Enterprise Data Quality Lead

Value Proposition

Our values define us and our culture inspires us to change lives for the better. Our employees are the heart and soul of our company, and every success we experience begins with them. Together we are committed to making a positive impact in our local communities. We champion a culture of continuous learning, work-life integration, and inclusion. We promote a digitally enabled work environment to continuously enhance the experience of our employees and customers.

Overview

This is a full-time career opportunity that can be remote

 

The Enterprise Data Quality Lead will drive the bank's data quality strategy by developing and operationalizing a comprehensive data quality framework. The role will define standards and controls to ensure that data is accurate, consistent, complete, and reliable. This role will also translate data governance policies into actionable requirements and collaborate across cross-functional teams to identify and remediate high-impact data issues. This position requires strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management to improve data-driven decision-making and reduce data risk.

Responsibilities

• Framework Development: Design and implement a comprehensive enterprise data quality framework that defines the minimum standards, processes, and controls for data validation, cleansing, and monitoring across the bank.
• Business Case Development: Quantify the business impact of data quality by building strong business cases for improvement projects. Highlight how improved data quality reduces operational risk, enhances compliance, and increases efficiency.
• Standards and Metrics: Define and enforce data quality rules (profiling, validation, cleansing) and establish key quality metrics. Collaborate with data stewards and owners to monitor these metrics and continuously improve data trust and integrity.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as a liaison between IT, data owners, and lines of business to ensure data governance and quality requirements are implemented. Work closely with data owners and stewards to identify high-impact data issues, drive cross-team data quality initiatives, and align on priorities.
• Data Quality Monitoring: Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to track data quality trends (e.g. accuracy, completeness, timeliness). Use these reports to highlight issues and inform business stakeholders, driving accountability and continuous improvement.
• Issue Resolution: Provide guidance on root cause analysis on data anomalies and coordinate remediation efforts as needed. Collaborate with IT and business partners to implement fixes and process changes, ensuring long term prevention of data quality problems.
• Governance Alignment: Operationalize data governance policies by embedding data quality requirements into data integration pipelines, applications, and business processes. Ensure compliance with relevant regulations in all data quality initiatives.
• Training and Guidance: Provide guidance and training on data quality best practices. Educate stakeholders and data stewards on data management standards and tools, acting as a resource and liaison to promote a culture of data stewardship and governance.

 

Additional Responsibilities

• Identify and recommend tools and technologies to support data quality activities.
• Stay informed on industry trends and best practices in data quality management.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's Degree or the equivalent experience. Specialty: Computer Science, Management Information Systems. (Required)

Master's Degree or the equivalent experience. Specialty: Computer Science, Management Information Systems. (Preferred)

Required Experience

• 8 or more years experience in data governance, data management, or data quality roles, with a strong track record of delivering enterprise data quality initiatives and designing and implementing data governance and quality frameworks. 
• 6 or more years hands-on experience with leading data quality and governance platforms (Collibra Data Intelligence, Alation, Informatica, Talend, IBM InfoSphere, etc.). 

Preferred Experience

• 6 or more years experience in the banking or financial services industry including experience with regulatory requirements (e.g. GDPR, BCBS239, CCPA) and how they impact data governance.
• 3 or more years experience with enterprise data catalog or metadata management tools (e.g. Collibra, Alation, Microsoft Purview) and reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau). 

Certifications

Professional certifications in data management or governance (e.g. DAMA CDMP, Informatica Data Quality Developer, Collibra Ranger). (Preferred)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Able to effectively translate technical concepts to business audiences and influence diverse stakeholders without direct authority. (Required)
• Familiarity with cloud data platforms and modern data stacks (AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks, etc.). (Preferred)
• Understanding of data modeling, data architecture, and data integration. (Required)
• Strong analytical abilities to evaluate data quality and governance issues. (Required)
• Strong leadership and influencing abilities to drive data quality initiatives. (Required)
• Ability to manage cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders (Preferred)

 

 Other Duties as Assigned by Manager

This role may perform other job duties as assigned by the manager. Each employee of the Organization, regardless of position, is accountable for reading, understanding and acting on the contents of all Company-assigned and/or job related Compliance Programs, regulations and policies and procedures, as well as ensure that all Compliance Training assignments are completed by established due dates. This includes but is not limited to, understanding and identifying compliance risks impacting their department(s), ensuring compliance with applicable laws or regulations, and escalating compliance risks to the appropriate level of management.

Pay Transparency

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges on all job postings regardless of state. We set standard salary ranges for our roles based on the position, function, and responsibilities, as benchmarked against similarly sized companies in our industry. Specific compensation offered will be determined based on a combination of factors including the candidate’s knowledge, skills, depth of work experience, and relevant licenses/credentials. The salary range may vary based on geographic location.

 

The salary range for this position is $99,200.00 - $165,300.00 annually.

Additional Compensation Components

 

This job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units. This job is eligible to participate in a short-term incentive compensation plan subject to individual and company performance.

Benefits

Additionally, as part of our Total Rewards program, Fulton Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package to those who qualify. This includes medical plans with prescription drug coverage; flexible spending account or health savings account depending on the medical plan chosen; dental and vision insurance; life insurance; 401(k) program with employer match and Employee Stock Purchase Plan; paid time off programs including holiday pay and paid volunteer time; disability insurance coverage and maternity and parental leave; adoption assistance; educational assistance and a robust wellness program with financial incentives. To learn more about your potential eligibility for these programs, please visit Benefits & Wellness | Fulton Bank.

EEO Statement

Fulton Bank (“Fulton”) is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all qualified persons. Fulton will recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles, and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, age, genetic information, marital status, disability, covered veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Sponsorship Statement

As a condition of employment, individuals must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship for a work visa by Fulton Bank currently or in the future.