Senior Data Governance Consultant

Responsibilities: - Drive data governance initiatives by translating complex requirements into clear, actionable deliverables, including KDE identification, EUC inventory and criticality assessment, data aggregation process mapping, and data lineage implementation. - Design and implement risk management frameworks for financial institutions. - Prepare regulatory documentation and supporting materials covering such as Anti-Money Laundering (AML), internal controls, outsourcing governance, and risk management. - Conduct regulatory gap assessments by evaluating client operations against regulatory requirements and identifying areas for remediation and compliance enhancement. - Provide advisory support on regulatory compliance and risk management matters, helping clients navigate complex regulatory requirements and implement practical compliance solutions. - Apply prior experience and practical knowledge from past data governance projects to design effective solutions and drive successful outcomes. - Develop and manage project plans with clear milestones, governance structures, and defined roles and responsibilities. - Integrate project management methodology with the bank’s operational practices to ensure plans are both strategic and executable. Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in any related fields. - Minimum 5 years of experience in data governance or regulatory advisory & risk management roles within a financial institution, preferably banking. - Proven ability to work in complex, multi-stakeholder environments involving business, IT, compliance, and vendors. - Strong documentation skills using PowerPoint, Excel, and Word. - Solid project management skills, including progress tracking, issue and risk management, and stakeholder coordination. - Experience preparing and delivering reports or presentations to senior management or executives. - Proficiency in business-level English and Japanese speaking in order to liaise with Japanese speaking clients and stakeholders. - Strong understanding of regulatory reporting, internal reporting, finance/accounting business processes, and related systems. - Familiarity with data lineage concepts, understanding of finance and accounting business processes, regulatory reporting, and related systems are a plus. - Prior collaboration with risk management and finance/accounting departments on external and internal reporting activities is highly beneficial. - Ability to prepare and present clear, structured executive reporting.