VP Data Management – Non Credit Risk

About the role

The VP, Data Management – Non Credit Risk is responsible for leading the delivery of Data Validation & Assessment activities. Reporting to the SVP & Head of Data Validation & Assessment, the role provides oversight of independent validation of critical data elements, regulatory and management reports, ensuring compliance with BCBS 239 and maintaining clear independence from first‑line operations.

Key responsibilities

• Support the SVP in translating the DVA mandate into validation plans, schedules and governance reporting.
• Coordinate delivery of CDE and report validation activities, prioritising work based on criticality and regulatory relevance.
• Oversee independent validation of Critical Data Elements, including ownership, governance evidence and metadata records.
• Manage validation of regulatory and management reports against source systems, datamarts and reconciliation outputs.
• Apply DVA methodology, review working papers and ensure validation files are auditable and ready for internal audit.
• Identify and escalate material discrepancies, document findings and prepare governance MI on validation coverage and remediation status.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Risk, Data, Engineering, Statistics, Economics or related field.
• 10+ years of banking experience with exposure to data domains, reporting, risk, finance, audit or data governance.
• Strong experience in data validation, CDE governance, BCBS 239 and regulatory reporting controls.
• Good understanding of banking data flows, metadata, data lineage, reconciliations and approved datamarts.
• Proven ability to review evidence, challenge reconciliation outputs and document findings for escalation.
• Experience preparing governance MI, validation reports and issue trackers.

Required skills

• Data Validation
• Critical Data Elements (CDE) Governance
• Data Lineage
• Metadata Management
• Reconciliations
• Control Evidence Review