A leading global financial services organisation is seeking a Data & AI Governance Lead to join its Chief Data Office. This is a senior role responsible for shaping enterprise-wide data governance and AI oversight, supporting regulatory compliance, ethical AI adoption, and high-quality data practices across global businesses.
Responsibilities
Enterprise Data Governance
- Design, implement, and continuously enhance data governance frameworks, policies, and standards to ensure data quality, integrity, and security.
- Establish clear ownership models across data domains, working closely with data owners and stewards.
AI Governance & Responsible AI
- Define and enforce AI governance and ethics principles, including model risk assessment, bias detection, privacy, and security controls.
- Align AI governance practices with global regulatory and industry standards.
Regulatory & Risk Management
- Lead governance alignment with key regulatory requirements, including data risk, reporting standards, and material outsourcing (including cloud).
- Act as a trusted partner to Risk, Compliance, and Legal teams on data-related regulatory matters.
Data Quality & Metadata
- Implement data quality metrics, controls, and monitoring processes.
- Drive metadata management initiatives such as data lineage, business glossaries, and data dictionaries.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Serve as a central governance point of contact across Technology, Data, Risk, Compliance, and business teams.
- Influence senior stakeholders and embed governance practices into day-to-day operations.
Governance Digitalisation
- Support the automation and digitisation of governance processes to improve efficiency, transparency, and risk visibility.
Requirements
- 1015+ years of experience in data, analytics, or data governance roles within financial services.
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Economics, or a related quantitative discipline.
- Strong knowledge of data governance frameworks, data protection regulations, and AI/ML risk management.
- Hands-on familiarity with data management tools (data catalogues, data quality platforms) and cloud environments.
- Ability to work effectively in complex, matrixed organisations and influence at senior leadership level.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex governance concepts for non-technical audiences.
Please contact Jackie Panopio at +65 6950 0369 or [Confidential Information] for a confidential discussion.
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