The Data Strategy Lead / Data Product Manager is accountable for defining and driving the strategic direction of a specific data domain or capability within corporate banking. It serves as a critical bridge between strategy and execution, empowering Agile delivery teams to build scalable, compliant, and high-quality data products that support business operations, regulatory obligations, and analytical needs.
This role operates horizontally across delivery verticals under the ITGPST Data Strategy and Delivery organization, enabling consistent end-to-end data flow design patterns, reducing rework, and embedding modernization opportunities such as cloud migration, AI adoption, and data-as-a-product principles.
Global Payments Expertise : Deep understanding of payment rails, clearing/settlement, cross-border flows, correspondent banking, treasury/payments operations; Regulatory & Reporting Knowledge : PSD2/Open Banking, AML/Sanctions (GFCC), NFRR/FRR reporting controls, audit readiness; data retention/lineage requirements.
Data Management Expertise : Canonical data modeling, shared contracts/APIs, event-driven and batch patterns, lineage/metadata, reference/master data, data quality controls.
Governance Leadership : Design-pattern stewardship, control frameworks, standards enforcement, policy-to-implementation traceability.
dependency and risk management across CDPO verticals.
Executive-level storytelling, cross-functional influence, multi-location collaboration across EMEA and global teams.
Typically 10+ years in data/architecture/product roles, including 5+ years in Payments/Treasury or banking; Ascendion is a leading provider of AI-first software engineering services. Our applied AI, software engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent transformation capabilities accelerate innovation for Global 2000 clients. In addition to our remote/hybrid workforce, we have 30+ offices across the U.We are committed to building technology powered by Generative AI with an inclusive workforce, service to our communities, and a vibrant culture. We do have a referral policy.