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Regular or Temporary:

Regular

Language Fluency:  English (Required)

Work Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Please review the following job description:

The Data Governance Consultant is responsible for supporting Data Governance across the enterprise, enabling business growth while ensuring compliance with risk and regulatory expectations. The position partners with various business and technology stakeholders to influence and drive adoption of related Enterprise Data Management strategies, policies, standards and control frameworks. The role evaluates established and emerging data practices and technologies to drive the team's direction, while implementing innovative processes and solutions to provide competitive advantage while meeting rigorous control and oversight mandates.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Support the enterprise Authorized Provisioning Point / Authorized Data Source program within the AI & Data Organization.  Support the definition of a data domain based model, partner with stakeholders across architecture, technology delivery, and the LOB to define strategies and implementation roadmaps to bring the program into reality.  Support program execution and asset certification.  Draft and maintain corresponding policies, frameworks, standards, and procedures. Support data-products strategy and intersection with enterprise ontologies. Support the definition and implementation of an operating model to cover data asset ownership and data stewardship.  Support the implementation of core data management and governance capabilities against identified data assets.

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job.  Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below.  Specific activities may change from time to time. 

• Develop and maintain policies, standards and technology in support of enterprise Data Governance.  Create and implement processes and procedures to support data standards and control frameworks.

• Provide subject matter expertise in the planning and execution of data management activities such as data sourcing, metadata management, data quality, data privacy or records management.

• Drive solution design and execution of multi-pronged data governance efforts that span across platforms and business/technology areas to address enterprise data needs.

• Implement strategic data governance capabilities by working with business and technology partners to document requirements and create action plans.

• Perform oversight and inspection of critical data management practices for adherence to established data policies and control frameworks.

• Identify data issues and work with technology, risk and business partners to triage, track, communicate, mitigate and remediate the issues to closure.

• Support the production of metrics and measures to track progress and adherence, escalating as needed to various committees for visibility and program accountability.

• Understand and integrate relevant regulations and industry trends into work plans, exploring emerging frameworks and assessing feasibility using proof of concepts.

• Collaborate closely with peer teams to ensure coordination, synergy and seamless overall execution.

• Champion and drive improvement in enterprise data management practices throughout the organization.

QUALIFICATIONS

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI, Software Engineering, or related field.

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in AI and data.

• Knowledge of AI models, data architectures, and analytics methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with enterprise data governance platforms such as Collibra, Informatica Axon, Alation, Solidatus, or equivalent tools.

• Demonstrated ability to define and implement data governance operating models, including stewardship, ownership, and accountability structures.

• Working knowledge of cloud data ecosystems (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), including data governance, data cataloging, and data security capabilities.

• Experience developing metadata strategies, lineage visualization, and automated metadata harvesting.

• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks impacting data (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, BCBS 239, HIPAA, SOX) and experience operationalizing compliance requirements.

• Proven ability to execute cross-functional data remediation or data quality improvement initiatives with measurable outcomes.

• Strong analytical skills with experience building dashboards, KPIs, and data quality scoring using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms.

• Experience with Agile delivery methodologies and working within Agile teams or supporting Agile data governance enablement.

• Advanced communication, influencing, and facilitation skills, particularly in communicating complex data concepts to non-technical audiences.

• Proven ability to guide organizations through data culture maturity improvements, including training and change management operations.

• Experience evaluating and integrating AI/ML data governance considerations (e.g., model data lineage, training data controls, bias auditing).

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) or other graduate or advanced-level certification

• Large program strategic planning/execution across multiple functions

• History of effective performance within shared service, matrix or federated environments

• Internal or external consulting experience

• Experience with formalized organizational assessment practices (e.g. Capability Maturity Model), including implementation of recommended improvements

• Knowledge of data tools and platforms used for managing, storing, querying, testing, loading and transforming data (e.g. SAS, Informatica, Oracle, Teradata) or relevant data certifications (e.g. CIPP, CIPM)

The annual base salary for this position is $110,000-$140,000. Additional incentive pay is available for this position.

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.

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