VP, Data Stewardship, Data Management Office

About UOB

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices.

Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values – Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

About the Department

Data Management Office (DMO) 

DMO believes that data is key to responsible innovation, growth, and competitive advantage in the banking industry. Our mission is to leverage our data assets to create value for our customers, stakeholders and employees. We achieve this by defining, and executing to, enterprise data strategies and transformation, delivering valuable and trusted data to the organisation via the most efficient and responsible manner, ensuring robust data governance via strong enforcement, literacy, and management of emerging data risks and data regulatory compliance, as well as bringing Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) solutions to our business stakeholders to drive monetisation of our data assets. 

Job Responsibilities

• Actively support the UOB Group-wide Data Governance strategy and the adoption of the data governance framework, policy and processes; incorporating best practices and industry standards across different jurisdictions where the Bank operates
• Lead the development and implementation of the Enterprise Data Stewardship Framework including defining the specific roles, associated responsibilities, appointment procedure and best practice guidance.
• Enhance the operationalization of the Bank’s data stewardship program ensuring that Data Governance expectations are understood and achieved amongst all stakeholders.
• Design and execute communication strategies and enterprise-wide training programs in promotion of data governance awareness across the enterprise
• Develop and deliver training materials on data governance policies, programs, tools and best practices; specifically focusing on the business and technical data stewardship community.
• Act as a liaison between the data governance team and line 1 business units to identify opportunities for collaboration and proactively recommend solutions
• Contribute to the change management process associated with the onboarding of enterprise metadata/reference data tools
• Actively support tactical and strategic remediation of data governance issues including business and technical metadata, data quality issues, data protection and cross border data management
• Define, socialize, seek endorsement, and maintain key Data Governance artefacts and processes including: frameworks, policies, standards, guidelines and target operating models
• Support the enforcement of data governance policies, standards, and procedures with relevant risk, compliance and project personnel
• Be an agent of change and inculcate data governance culture and discipline across the Bank’s business and technical processes

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Management, Data Science, Business Administration, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in the banking or consulting industry with a focus on data governance, data management, or related roles.
• Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience within Data Governance discipline including data governance frameworks (e.g. DAMA-DMBOK), data stewardship/ownership models, data protection/privacy and data quality management
• Knowledge of data governance industry best practice and regulatory requirements such as BCBS 239, MAS 626, AML/KYC, FATCA, GDPRA etc.  
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience in project management or change management
• Evidenced project delivery with cross functional stakeholders from both technical and business domains including training, education and communication programs
• Experience with data governance and data quality tool such as Alation, Collibra, Informatica and IBM etc will be an advantage
• Good understanding of data management and related disciplines, such as data architecture, data quality and metadata
• Professional certification in data governance (e.g., DAMA CDMP, Collibra, DGSP, CIMP), risk management (e.g., GARP, PRIMIA) are a plus
• Demonstrated ability as team player and self starter, ability to conduct initiatives independently.

Be a part of UOB Family

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.

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