Data Portfolio Management Leader
Apply NowCompany: Synovus Financial
Location: Columbus, GA 31907
Description:
Job Summary:
Strategic and hands-on leader to mentor and guide a team of young data and business analysts while driving key data governance, process improvement, and regulatory reporting initiatives. This role will play a critical part in establishing enterprise data standards, addressing process and support gaps, and defining key performance (KPI) and key risk indicators (KRI) to enhance data-driven decision-making across the bank.
The director provides the vision and leadership for developing, implementing, and integrating information technology solutions into the Synovus environment, as well as, supports these initiatives in a HANDS-ON manner to ensure a smooth and effective running of the extended IT infrastructure. Responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating activities pertaining to technology solution delivery. Ensures that deliverables are accomplished and in line with business objectives. Analyzes the needs of different business units and uses technical knowledge to help determine alternative technical solutions to meet business objectives by modifying existing or developing an IT strategy and the related activities needed to execute. Ensures the overall alignment of the departmental IT activities to the business needs and advises the business on technology regarding overall goals.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
The information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Synovus is an Equal Opportunity Employer supporting diversity in the workplace.
Required Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration or related field. Master's Degree is preferred.
Required Experience: 10+ years of IT and business/industry work experience to include the development, implementation, integration and maintenance technology solutions across multiple hardware and software application and infrastructure platforms. 4+ years of experience in managing multiple, medium to large cross-functional teams and projects.
Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
Strategic and hands-on leader to mentor and guide a team of young data and business analysts while driving key data governance, process improvement, and regulatory reporting initiatives. This role will play a critical part in establishing enterprise data standards, addressing process and support gaps, and defining key performance (KPI) and key risk indicators (KRI) to enhance data-driven decision-making across the bank.
The director provides the vision and leadership for developing, implementing, and integrating information technology solutions into the Synovus environment, as well as, supports these initiatives in a HANDS-ON manner to ensure a smooth and effective running of the extended IT infrastructure. Responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating activities pertaining to technology solution delivery. Ensures that deliverables are accomplished and in line with business objectives. Analyzes the needs of different business units and uses technical knowledge to help determine alternative technical solutions to meet business objectives by modifying existing or developing an IT strategy and the related activities needed to execute. Ensures the overall alignment of the departmental IT activities to the business needs and advises the business on technology regarding overall goals.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Leadership & Mentorship:
- Provide coaching and career development for a team of junior data and business analysts.
- Foster a culture of learning, innovation, and collaboration within the data team.
- Data Standards:
- Develop and implement enterprise-wide data standards, policies, and best practices.
- Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
- Process Optimization & Business Support:
- Identify and address process gaps to enhance efficiency in data management and analytics.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the bank to ensure smooth execution of business-as-usual (BAU) processes and strategic initiatives.
- Performance Metrics & Regulatory Reporting:
- Define and track KPIs and KRIs to measure and improve data quality, compliance, and operational effectiveness.
- Establish a strong foundation for regulatory reporting to support compliance and risk management efforts.
- Each team member is expected to be aware of risk within their functional area. This includes observing all policies, procedures, laws, regulations and risk limits specific to their role. Additionally, they should raise and report known or suspected violations to the appropriate Company authority in a timely fashion.
- Perform other related duties as required.
The information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Synovus is an Equal Opportunity Employer supporting diversity in the workplace.
Required Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration or related field. Master's Degree is preferred.
Required Experience: 10+ years of IT and business/industry work experience to include the development, implementation, integration and maintenance technology solutions across multiple hardware and software application and infrastructure platforms. 4+ years of experience in managing multiple, medium to large cross-functional teams and projects.
Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
- Knowledge of a variety of technology solutions, products, services, standards, and best practices.
- Understands technology architecture with in-depth hands on experience in at least one area of technology
- Knowledge of information technology development strategies.
- Exceptional project management skills and the ability to organize, plan, execute large-scale projects.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills
- Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills, and the ability to communicate and persuade business unit leaders.
- Ability to analyze project and business needs and determine resources needed to meet objectives.
- Ability to lead dynamically and energize multi-discipline work teams to learn and apply new skills/techniques to respond to business needs.