Hybrid Associate Director – Enterprise Data Governance

at RBC

• Job title: Associate Director – Enterprise Data Governance
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $110,000 - $190,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Jersey City, United States

About the role

• Associate Director managing data governance execution strategies and risk management across RBC. Working closely with compliance and data management teams ensuring regulatory adherence and strategic opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Support data governance execution strategy to ensure data risk management is consistent, effective, and efficient in practice across RBC globally
• Participate as CDO liaison to the second line
• Review current data management and related policies and standards along with synthesis of current and upcoming regulatory landscape, findings, and external industry trends to provide gaps and recommend opportunities for improvement
• Collaborate with compliance to assess, synthesize, and communicate implications on enterprise data functions, data assets, and data provisioning strategy arising from new and changed regulations
• Coordinate across data functions and assets in execution when necessary
• Maintain CDO first line procedures and guidance to ensure consistent execution of data risk management and governance across RBC globally
• Support CDO execution of CDO owned and operated governance controls
• Participate in shared data management services and governance risk and control self-assessment activities
• Articulate and prioritize governance requirements for data management automation investments
• Act a key contact and primary support for the CDO and federated Data Management Offices (DMO) with regulatory, compliance and audit data matters as well as data related risk activities in RCSA; provide first line data risk management point of view on strategies, driving change where appropriate

Requirements

• 5+ years of date experience in financial services
• 5+ years experience in data management
• 2+ years in first or second-line risk management and/or governance at a financial institution
• 2 years in strategy development
• 2 years in team management
• Prior experience implementing and supporting enterprise-wide risk programs
• Knowledge and understanding of regulatory and legislative guidelines
• Experience managing projects including planning, implementation and reporting
• Ability to work in a demanding environment with competing priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, comfortable interacting with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels
• Experience with Canadian and US regulatory reporting and familiar with current regulations such as BCBS 239, OCC Heightened Banking Standards, IFRS, and CCAR preferred

Benefits

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
• Competitive compensation
• 401(k) program with company-matching contributions
• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• Paid time-off plan