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Regular or Temporary:

Regular

Language Fluency: English (Required)

Work Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Please review the following job description:

The Lead Data Governance Consultant is responsible for supporting Data Governance across the enterprise, enabling business growth while ensuring compliance with risk and regulatory expectations. The position partners with various business and technology stakeholders to influence and drive adoption of related Enterprise Data Management strategies, policies, standards and control frameworks. The role evaluates established and emerging data practices and technologies to drive the team's direction, while implementing innovative processes and solutions to provide competitive advantage while meeting rigorous control and oversight mandates.

For this opportunity: Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position (including, but not limited to H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN-1 or TN-2, E-3, O-1, or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead the enterprise Authorized Provisioning Point / Authorized Data Source program within the AI & Data Organization. Define a data domain based model, partner with stakeholders across architecture, technology delivery, and the LOB to define strategies and implementation roadmaps to bring the program into reality. Lead program execution and asset certification. Draft and maintain corresponding policies, frameworks, standards, and procedures. Support data-products strategy and intersection with enterprise ontologies. Define and implement operating model to cover data asset ownership and data stewardship. Support the implementation of core data management and governance capabilities against identified data assets.

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

• Develop and maintain policies, standards and technology in support of enterprise Data Governance. Create and implement processes and procedures to support data standards and control frameworks.

• Provide subject matter expertise in the planning and execution of data management activities such as data sourcing, metadata management, data quality, data privacy or records management.

• Drive solution design and execution of multi-pronged data governance efforts that span across platforms and business/technology areas to address enterprise data needs.

• Implement strategic data governance capabilities by working with business and technology partners to document requirements and create action plans.

• Perform oversight and inspection of critical data management practices for adherence to established data policies and control frameworks.

• Identify data issues and work with technology, risk and business partners to triage, track, communicate, mitigate and remediate the issues to closure.

• Support the production of metrics and measures to track progress and adherence, escalating as needed to various committees for visibility and program accountability.

• Understand and integrate relevant regulations and industry trends into work plans, exploring emerging frameworks and assessing feasibility using proof of concepts.

• Collaborate closely with peer teams to ensure coordination, synergy and seamless overall execution.

• Champion and drive improvement in enterprise data management practices throughout the organization.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree in related field, ten years of experience in roles with increasing responsibilities in technology, data management, governance, risk or related practice or equivalent education and related training or experience

• Large program strategic planning/execution across multiple functions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expert-level experience implementing enterprise data governance operating models, including stewardship councils, ownership structures, and governance forums.

• Leadership experience driving cloud data governance across platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, including security, lineage, and metadata automation.

• Background establishing and overseeing enterprise data quality programs, including metrics, scorecards, automated controls, and executive reporting.

• Experience leading adoption of data governance platforms such as Collibra, Informatica Axon, Alation, or equivalent at scale.

• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across federated or highly matrixed environments.

• Experience governing AI/ML data practices including training data controls, bias assessments, lineage traceability, and responsible AI frameworks.

• Track record in coaching and mentoring data stewards, analysts, and governance practitioners to uplift enterprise capability.

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) or other graduate or advanced-level certification

• History of effective performance within shared service, matrix or federated environments

• Internal or external consulting experience

• Experience with formalized organizational assessment practices (e.g. Capability Maturity Model), including implementation of recommended improvements

• Knowledge of data tools and platforms used for managing, storing, querying, testing, loading and transforming data (e.g. SAS, Informatica, Oracle, Teradata) or relevant data certifications (e.g. CIPP, CIPM)

OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS

Sitting

Constantly (More than 50% of the time)

Standing

Occasionally (Less than 25% of the time)

Walking

Occasionally (Less than 25% of the time)

Bending

Occasionally (Less than 25% of the time)

Visual / Audio / Speaking

Able to access and interpret client information received from the computer and able to hear and speak with individuals in person and on the phone.

Manual Dexterity / Keyboarding

Able to work standard office equipment, including PC keyboard and mouse, copy/fax machines, and printers.

Availability

Able to work all hours scheduled, including overtime as directed by manager/supervisor and required by business need.

Travel

Minimal and up to 10%

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist's generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist's defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

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