Head of Enterprise Data Enablement

Job Classification:

Technology - Agile, Delivery, & Product

Reporting to the Global Chief Data Officer, the Vice President, Head of Enterprise Data Enablement is responsible for establishing the end-to-end firmwide data strategy, and governance operating model and then driving and influencing the implementation of frameworks, technologies, tools, and best practices to improve data management and data quality. The major focus for this position will be to continue to develop and operationalize the overall strategy for managing and governing all enterprise data – from ingestion, to quality, through to consumption across all of Prudential’s products, services, and business needs. This leader will be responsible for making high quality data more accessible and more secure through better classification and access controls, rolling out a comprehensive Master Data Management strategy. The Head of Data Enablement will ensure standards and best practices are implemented and adhered to across business lines, product teams, and divisions, while observing regulations and contractual requirements about how data can be used across the company. 

 

Partnering closely with all business units across Prudential, the Head of Data Enablement will assess business need and provide thought-leadership and tactical guidance to improve data stewardship and data product ownership. Breaking down silos, this leader will ensure centralized standards are in place and adhered to across the enterprise. A strong enterprise orientation will be critical to ensure that teams are able to drive more effective business decisions and better serve end users from more accessible and high-quality data. This leader will also need to be an agent of change to build new data disciplines and drive adoption of data principles through influence, communication, and education. Critically, the Head of Data Enablement will need to be a builder, not only creating enterprise data standards, but also a high-performing team capable of rapidly executing data transformation on an Enterprise scale. 

 

This role is based in Newark, NJ. 

 

Key Responsibilities Include: 

 

• Define & implement Data Management &Governance policy and standards; including Responsible AI (RAI) policy & standards 

• Oversees data and RAI governance, including tracking to KPIs and executive reporting 

• Provide support to federated teams to implement and comply with RAI and Data polices and standards 

• Perform data management on Chief Data Office owned data assets 

• Lead Community of Practice (CoP) & liaise with Division/ Function Business Data & AI Leaders 

Drive strong partnerships with: 

• Business Data & AI Leaders to champion adoption of data policies and drive accountability within their functions 

• Business Domain Owners to operationalize data governance and ensure domain-level compliance 

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