Senior Associate - Data Governance & Stewardship Lead

• Develop and lead the implementation of the data governance roadmap.
• Play a key role in establishing an division-wide data governance framework with a focus on governing data as an enterprise asset addressing regulatory requirements and protection of sensitive data through organizational behavior policies and standards governance metrics processes and related tools.
• Support the mission and goals of the cross-functional Data Governance Council.
• Collaborate with data product managers SMEs and engineers to capture business context align it with technical architecture and strengthen metadata documentation.
• Expand metadata repository to include source-to-target data lineage mapping and Business-friendly names for technical fields.
• Drive adoption of governance tools through training sessions user enablement and data owner/steward playbooks.
• Support Governance Technologies: Assist in the implementation and maintenance of platforms such as:
  • Data Catalog (e.g. Collibra Atlan)
  • Master/Reference Data Management (MDM/RDM)
  • Data Quality tools

• Lead the Data Governance Strategy: Develop and execute a data governance framework that aligns with corporate priorities regulatory compliance and business needs.
• Establish Data Stewardship: Build and manage a network of business and technical data stewards. Define roles responsibilities and operating procedures. Facilitate Data Stewardship meetings to drive adoption of standards and resolve issues.
• Operationalize Data Governance: Help bring our Data Governance and Data Management framework to life by embedding best practices into project workflows and everyday work.
• Organizational Alignment: Partner with New York Life's Corporate Data Governance and Data Management teams to ensure alignment.
• Ensure Data Quality & Integrity: Oversee data quality initiatives including management of consolidated data sets.
• Enable Data Standardization: Provide data and business analysis support to harmonize data across the applications.
• Data Ownership & Accountability: Promote accountability and best practices for data stewardship across the organization.
• Policy and Standards Development: Establish data definitions naming conventions classification schemas and metadata standards.
• Regulatory and Risk Compliance: Ensure compliance with privacy security and regulatory requirements (e.g. HIPAA FINRA SOC 2 ERISA GDPR CCPA NY DFS etc.).

• Collaboration Across Functions: Serve as a liaison between Business and Technology to ensure that data related business requirements for governing data are clearly defined communicated and well understood and considered as part of operational prioritization and planning.

• Tooling and Enablement: Assess and implement data governance technologies as needed and establish usage protocols.
• Change Management: Lead communication training and engagement to cultivate a data ownership mindset across the organization.

• Continuous Improvement: Monitor and measure the effectiveness and maturity of the data governance program and report on key performance indicators and metrics.

• 5+ years of experience in data governance stewardship or data management.
• Proven experience leading data governance and management initiatives in complex environments.
• Strong Insurance Industry Experience (Group Benefits Industry strongly preferred).
• Strong understanding of data lifecycle management data quality frameworks metadata management and data classification.
• Skilled in data lineage master data management (MDM) and data cataloging tools.
• Experience implementing and operating a data governance framework across business and technology.

• Experience building governance in federated data environments and across complex/hybrid data ownership structures.
• Strong experience in people and relationship management. Ability to effectively challenge all levels of an organization and offer value-add solutions to meet data governance objectives.
• Familiarity with SQL Python and data modeling concepts. Working in Agile environments using Jira Confluence and SharePoint are a plus.
• Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Hands-on experience with Atlan or similar metadata management tools. Familiarity with data quality and observability tools (e.g. Anomalo).#LI-VL1
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What We Do

At New York Life our 180-year legacy of integrity mutuality and financial strength fuels a future defined by bold transformation. As the largest mutual life insurance company in the U.S. we operate on behalf of our policy owners—not shareholders. That structure allows us to take a long-term view investing in people purpose and innovation that endures. Guided by a clear enterprise vision to become a technology- data- and AI-powered company we’re modernizing our platforms rearchitecting experiences and embedding intelligence across our products and services. Our mission has always been about helping people through life’s most meaningful moments. Today technology is amplifying that mission—enabling us to serve clients advisors and communities in more personalized proactive ways. With a diversified business portfolio spanning insurance investments retirement group benefits and direct-to-consumer offerings New York Life delivers the stability of a Fortune 100 company with the agility of one that’s continuously evolving. We’re powered by a values-led culture inclusive teams and a shared belief that when our people thrive so does our company. Here tradition fuels momentum—and your ideas energy and growth power what’s next.

Why Work With Us

New York Life is transforming from the inside out—blending 180 years of trust with the velocity of innovation. What makes us different is our culture: grounded in integrity humanity and shared success—values that show up in how we work lead and grow. If you want a place where innovation has purpose—build what's next with us.

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