AVP-Data Governance

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We are seeking a dynamic and strategic leader to join our expanding Data and Analytics team as the AVP - Data Governance. This role is critical in driving data excellence across the Finance organization by combining deep data architecture capabilities with strong governance expertise. You will lead efforts to ensure data integrity, quality, and usability while shaping the data strategy that supports operational efficiency and informed decision-making.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in data integration, architecture, strategy, governance or management.
• Proven ability to integrate data from diverse systems and architectures, with a deep understanding of how these systems interact to ensure seamless interoperability and alignment with enterprise data governance standards.
• Demonstrated ability to engage with system owners and stakeholders, effectively communicating data-driven narratives to influence decisions and drive alignment with governance requirements.
• Experience in organizing and managing data products, including cataloging, classification, and ensuring compliance with governance frameworks.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing data governance frameworks.
• Strong understanding of data modeling, metadata management, and data lineage tools.
• Experience working in or supporting Finance organizations is highly desirable.

Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Systems, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field.

Functional Responsibilities 

• Define and drive the data strategy, creating scalable models and integration patterns that align with business goals while directly producing wireframes and conceptual designs to guide implementation across platforms.
• Lead hands-on efforts to organize and structure enterprise data, resolving interoperability issues by unifying fragmented data sources, standardizing metadata, and ensuring seamless data flow across systems to support analytics and operational efficiency.
• Oversee the full data lifecycle-from ingestion to delivery-by enforcing governance frameworks that ensure data quality, consistency, and compliance with regulatory and internal standards.
• Partner with Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to align data initiatives with strategic goals.
• Lead efforts to trace data lineage, define taxonomies, and standardize metadata across systems.
• Integrate with ongoing projects to unify data views and eliminate silos.

About the Team:

Finance Mission: To provide data-driven financial insight to support execution of superior, real-time operating and strategic decisions with timely and reliable financial reporting.

The Finance Transformation, GBS and Analytics team enables the Finance department with the accessibility of data, technology and analytic / BI solutions.  We accelerate Finance Transformation by enabling a data-driven and digital culture.

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is $141,200.00  -  $204,650.00, depending on factors such as experience, education, level, skills, and location. This range is based on a full-time position. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for incentive compensation. Moody’s also offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, parental leave, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, a discounted employee stock purchase plan, and tuition reimbursement.

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