DTCC

Director - Data Risk Management & Oversight

DTCC$150K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in data risk management, governance, or audit.
  • Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree is a plus.
  • Demonstrated success in leading high-performing teams.
  • Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills.
  • Experience in the financial services or regulated environments.
  • Familiarity with data management frameworks (DCAM, CDMC).

Responsibilities

  • Lead management of Data Risk Management formal documentation and communication.
  • Coordinate and oversee data risk-related audit activities and remediation processes.
  • Identify and escalate Data Risk Management issues and exceptions.
  • Evaluate the Data Governance framework to ensure alignment with industry best practices.
  • Serve as Embedded Risk Manager overseeing Management Control Testing and Business Continuity planning.
  • Facilitate cross-functional Data Risk Working Group and execute prioritized action items.
  • Manage DRM business activities including training and SharePoint site access.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and growth.
  • Engagement in a dynamic and complex financial services environment.
  • Collaboration with a high-performing cross-functional team.
  • Contributions to safeguarding financial markets and client interests.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Impact you will have in this role:

In this Director-level role, you will lead the Data Risk Management Policy and Procedure team to advance DTCC's strategic priorities and strengthen its data risk management posture through robust second-line oversight of disciplined data risk execution across the data lifecycle. You will drive a cohesive policy and operating framework that enables clear accountability, informed decision-making, and consistent adherence to data risk and data governance standards across the first line. By providing senior-level effective challenge, surfacing and prioritizing material issues and exceptions, and orchestrating audit and assurance activities, you will improve risk transparency, regulatory readiness, and the pace of remediation. Through leadership of cross-control-function forums and ongoing maturity assessments, you will align stakeholders on strategic priorities and measurable outcomes - raising data management capability and resilience to protect DTCC, its clients, and the markets it serves.

Your Primary Responsibilities:
  • Manage all aspects of DRM's formal documents (Policy, Procedures, Framework, Roadmap, and Charters), including control function and stakeholder communications and engagement.
  • Mediate all data risk-related audit activities, ensuring effective coordination, clear accountability, timely remediation, and consistent senior management escalation of material findings.
  • Identify, document, manage, and escalate Data Risk Management issues and exceptions.
  • Conduct evaluations of the Data Governance framework to ensure data management capabilities and practices are effectively operating at satisfactory maturity levels across DTCC, in alignment with industry's best practices.
  • Serve as DRM's Embedded Risk Manager, overseeing processes such as Management Control Testing, Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA), and Business Continuity planning.
  • Facilitate a Data Risk Working Group across control functions: set priorities, manage agenda, and execute action items as needed.
  • Oversee management and communication of other DRM business activities such as required training, and SharePoint site design, content, and access.

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

Qualifications:
  • Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in data risk management, data governance, risk management, audit, or related discipline
  • Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (master's, MBA, or equivalent experience) is a plus

Talents Needed for Success:
  • Exhibit passion for data management, complemented by a strong understanding of core principles and techniques
  • Strong business acumen, analytical and critical-thinking capability
  • Demonstrated success leading and developing a high-performing team, fostering capability, accountability, and a culture of excellence.
  • Outstanding interpersonal, collaborative and strategic leadership skills with proven ability to develop and articulate a vision in written, verbal, and presentation materials
  • Experience in the financial services industry or other complex, regulated environments
  • Engagement leveraging data management frameworks such as DCAM or CDMC
  • Same Posting Description for Internal and External Candidates

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.

About the Team

Our Risk Management teams work to protect the safety and soundness of our systems and are responsible for identifying, managing, measuring and mitigating a spectrum of key risk types including credit, market, liquidity, systemic, operational and technology in all existing and new products, activities, processes and systems.

About DTCC

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is a financial services company that provides clearing, settlement, and information services for the global financial industry. DTCC was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York City. The company operates through subsidiaries that provide services such as trade matching, risk management, and asset servicing. DTCC is owned by its users, which include broker-dealers, banks, and other financial institutions. The company is committed to reducing risk and increasing efficiency in the financial markets.
Learn more about DTCC
Size
4,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1973

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at DTCC

More Finance & Insurance Jobs

Find similar Director - Data Risk Management & Oversight jobs: