About the Role
OVERVIEW:
Coordinates research and drafts enterprise data management policies and standards including metadata, data classification, data retention, and access controls. Monitors adherence to enterprise data policies and standards and provides support to data teams on data quality and issue management. Works with data product and platform teams on data retention. Classifies data in coordination with data stakeholders.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lead the team’s accomplishment of data management tasks and develop data management policy and procedures
Coordinate research into industry standards and pertinent government regulations to develop data management policies and procedures
Survey the data user communities to understand their metadata needs to draft the standards on business and technical metadata
Maintain data issue register(s), draft issue remediation standards and monitor progress towards meeting remediation plans
Coordinate research into industry, Federal, and international standards for data retention and develop data retention policies
Work with data product and platform teams to implement data retention standards and monitor data retention procedures of assigned product teams
Monitor assigned data teams for violations of data quality policies and procedures, document violations and coordinate remediation
Draft enterprise policies for access controls in coordination with subject matter experts
Coordinate with lines of business to classify data and set up appropriate access groups based on those classifications
Work with data product teams to write data sharing agreements
Draft enterprise data privacy and classification policies
Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
Complete other related duties as assigned.
NATURE AND SCOPE:
MANAGERIAL/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:
None
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years related experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 9 years higher education and/ or work experience, including a minimum of 5 years related experience
Experience in at least one programing language or analytical/statistical tools
Experience analyzing data and draw valid conclusions
Intermediate knowledge of data management concepts, terminology, roles, and responsibilities
Experience completing data research using industry standard research methods
Experience developing and/or implementing data management and/or data governance policy and standards with limited oversight