Data Governance Policy & Controls Specialist

About the role

The Senior Data Governance, Policy & Control Specialist will lead enterprise‑wide data governance initiatives, ensuring that data management practices meet regulatory requirements, internal standards and the bank’s risk appetite.

Key responsibilities

• Draft, review, implement and renew data governance policies, standards, frameworks and procedures, conducting gap analyses and recommending improvements.
• Oversee implementation of data governance initiatives across the enterprise, monitor compliance and coordinate internal and external audits for the Enterprise Data Office.
• Implement and operationalise the data stewardship program, defining data ownership across domains.
• Design and execute data governance controls, conduct periodic testing, self‑assessments and maintain the risk and issue register.
• Develop and deliver training, awareness campaigns and onboarding materials to build data literacy and embed governance into daily workflows.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Information Systems, Data Management or related field.
• 5+ years experience in data governance, risk, compliance or policy/controls roles, preferably in a regulated industry such as financial services.
• Proven experience running change‑management, training or culture‑building initiatives.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of data governance frameworks (DCAM, DAMA‑DMBOK, COBIT) and regulations (GDPR, NDPA).
• Familiarity with modern data architectures (Medallion, Data Mesh, Data Vault 2.0) and distributed environments.
• Experience with GRC tooling or policy‑management platforms.
• Understanding of data quality, metadata and lineage disciplines.

What we offer

• People‑first culture that values well‑being, diverse opinions and mutual respect.
• Learning‑focused environment with regular training, knowledge‑sharing sessions and internal technical talks.
• Competitive salary, pension, health insurance, annual bonus and other benefits.