Director, Data Governance Job Listing at Mastercard in O'Fallon, MO (Job ID R-230406)

Description

Our Purpose

We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Title and Summary

Director, Data Governance The Director, Data Management, Data Governance is responsible for the oversight and development of data governance processes, standards and policies to improve data practices. Duties include creation, partnership with and support of the data stewardship program and deploy data governance capabilities.

This role will report to the Vice President, Data Management, Data Governance.

Role
• Develops a data governance process and assists in the formation and administration of an enterprise data governance program for Mastercard.
• Partners with data owners and facilitate the creation of an enterprise data stewardship practice to develop and manage data standards and best practices related to defined data governance processes and procedures, including business term naming and definition standards.
• Partners with others within the Data Strategy and Management Team to identify control points and develop control structures for governance processes, as well as devising processes to manage program updates.
• Manages a work queue of issues for both new and ongoing efforts and escalate any data issues/ requests seeking variances to senior executive management for review and approval.
• Provides governance subject matter expertise across projects and across the data stewardship community to ensure data is being governed properly.
• Facilitates forums to communicate governance practices and principles to improve data literacy and compliance.
• Serves as a data-driven change agent and advocate, persuading and influencing the organization at the grassroots level on the importance of preserving Mastercard's data assets.

All About You

• Familiarity with industry best practices for data governance
• Superior understanding of Mastercard data sets (Transaction, Consumer, etc.)
• Knowledge and understanding of “driving organization change” for data governance
• Experienced in establishing and enforcing standards, processes, policies and procedures to support data quality and management
• Demonstrated ability to understand complex information product constructs, databases and data structures
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with proven experience in relationship building, influencing and partnering
• Highly-motivated self-starter with the ability to flexibly multi-task between strategy-related work and tactical ‘in the trenches' work. Ability to produce measureable business results while working under time constraints.
• Strong written, presentation and verbal communication skills Mastercard is an inclusive equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.

In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance), flexible spending account and health savings account, paid leaves (including 16 weeks new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays, 401k with a best-in-class company match, deferred compensation for eligible roles, fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities, eligibility for tuition reimbursement, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.

Pay Ranges

O'Fallon, Missouri: $170,000 - $273,000 USD Purchase, New York: $196,000 - $314,000 USD

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