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# Data Governance and Controls Lead (VP)

- **Company:** Citi
- **Location:** Jacksonville, FL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $113,840 - $170,760
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Training Data, Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Data Integrity, Machine Learning, Usage Tracking, Data Management
- **Published:** November 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://citi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/2/job/Jacksonville-Florida-United-States/Data-Governance-and-Controls-Lead--VP-_261008841/apply

## About the Role

* 6+ years of relevant experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Risk and Controls, Compliance, or Process Engineering, with demonstrated ability to contribute to enterprise-wide policy and control frameworks
 * Practical understanding of Risk Appetite concepts, including experience tracking risk indicators against defined appetite thresholds and escalation triggers
 * Experience with metrics design and metric calculations, including establishing calculation logic, data quality measures, and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) / Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
 * Familiarity with AI controls and governance concepts, such as data integrity, validation, and control practices for data supporting AI/ML use cases
 * Solid understanding of risk and control concepts as applied to data management, including familiarity with regulatory expectations and audit readiness in a financial services or regulated environment
 * Solid understanding of Project Management methodologies and tools, with experience coordinating multi-stakeholder initiatives and tracking governance deliverables
 * Ability to gather, analyze, and translate complex governance metrics into clear, structured reports, dashboards, and presentations for various stakeholders
 * Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey technical and governance concepts clearly across business, risk, and technology teams
 * Experience facilitating cross-functional working groups or governance forums, with a proven ability to collaborate and build alignment across diverse teams

Education:

Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred, Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, Internal Controls, Management Reporting, Policy, Procedure, and Regulation, Program Management, Risk Controls and Monitors.

## Description

* Partner with multiple teams to implement relevant Data Governance policies and/or Data Risk and Control framework
 * Provide expertise on Data Governance and/or Data Risk and Controls framework including design, effectiveness, performance monitoring and self-assessment processes
 * Oversight and analysis of data-related issues, tracking of ownership and target dates and associated metrics and reporting
 * Support and coordinate with business lines and global functions on enterprise Data Governance strategy roll out, including new Data risk taxonomy and associated changes to key risk indicators and control framework
 * Assist in defining and embedding data governance and risk controls tailored to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) data usage, including training data lineage, model data inputs, and AI data quality validation
 * Gather and synthesize metrics on existing Data Governance and/or Data Risk and Controls principles, policies, practices and standards, e.g., understanding industry best practices
 * Produce recommendations for enterprise-wide guiding principles, policies, processes and practices
 * Determine requirements for and prioritize development of new enterprise-wide principles, policies, processes and practices as needed
 * Develop and manage approach for measuring adoption of principles, policies, processes and practices