Head of Data Governance, APAC

About Vanguard 
 

More than 45 years ago, John C. Bogle had a vision to start an investment company that did things differently. A company with no external shareholders. Where all the profits were invested back into the business and used to lower costs. Evidently, it was as bold as it was brilliant. To this day, Vanguard Group still has no external shareholders. That means no share prices to protect, and no profits to generate for outside owners.  

Today, Vanguard is one of the world’s largest investment management companies, serving more than 50 million investors worldwide. For more than 25 years Vanguard Australia has been supporting individual investors, financial advisers, and superannuation members to achieve their long-term financial goals.  

Our team & opportunity:  

Part of our growing Technology division, the CDAO team responsible for transforming how our crew use data so that clients and investors can thrive. Our mission is to accelerate Vanguard’s growth, clients, crew, and client experience by using data to inform and elevate every decision. We power information through data - improving outcomes, guiding strategies, and changing behaviour. 

The Data Governance team establishes business accountability for knowing what their critical data is, where it is, and how it's being used. This supports global compliance, data quality efforts, data security efforts, and other risk mitigation programs. 

As the Head of Data Governance, APAC you will be reporting into the Head of CDAO – APAC, lead the development and rollout of ongoing operationalisation of an APAC wide data governance framework, including key policies, standards, and tools with a core focus on improving data quality, protection of sensitive data, ensuring appropriate use of data, as well as a comprehensive change management plan.  

What you will do  

• Establish and maintain data, privacy, and records management regulatory change monitoring, compliance and change processes to ensure Line 1 compliance ability 

• Educate internal teams, and manage implications of relevant regulatory and legal changes, innovations, and industry developments  

• Work with the executives, business stakeholders, data engineers, data scientists and data analysts to determine, implement and manage an APAC wide process for analytics use case identification, prioritisation and planning of data products 

• Establish and develop the Data Governance Strategy across APAC; Contribute to Vanguard global Data Strategy and Data Governance program 

• Establish and maintain operational data access security models working within Vanguard Global data frameworks 

• Provide oversight of mature data management and third parties through the use of data contracts and integration standards 

• Establish and maintain a demand management process for CDAO APAC; Lead and advocate Data Stewardships and Ownership 

• Collaborate with Data Domain Practice Leads, Data Stewards, business stakeholders & CDAO members to develop, implement plans, streamline dataflows, eliminate silos & redundancy by creating Foundational Data Assets on our Modern Data Platform 

• Collaborate with Security, Risk, Privacy and Compliance to proactively identify, assess & monitor data risk, integrity & quality; implement & embed strong controls, and ensure controls are tested regularly to ensure obligations are met. 

• Work with data practitioners across Vanguard in defining standards and guidelines for enterprise master data management; Provide resources and govern data modelling projects and BAU initiative 

• Work with peers to define data and analytics requirements across APAC based on key strategic priorities and business unit plans 

• Contribute to operating model, talent hiring, partnerships, and tool requirements to execute APAC CDAO data strategy and governance 

• Lead and set the framework for data contracts and integration standards with external and internal data sources 

What are we looking for  

• An understanding of and focus on APRA regulation, Data Management Frameworks & CPS 234 

• A demonstrated strong understanding of Master Data Management landscape, CDEs, Data Quality and Observability 

• Excellent knowledge of Australian Information Management, Security and Privacy legislation and industry best practices. Including: 

• Detailed understanding of APRA CPG 235 Managing Data Risk, application, issues and options. 

• Detailed understanding of Privacy Reforms, applications, issue and options 

• Mature understanding of data risks and solutions including experience dealing with data leakage, cloud computing, systems access, data management. 

• Understanding of DAMA's Data Management Body of Knowledge (DM BOK) 

• Demonstrated experience in designing and delivering data management reporting, including presenting to Senior Management teams and Executives 

• Experience with cloud Data Governance, Catalogue Tools and Data Quality Tooling 

• Exceptional organisational and communication skills, an ability to work effectively and to collaborate with a broad range of people including senior stakeholders 

Specialisations that will make an impact:  

• Experience and/or qualifications in Information technology and corporate governance in highly regulated industries such as: Finances, Medical Devices, Aerospace or Health industries will be highly regarded 

• Support basic data exploration using SQL; Technical Data Governance experience with lineage mapping, data quality rules 

• Demonstrated strong problem-solving and analytical skills; Understanding and working experience with model Data & Analytics frameworks 

• Knowledge of cloud governance and cloud management principles, strategies, and frameworks 

• Familiarity with cloud compliance solutions provided by at least one of the leading vendors 

• Experience working with vendors and 3rd parties to ensure compliance and data governance best practices 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent experience. A minimum of 8 years in IT/Data & Analytics and relevant experience. 

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in a (ideally global) compliance and ethics/governance function 

Inclusion Statement 

Vanguard’s continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: “Do the right thing.” 

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard’s core purpose through our values. 

When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard’s core purpose. 

Our core purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.