Data Governance Enablement and Operations - Senior Associate

Business Unit: Finance Data & AI Office (DART)   |   Function: Finance Data Governance   |   Grade: Senior Associate   |   Reports to: VP – Data Governance Enablement and Operations Why this role is important to us The Finance organization at State Street depends on accurate, well-documented data to support regulatory reporting, risk management, and financial decision-making. Metadata and lineage are what make that data defensible – they show where a number originated, who owns it, how it moved, and what controls sit around it. This role is where that documentation actually gets produced. The Senior Associate does the hands-on work of building and validating metadata and lineage artifacts in Collibra, assembling the evidence that supports our attestations, and testing and rolling out improvements to the governance toolset. It is a strong entry point for someone who wants to build deep, practical data governance expertise in a highly visible regulatory environment. Role Summary The Senior Associate supports Data Governance Enablement and Operations for the CFO organization in executing metadata management, data lineage documentation, and data governance tooling activities across Finance, Treasury, and Financial Risk. This is a delivery-focused role: the Senior Associate maintains the Finance data catalog and CDE inventory, captures and validates lineage, prepares attestation evidence packages, and supports testing and adoption of enhancements to Collibra and adjacent platforms. The role works closely with data stewards, repository and application teams, and Technology partners, and provides day-to-day support to Finance users of the governance toolset. Key Responsibilities Metadata & Lineage Execution Create, update, and maintain metadata artifacts in Collibra – business definitions, ownership and stewardship assignments, classifications, CDE flags, and control linkages – in line with Finance metadata standards. Capture, document, and validate data lineage from source systems through repositories to reports and key metrics, working directly with repository, application, and Technology teams to confirm accuracy. Maintain the Finance CDE inventory and tagging across the data supply chain, processing additions, changes, and retirements through the defined intake and challenge process. Review metadata and lineage submissions from data providers for completeness and quality; track gaps, follow up with owners, and escalate aging items. Assemble and quality-check evidence packages supporting the semi-annual CDE metadata and lineage attestation, ensuring artifacts are complete, version-controlled, and audit-ready. Support impact assessments for data quality issues by identifying affected reports, metrics, consumers, and providers using catalog and lineage information. Toolset Support & Improvement