills and good interpersonal skills. Ability to work confidently and collaboratively with cross-functional stakeholders of varying seniority.
- Well organized wi