Data Governance Executive (Data Steward Executive) New York, New York;Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California; Charlotte, North Carolina **Job Description:** At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being. Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization. Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us! **Job Description:** At Bank of America, each day brings innovation and opportunity. We are dedicated to turning technology advances into payment solutions for our clients globally - across all segments and industries. The Global Payments Solutions Data & AI - Data Strategy and Governance team (DSG) is looking for a Data Governance Executive, specifically at Bank of America named as Data Steward Executive (DSE), for the Global Transactions Services, part of the GPS team which is a ~$15bn business. The DSE will be driving forward DSG team goals while building bridges with all partner teams including subject matter experts and leaders globally in the business, technology, and operations. This role will require a unique blend of payments expertise, an in-depth understanding & knowledge of data, and heavy program management experience. Success in the role will require a fundamental understanding of the business of global payments in order to play a key role in what we aim to achieve together. The DSE will work with Line of Business partners, including Compliance, Audit, and Risk to understand needs and produce data solutions, often times in partnership with Technology. The DSG team is strategically placed in the line of business to enable direct alignment with key business leaders to drive maximum impact. Members of the DSG team will be encouraged and expected to learn more than the core role requires, fundamental understanding of the business of payments will play a key role in what we aim to achieve together. The team’s mandate places a dual focus on: •Data strategy including building and executing data strategy that enables the business, and •Data governance/management including driving adoption of enterprise data management policies and standards across GTS including for fit-for-purpose for Regulatory Reporting and other critical data uses; facilitating and providing governance and oversight of GTS data incidents; active engagement and support of enterprise data testing effort; active engagement of enterprise data initiatives and support of internal/external regulatory and audit exams and issues; and more. The DSE will report to the Data Strategy Management Executive (DSME) as a part DSG team **Required skills: "Must" have these skills to be minimally qualified** •8+ years of experience in a Data Governance or Data Controls and Data Managerment or Payments related roles with a Data focus •Drive the adoption of and adherence to internal data management policies and standards •Ability to develop & execute long-term vision for data management within the business, aligned with business objectives •Ablity to define data strategy, build comprehensive roadmap, align teams for buy-in, communicate to leadership for funding, and actively involved in allocation and execution. •Must have strong understanding of the line of business, including processes, products, services, and downstream critical uses & understanding of payments data and commercial banking transaction data •Must have understanding of business data domains, critical data, ADS/ ADSets, downstream data sourcing, and downstream stakeholders / users •Aptitude to analyze problems and identify both tactical and strategic solutions to address •Capability to decompose complex issues and drive timely decisions, knowing when to engage others for additional input, and when to act independently •Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to simplify and summarize complex data priorities / technical concepts to executive stakeholders •Highly detail oriented •Ability to work in fast-paced, work-intensive organization and be able to adapt to changing priorities while delivering with high accuracy •Passion building a culture of collaboration and teamwork •Hands-on, applied experience with Enterprise Data Management Policy data governance concepts and frameworks including industry best practices •Heavy experience and accountability with building process and procedures and program management of process and procedure execution **Desired skills:** 4+ years in Payments Role •Strong relationship management skills to navigate the complexities of gaining buy-in, building consensus, and resolving conflicts in a large, distributed organization •Understanding of applicable internal policy and standard requirements, including deep understanding of EDSGO-owned policy & standard requirements •Knowledge of data management disciplines, including data strategy, data governance, data architecture, data security, etc. •Ability to apply the core concepts of data risk management, including identification, assessment, and remediation of risk while driving health reporting of risks. •Experience with dealing with complexity of Global data issues and regulations •Hands-on, applied experience with building Strategy and Roadmap for data initiatives •Deep understanding of project management framework and fundamentals; PMI certified •Expertise with Excel and PowerPoint to be able to analyze open issues and communicate with / align together varying teams **Shift:** 1st shift (United States of America) **Hours Per Week:** 40 **Pay Transparency details** US - CA - San Francisco - 555 California St - Bofa Center - 555 California (CA5705), US - NY - New York - ONE BRYANT PARK - BANK OF AMERICA TOWER (NY1100) Pay and benefits information Pay range $220,000.00 - $254,700.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set. 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