The Data Owner Sr Analyst is responsible for executing the data strategy at the business/function level by ensuring that data is compliant with Regulations, Laws, and Citi Policies, Standards & Procedures to reduce and manage Citi’s data risk. They will assist in implementing the Data Strategy, architecture Target State, and executing the data delivery roadmap for Authoritative Data Sources. They are responsible for promoting data as an asset and influencing culture change to make the organization increasingly more data driven.
Responsibilities
- Engage in critical aspects of data governance policy and data strategy to manage data.
- Assist in building a deep, comprehensive, and documented understanding of the business’ key data, data processes, and data flows.
- Assist data consumers to agree on the scope of critical data quality challenges and ensure that the data operating model is implemented to reduce data risk.
- Assist in remediating Data Concerns, including dispositioning and monitoring fixes (Data defects, Data issues). Review, remediate, report, and monitor Data Quality issues through Citi’s corresponding Data/Issue management process.
- Provide support to Data Stewards to drive end-to-end management and consistent usage to maximize the trustworthiness of business/function data. Identify data quality “hot spots” or points of exposure.
- Support alignment of key data capabilities including metadata repositories, data dictionaries, data lineage, business process maps, and training materials with the data and system process flows.
- Support the development of informed target state plans and execution roadmaps.
- Escalate potential barriers to timely execution before they impact the delivery, communicate potential risks and plans to mitigate issues and concerns.
- Participate in meetings and working sessions to solve issues, challenges, and risks by factoring input from partners and diverse points of view.
- Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
Qualifications
- 5-8 years of experience in banking and financial services industry, information technology, and data governance.
- Experience with data management processes and tools and applications, including process mapping and lineage toolsets.
- Strong knowledge of structured/unstructured databases, data modeling, data management, rapid/iterative development methodologies, and data governance tools.
- Strong understanding of data governance issues, policies, regulatory requirements, and industry information affecting the business environment.
- Demonstrated relationship management and advisory skills with sponsors, key stakeholders, partners, and team members in both business and technology forums.
- Good presentation skills, business and technical skills, and verbal communication skills to support decision-making and actions.
- Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills to recognize and comprehend complex data flow and designs.
- Self-motivated and able to dynamically determine priorities.
- Actively managed various aspects of data initiatives including analysis, planning, execution, and day-to-day production management.
Education
- Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred
El Data Owner Sr Analyst es responsable de ejecutar y sostener la gobernanza, calidad y confiabilidad de los datos de cliente dentro del modelo de Customer Data Governance & Regulatory Operations, asegurando que los datos bajo su ámbito sean íntegros, trazables, en cumplimiento normativo y aptos para el uso operativo y analítico.
El rol actúa como primera línea de defensa en riesgo de datos, con responsabilidad directa sobre la ejecución de controles, gestión de Data Concerns, remediaciones estructurales, y alineación operativa con Data Strategy, contribuyendo a reducir el riesgo regulatorio y operativo y a fortalecer la estabilidad del negocio.
Responsabilidades Clave
Ejecutar elementos críticos de la Política de Gobierno de Datos y Estrategia de Datos a nivel Customer.
Asegurar que los datos de cliente bajo su responsabilidad cumplan con: Regulaciones, Leyes aplicables, Políticas, estándares y procedimientos internos.
Promover el uso del dato como activo dentro de la operación, asegurando consistencia, trazabilidad y confiabilidad.
Identificar, documentar, analizar y dar seguimiento a Data Quality issues, Data Defects, Data Exceptions y Data Concerns.
Ejecutar y monitorear la remediación de Data Concerns, incluyendo: análisis de causa raíz, coordinación con áreas técnicas y de negocio, seguimiento de acciones correctivas, verificación de efectividad.
Monitorear la recurrencia de issues para evitar reprocesos y deuda de datos.
Construir y mantener un entendimiento documentado de: datos clave de cliente,
procesos que los generan o modifican, flujos de datos end‑to‑end, dependencias entre sistemas.
Entendimiento procesos críticos recurrentes y de remediación bajo un enfoque de gobierno y control, no solo operativo.
Asegurar que la operación utilice fuentes autoritativas (SOR / AR) y cumpla con controles de calidad y trazabilidad.
Validar cifras control, evidencias operativas y cumplimiento de reglas antes, durante y después de la ejecución.
Apoyar la estandarización de procesos para reducir manualidades y tiempos de ciclo.
Colaborar estrechamente con: Data Stewards / Data Leads, Data Managers, Áreas de negocio, Equipos de Tecnología.
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Job Family Group: Data Governance------------------------------------------------------
Job Family:Data Owner------------------------------------------------------
Time Type:Full time------------------------------------------------------
Most Relevant Skills Constructive Debate, Data Analysis, Data Lineage, Data Management, Data Quality, Management Reporting, Policy and Procedure, Program Management, Referral and Escalation, Risk Identification and Assessment.------------------------------------------------------
Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.------------------------------------------------------
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Skills Required
- 5-8 years of experience in banking/financial services, information technology, or data governance
- Experience with data management processes and tools, including process mapping and lineage toolsets
- Strong knowledge of structured and unstructured databases and data modeling
- Experience with data governance tools and data management practices
- Strong understanding of data governance issues, regulatory requirements, and policies
- Demonstrated relationship management and advisory skills with stakeholders in business and technology
- Good presentation, verbal communication, and technical/business support skills
- Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking to analyze complex data flows and designs
- Self-motivated with ability to prioritize dynamically
- Experience managing data initiatives including analysis, planning, execution, and production management
- Bachelor's/University degree
- Master's degree
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