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Data Governance Lead

DTCC Candidate Experience Site
Jersey, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 1/12/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/12/2026

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC? 

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve. 
 

Pay and Benefits: 

  • Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
  • Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
  • Pension / Retirement benefits
  • Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
  • DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).
     

The Impact you will have in this role:           

Being a member of Digital Assets Team, this role will be in the LedgerScan Team within Digital Assets (DDA). The LedgerScan team maintains the organization’s business intelligence tools and data infrastructure.  The Governance Lead will be the point person for the governance activities related to the platforms supported by the team. 

DTCC Digital Assets is at the forefront of driving institutional adoption of digital assets technology with a steadfast commitment to innovation anchored in security and stability. As the financial services industry’s trusted technology partner, we pride ourselves on empowering a globally interconnected and efficient ecosystem. Our mission is to provide secure and compliant infrastructure for digital assets, enabling financial institutions to unlock the full potential of blockchain technology

 

Your Primary Responsibilities:

  • Development and implementation of Policies, Standards and Procedures
  • Align with stakeholders and users to enforce or remediate non-standard usage.
  • Actively strive to keep Standards documents, Process and Procedures Documents, and Baseline documents up to date with emerging industry standards
  • Provide guidance for projects on data governance principles.
  • Assist in managing Risk and Issue management
  • Work closely with other project managers and scrum masters to create and update project plans
  • Develop and maintain metadata repositories.
  • Collaborate and support data stewards across the enterprise on governance best practices.
  • Conduct education sessions and working sessions with users and SMEs to align reporting.
  • Monitor and report on data quality metrics.
  • Implement automated metrics and KPIs for clear and transparent reporting and progress against governance program goals.
  • Aligns risk and control processes into day-to-day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk; escalates appropriately. 

**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **

 

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 7 years of related experience
  • Bachelor's degree preferred and/or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success:

  • 5 years in data governance, data management ideally in a Financial Services or other highly regulated environment
  • Working knowledge of BI tools and data infrastructure (SQL, data modeling tools, etc.)
  • Knowledge of data governance challenges and solutions
  • General awareness of industry trends in BI tools, data infrastructure, platforms, processes
  • Ability to facilitate educational and working sessions with stakeholders and users. 
  • Experience with supporting Enterprise Tools. 


 

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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