Director - Data Governance & Management @ American Express
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About American Express
At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values, and Leadership Behaviors. You will experience comprehensive support for your well-being, continual learning, and career growth. Your voice matters and your work makes an impact.
Role Description
In the role of Director - Data Governance & Management (Data Steward), you will lead a team responsible for ensuring day-to-day compliance with the Enterprise Data Risk Management Policy. You will oversee identification of critical data, maintain data definitions, classify data, support data sourcing and usage requests, evaluate data risk controls, and manage data incident remediation. You will partner with business units, technology teams, and product/platform teams to implement the data governance strategy and drive consistency and usability of product data across the organization.
Primary Responsibilities
- Advance data governance principles, policies, and programs.
- Manage all Data Risks for the business unit per Enterprise Data Risk Management Policy.
- Establish, maintain, and test controls to manage data risk.
- Facilitate data incident capture, remediation, and reporting.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and third parties to ensure compliance.
- Develop key metrics scorecards and communicate program status.
Qualifications
- 8+ years in large scale/enterprise data projects; 4+ years in formal data governance.
- Strong expertise in data governance, management, and risk strategies.
- Senior level program management with global business unit exposure.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to lead diverse teams.
- Experience with incident management, data architecture, and compliance.
Benefits
Competitive base salaries, bonus incentives, comprehensive medical and wellness benefits, flexible working arrangements, generous parental leave, and career development opportunities.
Equal Opportunity
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to protected statuses. Employment is conditioned upon successful background verification.
Key skills/competency
- Data Governance
- Data Management
- Risk Management
- Compliance
- Data Stewardship
- Incident Management
- Program Management
- Collaboration
- Data Strategy
- Communication
How to Get Hired at American Express
🎯 Tips for Getting Hired
- Research American Express: Study company culture, mission, and recent news.
- Customize your resume: Highlight data governance and risk management skills.
- Showcase leadership: Emphasize successful team management experiences.
- Prepare for technical questions: Review data compliance and incident management scenarios.
- Practice behavioral responses: Demonstrate collaboration and strategic thinking.