Operations Data Governance & Controls Specialist

Millennium•New York, NY

2d•$70,000 - $160,000

About The Position

As an Operations Control Specialist – Data Governance & Controls, you will design, implement, and support technical data governance solutions with a focus on the firm’s Trader Master and related reference data domains. This role requires a strong technical background in Data Management, Data Architecture, Data Lineage, Data Quality, Master Data Management (MDM), and automation within Financial Services and/or Technology. You will contribute to and help lead the technical design of data governance controls, data models, and integration patterns, partnering closely with Technology and Operations teams. You will be expected to take ownership of technical workstreams, drive solution design, and help shape data governance strategy and standards in a fast paced, deadline sensitive environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, Finance, or related field; advanced degree (MS, MBA, or equivalent) is a plus.
5–8 years of experience in financial services or fintech with hands on work in data engineering, data management, or data architecture roles; exposure to trading strategies, fund structures, and financial products strongly preferred.
Strong Python and SQL; experience with data warehousing + ETL/ELT.
Familiarity with MDM/data governance tools (e.g., Collibra, Informatica, Alation) and Tableau/Power BI.
Proven ability to lead delivery, solve complex data issues, and communicate with technical/non-technical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Preferred certs: DAMA/CDMP, cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), Scrum, BI/data engineering.

Responsibilities

Build/enhance data governance frameworks, controls, standards, and workflows (policies, definitions, entitlements).
Create data quality rules and monitoring; automate exception detection, alerting, remediation, SLAs, and RCA.
Develop Python/SQL/ETL-ELT automation for checks, controls, and reporting; deliver Tableau/Power BI dashboards and KPIs.
Contribute to conceptual/logical/physical data modeling for Trader Master and core domains.
Support MDM capabilities: golden record, matching/merging, survivorship, stewardship workflows; help shape MDM strategy.
Implement access/entitlement governance (RBAC, row/column security) across DB/warehouse/BI with audit compliance.
Maintain catalog, glossary, lineage, schema history, impact analysis; manage structured change workflows.
Define integration patterns (batch/API/streaming) and build reconciliations/validations across systems.
Manage historical/temporal data (validation, backfills, remediation) supporting regulatory/reporting/analytics.
Produce technical documentation (designs, runbooks, data dictionaries), share knowledge, and mentor juniors.