Director Master Data Management

If you’re looking for a meaningful career, you’ll find it here at Webster. Founded in 1935, our focus has always been to put people first--doing whatever we can to help individuals, families, businesses and our colleagues achieve their financial goals. As a leading commercial bank, we remain passionate about serving our clients and supporting our communities. Integrity, Collaboration, Accountability, Agility, Respect, Excellence are Webster’s values, these set us apart as a bank and as an employer.  

Come join our team where you can expand your career potential, benefit from our robust development opportunities, and enjoy meaningful work!

Manage and maintain critical master and reference data such as customers, products, loans, deposits reference data etc. in adherence to data governance policy which are critical to management, external regulators, Webster board, lines of business portfolio managers and credit risk. Improve quality of master and reference data set aligned to risk appetite and business growth strategy.

Responsibilities

• Enable Master Data Management "MDM" platform strategy in partnership with Master Data Management and Data Sourcing leader from data perspective
• Ensure master and reference data is managed in adherence to Data Governance policy
• Ensure data is catered to needs of the consumer and aligned to strategic choices
• Implement and support data specific to master data domain like customer, products, loan reference data, housing holding, customer hierarchy etc. to meet the critical needs for LOBs, Corporate functions, Enterprise analytics and data science and credit risk reporting.
• Partner with enterprise architecture to source master/reference data for data enrichment purpose and meet the critical needs of business function as the authoritative data source.
• Ensure technology aspect of MDM platform is aligned and meets the needs of consumers in partnership with enterprise architecture team
• Support Data Governance activities aligned to Data Governance policy, define Data Quality rules requirements in partnership with business and Data Quality rules implementation for Master/Reference Data with support from Data Quality leader
• Partner with business function to ensure that master and reference data is fit for use including its data quality

Experience/Skills

• Min. Bachelors degree or equivalent professional experience
• Min. 10yrs experience in IT or Data Management or Data Governance
• Prior experience in master or reference data management, preferably in financial industry
• Understanding of master data management industry standards and practices
• Data warehouse knowledge/experience
• Experience presenting to business functions outcome of critical metrics related to Data Governance maturity and related statistics on a regular basis
• Strong analytic skill set with a high degree of proficiency in data profiling and modeling
• Highly proficient in data analysis u sing SQL querying skills
• Expertise in program management and stakeholder management
• Critical thinking
• Working knowledge of MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Project Management Professional is a plus but not required
• Data Management Certification is a plus but not required

The estimated salary range for this position is $140,000.00 to $150,000.00. Actual salary may vary up or down depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position is eligible for incentive compensation.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.