Data Quality Issues Management Lead

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

 

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

Role Description

The Director, Data Quality Issues Management Pillar Lead is a critical role reporting to the Head of Data Quality Issues Management for the Americas Division within the CDAO.G. This experienced leader will drive the Data Quality Issues Management program and comply with our standards and procedures across stakehoders teh pillar is supporting. This collaborative incumbent will work across DMDAD Data Management Executives, Functional / Entity Data Officers, Data Stewards and Data Owners to properly address Issues remediation. He/ She will lead a DQIM team and forums with key business and technical stakeholders to document, assess and remediate data quality issues. Matrix management of resources to address complex issues to optimize the efficiency and data issues being documentd, resolve data quality issues/problems, and collaborate with database developers to improve functional and non-functional design of a proprietary workflow application.

Scope

This specialized role leads the Data Quality Issue Management (DQIM) effort in support of the overall Data Quality Program within the Data Product Management and Delivery in working with both business and technical stakeholders in the Americas to adhere to the Policy Standard and Procdures for Data Quality (DQ) Issues and Data Quality Excpetion Issues. The incumbent will utilize an SMBC propretary workflow application as the central repository in support of the Americas Division.
 

Role Objectives: Interpersonal

• Lead, mentor and manage 2-3 DQIM team members in the adherance to Data Quality Issue Management Policy, Standard and Procedures with both business and technical areas in the Americas Division.                                
• DQ Issues analysis: Identify, compare, and resolve Data Quality Issues, leading data quality working groups    
• Lead the vetting of all Data Quality Issues with key stakeholders inlcude Data Stewards                    
• Lead team in Functional and Non-Functional requirements documentation based on feedback from end-users for development (JIRA)
• Ensure UAT test cases and testing support – work with Enteprise Data Quality Manager and Business stakeholders to validate enhancements based on acceptance criteria        
• DQ Issues analysis: Identify, compare, and resolve Data Quality Issues, leading data quality working groups  
• Lead the facilitation of documentation of business impact and mitigating controls for Data Quality Issues        
• Develop process improvements to increase operational efficiency                                
• Ensure and develop training materials, documentation and visual queues                                
• Provide Data Quality Issue Management training and presentations to key internal stakeholders/teams                                

Core Competencies

• Must have prior experience with Data Quality Issue Management, including the documentation, root cause analysis, remediation of DQ Issues, and an understanding of Data Governance best practices.                                
• Strong relationship management and influencing skills to build enduring and productive alliances across matrix organizations.
• Strong team player with excellent listening, interpersonal, facilitation, written, oral and communication skills; ability to effectivel