Core Operations - Senior Associate

Description – Who We Are Looking For

The Data Operations team within SSGA Investment Operations is seeking a highly motivated and innovative data governance professional. This role collaborates with partners across the firm to execute activities within our Data Strategy, including establishing a data management culture and enhancing data stewardship. The individual will execute multiple data governance and data management initiatives, include meeting CDO application-governance requirements; conducting governance architecture reviews for new and existing application releases; supporting Critical Data Element governance; coordinating activities related to financial-crime compliance and regulatory requirements; and overseeing data-quality rules, controls, and supporting evidence.

Job Responsibilities – What You Will Be Responsible For

• Implement and continuously enhance the Data Governance framework, policies, standards, and operating model in collaboration with global business and technology stakeholders.
• Drive Collibra Data Intelligence adoption, including Business Glossary, Data Catalog, metadata management, ownership, stewardship workflows, and governance processes.
• Partner with Data Owners and Data Stewards to define and maintain Critical Data Elements (CDEs), business definitions, data classifications, authoritative sources, and ownership.
• Support end-to-end data lineage and metadata management, improving transparency and traceability across source systems, transformations, and downstream consumers.
• Establish and monitor Data Quality rules, controls, KPIs/KRIs, and scorecards, performing root-cause analysis and driving remediation of data quality exceptions.
• Perform data stewardship and MDM activities across key domains including Security, Benchmark, Holdings, Client, Product, and Account data.
• Facilitate governance forums and collaborate with data consumers, stewards, policymakers, and technology teams to resolve data issues, strengthen controls, and reduce data-related risk.
• Lead process improvement and automation initiatives through business analysis, requirements documentation, workflow optimization, and process re-engineering.
• Support strategic initiatives to transition the organization from an application-centric to a data-centric architecture, promoting data as an enterprise asset with defined ownership, quality, lineage, and controls.

What We Value

• Willingness to operate effectively as an individual contributor.
• Strong understanding of data management concepts, principles, and practices.
• Prior experience in data governance and/or data management.
• Ability to understand data models and data taxonomies, with a strong appreciation of data standards and data quality.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

• Strong written, oral communication and interpersonal skills

• Experience in a business operations role with a data focus, including managing or monitoring data platforms against data-driven objectives.
• Deep understanding of how data supports corporate strategy, is used in business processes, and creates measurable business impact.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree with four to six years of relevant experience.
• Project management experience.
• Knowledge of data management applications such as Informatica, Collibra and MDM.
• Proficiency in Tableau and/or Alteryx.
• Knowledge of SQL and VBA macros in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong presentation and PowerPoint skills
• Shift: 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. India time. Flexible working arrangements, including working from home, are available based on business needs and individual preferences. Flexibility is required to collaborate stakeholders across the world..

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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