Vice President, Data Operations

Vice President, Data Operations

Our client is a large reputable Financial Services firm with over $100B AUM located in Downtown Los Angeles |DTLA]. They foster a healthy work-life balance with great internal progression and excellent benefits. They are seeking anexperiencedVice President, Data Operationswhowill serve as the lead data steward and product owner (or co-owner) of company's Master Data Management (MDM) account master solution

They offer exceptional Benefits including 401K matching, Generous PTO | Holidays, Growth | and Succession Planning opportunities.They are working on a hybrid schedule with flexibility.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing and explicitly communicating the Product Goal;
• Communicate prioritized business requirements to the scrum team and define acceptance criteria
• Translate requirements into actionable stories for delivery within the agile scrum model
• Ability to conduct data and business process analysis to identify and substantiate requirements and solutions
• Drive and lead requirements documentation and deliver quality products within agreed upon dates
• Makes timely decisions that affect enterprise change and removes obstacles toward progress
• Product ownership of the MDM Account Master platform in the context of agile scrum methodology
• Communicate effectively with Data Technology colleagues, while providing guidance and direction to achieve desired results
• Actively seek opportunities to standardize requirements across teams and organizations
• Coordinate requirements review meetings with business stakeholders to validate requirements
• Data steward lead for subset of MDM Account Master data, overseeing data quality, serving as business lead for relevant change initiatives
• Championing adherence to data governance principles, policies and best practices
• Work with stakeholders to determine business requirements and prioritize highest value items
• Ordering Product Backlog items; and,
• The Product Owner is also accountable for effective Product Backlog management, which includes:
• Focus on the vision, roadmap and prioritization of the product backlog
• Creating and clearly communicating Product Backlog items;
• Ensuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible and understood
• Partner with MDM Account Master scrum team to review and enrich user stories and epics as needed to support backlog refinement and grooming

Qualifications

• Experience with data governance practices, ideally with data steward experience
• Experience with agile scrum methodology, ideally with product owner experience
• Expertise in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio
• Experience with data visualization platforms like Microsoft PowerBI or Tableau a plus
• A team player who works well with functional and technical resources
• Strong proven oral and written communication skills
• Proven negotiation skills, for example in defining the scope of work and agreeing user requirements
• 5-8 years plus of relevant experience, preferably in the financial services industry
• A proactive mindset with ability to drive outcomes in a self-directed manner
• Extensive experience and ability to leverage SQL to conduct data-driven analysis
• Knowledge of MDM vendor landscape with strong preference of working within one of more of the platforms captured on the Gartner magic quadrant
• Experience of working in a complex environment where there is a wide range of parallel and mutually dependent activities
• Ability to effectively communicate with executive management

Personal Attributes

• Independence & Collaboration; experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment; must be able to drive work effectively with limited supervision (at times) while representing department interests and concerns.
• Judgment; makes recommendations and decisions that balance a variety of factors.
• Driving Results; sets aggressive timelines and objectives to drive results, conveys a sense of urgency, and drives issues to closure; is a self-starter committed to achieving results and has a strong sense of ownership and follow-through.
• Communication; strong interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills; ability to present complex material.
• Relationship Building; works effectively with strong, diverse teams of people with multiple perspectives, talents, and backgrounds. He or she is known for doing what is best irrespective of politics and is comfortable with consensus building (at multiple levels) and soliciting constructive feedback; ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of participants including upper management, clients, other departments, and 3rd party providers.
• Intellectual Curiosity; energized by learning new things and engaging across a wide range of issues; must have strong problem-solving skills; understand the importance of attention to detail, adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products; displays a technical aptitude that lends itself to learning and mastering new technologies.
• Work Ethic; focus on continual development, performance, accountability, and self-motivation.
• Flexibility & Organization; adapt to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities; proven ability to multi-task and efficiently manage time across competingactivities/resources;able to effectively prioritize, execute tasks, and thrive in a high-pressure fast paced environment.