Chief Data Officer

Purpose of the Job

Quintet Private Bank is a leading private bank in the wealth management sector; we are committed to our clients and their families, and pride ourselves on our personalised service based on a deep understanding of what clients want to achieve. Compared to others, we are small (<2,000 employees across 50 European and UK locations) with an ambition to stay true to our purpose to be the most trusted fiduciary of family wealth. 

The Chief Data Officer provides leadership as he/she coordinates the definition of data management standards and data quality guidelines across the group and supervises the enforcement of the data governance and the data quality framework.
The successful candidate also evaluates, monitors and reports on data quality, as well as coordinates data quality issues and data quality initiatives.
 

Key Accountabilities

• Build and supervise the Data Office across the group
• Issue policies and guidelines
• Oversee proper implementation of the data governance and quality framework throughout the organisation
• Support consistency for data management across the bank applications systems (MDM solution, data dictionary, data quality rules …)
• Coordinate resolution of data / reporting quality issues
• Evaluate and monitor data quality through data quality processes; report data quality KPIs to top management
• Participate in relevant change management processes such as the mergers or acquisitions of material legal entities, outsourcing of services to third parties and the launch of new products to ensure data quality standards apply
• Review new data needs as part of new projects and initiatives: new regulatory requirements or strategic needs.
• Collaborate with data owners to ensure business and digital transformation goals and priorities are met 
• Create and animate data community and insufflate data culture throughout the group
   

Knowledge and Experience

• 5-10 years experience in a senior-level data management role.
• Management experience.
• Master's Degree or equivalent in Business, Finance, Risk, IT.
• Sound knowledge of banking business, BCBS239 principles, data quality, data management standards
   

Attributes and Qualities

• Program and Project management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Presentation skills
• Interdisciplinary cooperation skills
• Ability to solve problems and make decisions
• Change management
• Team player

Technical Skills

• MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)
• SharePoint, Teams or similar
• Reporting tool 
• Good understanding of data management

Languages Skills

• Fluent in English and French