Director, Finance Data Strategy and Governance

Visa Visa · Fintech · Foster City, CA +1

Director, Finance Data Strategy and Governance role at Visa, focusing on transforming data from source systems to reporting tools (GARP and GEAR). Responsibilities include ensuring data architecture adheres to enterprise standards, facilitating seamless data integration, and optimizing data solutions to support business objectives. The role emphasizes data integrity, security, accessibility, and driving data governance initiatives. Key skills include ETL, data modeling, database design, data warehousing, data integration tools, financial reporting regulations, data quality, metadata management, and data analytics (descriptive, predictive, prescriptive, diagnostic). The role also involves stakeholder collaboration, documentation, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and data security standards.

What you'd actually do

  1. Oversee the integration of data from multiple sources, ensuring data quality and accuracy
  2. Evaluate and enhance data processes and systems for performance, scalability, and reliability
  3. Ensure data solutions comply with regulatory requirements and data security standards
  4. Collaborate with business stakeholders, data analysts, and IT teams to understand data needs and deliver effective solutions
  5. Maintain comprehensive documentation of data processes, architectures, and models

Skills

Required

  • Data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL)
  • Data modeling
  • Database design
  • Data warehousing
  • Data integration tools and technologies
  • Financial reporting regulations and standards
  • Data Quality management
  • Data Governance
  • Metadata management
  • Designing and implementing data solutions
  • Database management
  • Data queries
  • Data analytics (descriptive, predictive, prescriptive, diagnostic)
  • Developing and implementing data governance policies and procedures
  • Data quality standards and practices

What the JD emphasized

  • Extensive knowledge of data extraction, transformation, and solving loading (ETL) processes
  • Proficiency in data modeling, database design, and data warehousing
  • Expertise in data integration tools and technologies, with familiarity with financial reporting regulations and standards
  • Ability to maintain and improve Data Quality, ensure adherence to Data Governance guidelines, and provide metadata management services
  • Competence in designing and implementing data solutions that meet business requirements and facilitate data-driven decision-making
  • In-depth understanding of available data and the capability to conduct database management and data queries
  • Superior mathematical skills for analyzing data and providing meaningful insights for decision-making purposes
  • Advanced skills in data analytics, encompassing descriptive, predictive, prescriptive, diagnostic analytics, and problem- abilities to find beneficial solutions for the organization
  • Experience in developing and implementing data governance policies and procedures
  • Understanding of data quality standards and practices to ensure accurate and reliable data
  • Ensure data solutions comply with regulatory requirements and data security standards
  • Establish and maintain data quality standards, ensuring accurate, reliable, and timely data across the organization
  • Ensure all processes are followed for monthly reporting, and data is available based on established SLA