Hybrid Director, Data Quality

at Cnect

• Job title: Director, Data Quality
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $164,000 - $265,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, El Segundo, United States

About the role

• Director of Data Quality at Cetera leading strategy, governance, and execution of data quality initiatives. Ensuring accuracy and reliability of data assets across all systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement a comprehensive Data Quality strategy aligned with business objectives and data governance frameworks. Establish standards, policies, and procedures across all data domains.
• Establish methods to identify, measure, and remediate data quality issues for every attribute, collaborating with business and IT stakeholders.
• Perform data profiling and assessments to proactively detect issues such as duplicates, missing values, or inconsistencies. Oversee data quality scorecards to monitor Critical Data Elements (CDEs) across systems.
• Implement and manage tools to publish data quality rules, define “clean” data, track current status across Systems of Record, and document root causes.
• Collaboratively define and implement processes and APIs for seamless integration of data quality rules within applications.
• Develop a stewardship model with accountable Data Owners and Stewards. Manage metadata, cataloging, and data lineage to ensure transparency and traceability.
• Build and mentor a high-performing Data Quality team. Foster data literacy, nurture Data & Analytics talent, and cultivate a data-driven culture.
• Leverage advanced analytics and AI to drive data-driven insights. Develop data products and services to expand markets, monetize data, and support decision-making.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and implement governance frameworks for data and algorithms used in analytics, automated decision-making, and reporting.
• Collaborate with enterprise stakeholders—business, compliance, risk, and IT—to align on data needs, policies, standards, and issue resolution.
• Drive budget planning, resource allocation, and performance tracking for data quality initiatives, ensuring ROI and value realization.

Requirements

• 10+ years in data management, with 5+ years in leadership roles focused on data quality and governance.
• Expertise in data governance, quality tools and advanced analytics
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in financial services or highly regulated industries.

Benefits

• Inclusive health, dental, vision and life insurance plans built to support diverse lifestyles, offer preventative care, and protect against hardship.
• Easy access to mental health benefits to meet our team members and their families where they are.
• 20+ days of paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and 2 paid wellness days to give our employees the time they need to stay close with their loved ones, recharge, and give back to their communities.
• 401(k) Savings plan with a generous company contribution (up to 5%), and access to a financial professional to offer our employees the opportunity to plan-ahead for a strong financial future well beyond their working years.
• Paid parental leave to support all team members with birth, adoption, and foster.
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Account options to help you save money on healthcare, daycare, commuting, and more.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), LifeLock, Pet Insurance and more.