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Regular or Temporary:

Regular

Language Fluency: English (Required)

Work Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Please review the following job description:

Provides senior leadership level risk oversight and insight in driving the successful implementation of the LoD2 Enterprise Data Risk Oversight Program across the Enterprise Data Office (EDO) and other areas of the enterprise as appropriate (e.g., Business Units and Corporate Functions). This role requires a senior risk technologist who brings sufficient technical depth in data platforms, data architecture, and artificial intelligence (including Generative AI and Agentic AI) to lead credible, technically informed risk oversight of these domains. The ideal candidate either has demonstrated experience leading risk evaluation of complex, technology-driven data environments and AI use cases from a governance and oversight perspective or possesses the strategic acumen and intellectual agility to build that expertise and embed it across the team through structured capability development. This leader will be expected to anticipate how emerging technologies reshape the enterprise risk landscape, translate that understanding into actionable oversight strategy, and partner across the organization to elevate the technical fluency of the broader EDRO team to ensure sustained, credible effective challenge, independent risk assessment, and sound risk advisory. The ideal candidate will be expected to maintain authoritative knowledge of data aspects related to emerging AI/ML technologies, associated risks, and evolving regulatory developments, and to translate those insights into forward-looking risk management practices, governance enhancements, and team-wide capability uplift.

This position will also work closely with the 1LoD Enterprise Data Office, Corporate Function Data Executive Leaders, Data Stewards, and other senior and executive level stakeholders to effectively influence and plan, operationalize, synchronize activities, and deliver against the top Program priorities, goals, and objectives. Ensures that resources, expertise, processes, practices, tools, and overall capabilities are effectively developed, positioned, and aligned to execute and deliver against the Program's goals and objectives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

1. Leads and drives successful execution of the EDRO Coverage and Operating Model including risk advisory, effective challenge and independent risk assessment responsibilities and delivery.

2. Provide inputs into Enterprise Data Management Policy, Enterprise Data Risk Policy and other supporting Standards and Procedures on new laws, rules, and regulations as it relates to data management.

3. Leads and ensures active engagement and collaboration with key senior business partners and stakeholders to ensure effective communication, education and understanding of EDRO Program requirements and expectations as appropriate and to drive and facilitate achievement of common goals and objectives.

4. Operates as a strategic risk advisor and business partner to the EDO and other coverage areas of responsibility while still maintaining and demonstrating 2LOD role independence. Leads and effectively contributes to the execution and delivery of the EDRO strategic plan including the supporting tactical plans/roadmaps as well as the coordination with senior business partners and senior stakeholders who play a role in the execution of the strategy.

5. Ensures all applicable laws, rules, regulations, internal policies, standards, and procedures are being followed and can evidence adherence.

6. Leads and drives effective issues management and remediation execution in alignment with the Enterprise Issue Management (EIM) Program as applicable. Works with the Truist Enterprise Issues Management senior leaders to influence policy and procedures when appropriate.

7. Leads, supports, facilitates, and develops when needed data risk reporting and metrics to effectively reflect and quantify data risk across the enterprise.

8. Plays a strong leadership role in promoting, fostering, influencing, and ensuring a strong Truist risk culture driving proactive risk management and remediation accountability across the enterprise.

9. Performs effective challenge on covered areas for all significant data risk related processes and initiatives.

10. Provides risk advisory to senior partners and stakeholders to strengthen data risk controls when applicable. Operates as the EDRO 2LoD primary point of contact for Data Risk areas within Business Units and/or Corporate Functions.

11. Participates, influences, and leads as appropriate activities and deliverables related to support for regulatory matters planning and remediation.

12. Exhibits leadership behaviors consistent with and in support of the Truist Purpose/Mission/Values.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Bachelor’s degree in technology, Data, Business and/or Finance.

2. Fifteen plus years of senior management experience in banking, technology, operations, risk management and/or regulatory agencies.

3. Ten plus years of data management, governance, analytics, testing and/or risk management experience.

4. Strong experience and understanding of risk and controls framework development, management, and measurement.

5. In depth experiences with Application, Process, Risk and Control mapping in a complex financial data management system.

6. Strong senior leadership and influencing skills with strong business acumen/knowledge, management experience, problem solving, critical thinking, influencing and sound decision-making skills. Demonstrates the ability to effectively prioritize.

7. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills demonstrating the ability to build credibility and trust with all levels of management.

8. Ability to effectively lead and manage a team, including identifying and recruiting talent, managing performance, and making decisions about resource allocation.

9. Functional and technical knowledge of Data Management, Data Analytics and Data Risk and Controls framework across data supply chains.

10. Demonstrated ability to lead and manage effectively in a highly matrixed and complex environment and consistently execute in delivering high quality executive level work products.

11. Has demonstrated strong Change Leader abilities and skills to effectively drive and manage change and navigate through ambiguity.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Working knowledge of enterprise data platforms and analytical tools such as Snowflake, SAS, Databricks, or comparable environments, sufficient to credibly evaluate data lineage, transformation logic, access controls, and platform-level risk.

2. Familiarity with cloud-based data architectures and modern data engineering practices, including data lake/warehouse design, API-driven data flows, and automated pipelines, sufficient to assess impacts to data integrity, security, and regulatory compliance.

3. Master’s degree in business and/or Technology.

4. Data compliance knowledge/experience regarding applicable laws/rules/ regulations.

5. Experienced in working with third parties (On or Offshore, Vendors, etc.).

6. Familiar with Governance Risk and Compliance platforms, e.g. Archer.

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

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