VP, Data Quality & Governance, Data Management Office

About UOB

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices.

Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values – Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

About the Department

Data Management Office (DMO) 

DMO believes that data is key to responsible innovation, growth, and competitive advantage in the banking industry. Our mission is to leverage our data assets to create value for our customers, stakeholders and employees. We achieve this by defining, and executing to, enterprise data strategies and transformation, delivering valuable and trusted data to the organisation via the most efficient and responsible manner, ensuring robust data governance via strong enforcement, literacy, and management of emerging data risks and data regulatory compliance, as well as bringing Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) solutions to our business stakeholders to drive monetisation of our data assets. 

Job Responsibilities

This role is a key part of the Enterprise Data Governance Team, supporting the Head of Enterprise Data Governance in shaping and delivering data quality initiatives across the Group, aligned with the Bank’s strategy. In this role, you will work closely with Business, Support, and Technology teams to initiate projects, gather requirements, design solutions, and deliver on agreed project outcomes within stipulated timelines.

Your main responsibilities are to:

• Support the UOB Group-wide Data Governance strategy and the adoption of the data governance framework, policy and processes; incorporating best practices and industry standards across different jurisdictions where the Bank operates
• Drive the adoption and improvement of operational governance of enterprise data, through activities such as defining data quality requirements, guiding data lineage exploration and designing data quality monitoring mechanisms and related controls
• Project management and execute Critical Data Monitoring initiatives via Project Steering Committee and Project Working Groups
• Develop strong partnerships with key internal and external parties ensuring that project expectations and data governance expectations are understood and achieved  
• Perform data profiling using SQL and/or Python on large datasets to identify potential data quality issues and create intelligent data quality rules
• Validate and document technical implementation of data quality rules and processes to ensure data quality assurance activities are fit for requirement with users
• Execute technical analysis on data management processes including root cause analysis and data lineage tracing, working with relevant stakeholders across the data lifecycle
• Actively support remediation coordination including tactical and strategic solutioning of data quality issues
• Define, socialize, seek endorsement, and maintain key Data Governance artefacts and processes including: frameworks, policies, standards, guidelines and target operating models
• Participate in the development of data standards incorporating industry best practices across Data Quality, Metadata, Reference data and Master data
• Be an agent of change and inculcate data governance culture and discipline across the Bank’s business and technical processes

Job Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Computing or related disciplines with at least 8-10 years of working experience in the banking industry, or consulting industry with strong exposure to Financial Services
• Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience within Data Governance discipline including data governance frameworks (e.g. DAMA-DMBOK), data stewardship/ownership models and data quality management
• Knowledge of data governance industry best practice and regulatory requirements such as BCBS 239, MAS 626, AML/KYC, FATCA, GDPRA etc.  
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience in project management or change management
• Strong technical knowledge in relation to Python, SQL, Big Data Platforms, ETL Tools and Metadata tools
• Evidenced project delivery with cross functional stakeholders from both technical and business domains
• Good understanding of data management and related disciplines, such as data architecture, data quality and metadata
• Professional certification in data governance (e.g., DAMA CDMP, Collibra, DGSP, CIMP), risk management (e.g., GARP, PRIMIA) are a plus
• Demonstrated ability as team player and self starter, ability to conduct initiatives independently.

Be a part of UOB Family

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.

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