Policy and Foundational Data Governance Analyst

About U.S. Bank

• At U.S. Bancorp India, we’re on a journey to do our best.
• We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential.
• A career with U.S. Bancorp India gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career.
• Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.
• U.S. Bancorp India is a part of the U.S. Bank family.

Responsibilities

• Perform control design assessments, operating effectiveness reviews, and quality assurance testing; document procedures, evidence, results, and conclusions so they can be independently understood and reproduced.
• Support the design and enhancement of governance processes and controls, including clearly defined ownership, frequency, evidence, escalation, and approval requirements.
• Evaluate control mapping across business, data, and technology processes, including alignment to relevant IT controls and identification of gaps or duplication.
• Support periodic refreshes of EDG policies, standards, procedures, and supporting guidance; assess changes for consistency, clarity, and operational impact.
• Execute governance maturity assessments, validate supporting evidence, identify themes and gaps, and develop clear recommendations for accountable stakeholders.
• Support governance and oversight of the Key Reports program, including inventory, risk assessment, control alignment, issue identification, and reporting.
• ADS (Authoritative Data Sources) review and risk assessment Perform risk-based quality assurance reviews across EDG processes and challenge whether conclusions are adequately supported, consistently applied, and audit-ready.
• Partner with Business Lines, technology teams, control partners, and other stakeholders to resolve governance questions, clarify requirements, and drive timely completion of deliverables.
• Prepare accurate, concise EDG reporting and executive-ready updates that highlight status, decisions, risks, dependencies, and required actions.
• Support internal assessments, audit and regulatory examinations, including evidence coordination, response development, issue analysis, and remediation validation.
• Maintain procedures, templates, job aids, and records of decision that translate policy requirements into clear, executable, and testable expectations.

Requirements

• The successful candidate will combine strong critical thinking, communication, and analytical skills with the ability to understand business, technology, data, and reporting processes and identify governance or control gaps.
• The role requires sound judgment, intellectual curiosity, a strong sense of ownership, and disciplined attention to detail.
• The candidate must be able to work independently, provide constructive credible challenge, develop clear and defensible documentation, and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience

Typically, 6 - 9 years of total experience

• Strong knowledge of data governance, risk management, compliance, audit, internal controls, and issue management concepts.
• Ability to understand Business Line operations, products and services, systems, data flows, reporting processes, and associated risks and controls.
• Knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, regulatory expectations, and risk trends relevant to financial services and data governance.
• Experience working in a regulated environment, preferably banking or financial markets.
• Strong sense of ownership, ability to work autonomously, prioritize based on tactical and strategic objectives and escalate as needed
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, process facilitation, and project management skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive work to completion without relying on direct authority.
• Strong relationship-building, consultation, and negotiation skills, including the ability to deliver constructive credible challenge.
• Effective presentation, interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Technical aptitude and experience with SharePoint, Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps and/or LEAP, and data governance or data platforms such as Collibra, Databricks, or Snowflake.
• Training and Communications background focusing on diverse set of activities, channels and audiences

Work Mode

5 Days, Work From Office Shift Timings : Standard Time: 2:30 PM - 10:30 PM IST Daylight Savings Time: 1:30 PM - 9:30 PM IST Location: Chennai If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants . Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants. This is an U.S. Bancorp India posting.