Data Steward (Director Financial Services Programs 2, SG-33)

The New York State Department of Financial Services seeks to build an equitable, transparent, and resilient financial system that benefits individuals and supports business. Through engagement, data-driven regulation and policy, and operational excellence, the Department and its employees are responsible for empowering consumers and protecting them from financial harm; ensuring the health of the entities we regulate; driving economic growth in New York through responsible innovation; and preserving the stability of the global financial system.

Responsibilities

• Operationalize key data governance capabilities and processes;
• Contribute to data governance forums;
• Lead data quality issue remediation and other data quality activities within the Division;
• Build data quality tooling capabilities (i.e., data quality checks on ingested data), drive adoption of data quality framework and guidelines;
• Develop Divisional data and business glossaries and drive adoption of data cataloguing guidelines and best practices;
• Create data flow documentation/lineage for key systems;
• Create trusted (authoritative) datasets and drive implementation of related workflows/approval processes;
• Collaborate with the enterprise Data Governance and Management Unit to drive implementation of data platforms and/or solutions;
• Collaborate with the enterprise Data Governance and Management Unit on decision-making processes and facilitate discussions to address conflicting viewpoints with the goal of arriving at mutually satisfactory agreements;
• Contribute to the enterprise data governance program’s metrics and reporting, and lead adoption of data governance metrics/reporting within Division;
• Drive progression of Divisional data initiatives and/or projects;
• Serve as subject matter expert (SME) for data and its uses within Division;
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

See organizational standards for preferred qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications

No minimum qualifications are listed, but applicants should demonstrate sufficient experience in data governance and related disciplines.

Managerial Experience In One Or More Of The Following

• Data Governance or Data Management, Data Stewardship, Data Analytics, Statistical or actuarial analysis, Data and/or Information Security, Metrics and Reporting, Internal Controls and Process Re-engineering, Financial Risk Management, Project Management

Appointment Method

Candidates must meet the minimum qualifications listed below in order to be eligible for appointment.

Non-Competitive: Twelve years of financial services experience with either a regulated entity that has a regional, national, and/or international presence or a governmental regulatory entity. This experience must include practical and technical knowledge about State, federal and/or international financial services laws, rules and regulations. Three years of the experience must have been at a managerial level.

Substitutions: An associate degree may substitute for two years of experience; a bachelor’s degree may substitute for four years of experience; a master’s degree may substitute for five years of experience; and a doctorate may substitute for six years of experience. Qualifying professional financial services experience is defined to include, but may not be limited to, related experience gained with public accounting/auditing firms; cyber security and intrusion detection/mitigation firms; law firms, lobbying firms and consulting firms/companies; risk assessment, asset hedging and loss control firms; commodities markets, virtual currency and credit scoring; currency markets/exchanges, bond markets, stock markets and money markets; hedge funds, mutual funds, investment houses and rating firms; business valuation, stock valuation, and cash management; wealth management, wealth portfolio, and trust companies/corporations; firms with a nexus to corporate mergers, acquisitions, management and accounting; mortgage backed securities, swaps and swap valuation; underwriting, policyholder services and claims services; workers’ compensation, income protection plans, gap insurance and liability coverage; property/casualty insurance, life insurance and health insurance; retirement/savings plans such as social security, pension plans, Roth IRA, 527 Plans, 401(k) Plans, 403(b) Plans, annuities and related income tax savings vehicles; fair lending practices and urban analysis; public finance/financial management and taxation, central bank, tax, tariff and trade; and monetary policy, monetary reform and investment theory.

Salary and Location

Salary: The starting salary for this position is $145,754 with periodic increases up to $176,123.

Positions located within the New York City metropolitan area, as well as Suffolk, Nassau, Rockland, and Westchester Counties, are also eligible to receive an additional $4,000 annual downstate adjustment.

Appointment Status

Permanent appointment pending Governor Appointment’s Office and Division of Budget approval.

Additional Comments

Please note that a change in negotiating unit may affect your salary, insurance and other benefits.