Data Governance Officer

Company: Cathay General Bancorp
Location: El Monte
Posted on: March 22, 2026

Job Description:

The Data Governance Officer is responsible for providing data governance/data management support to the data domains and business units. Under minimal supervision, the Officer will create data governance training materials, document procedures, process flows, as well as Enterprise-standard templates to be used in the execution of data governance requirements by the data domains. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Other responsibilities of the Data Governance Officer include: • Produce data governance dashboards on a recurring basis. • Manage documentation as well as remediation of key data issues. • Execute a reliable Second Line of Defense (2LOD) review and challenge process via documented processes, controls, templates, and rigors. • Contribute to the creation and maintenance of data governance documentation including (but not limited to) enterprise governance standards, related training materials, and compliance reporting. • Document various governance roles and responsibilities then educate data stewards, data owners and data custodians. • Assist in the rollout of the Enterprise Data Governance Program • Assist data domains in measuring their compliance to Enterprise Data Policy and its standards via annual compliance assessments. • Assist in the rollout of the data risk assessment for applicable domains and/or divisions. QUALIFICATIONS Education: • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience • Data Governance certification (CDMP, CIMP, DGSP, etc.) a plus Experience: • Minimum 2 - 3 years of work experience. • Process documentation experience or equivalent. • Experience creating training materials / modules a plus. Skills/Ability: • Excellent written and verbal communication. • Strong interpersonal skills. • Proficient in MS Office applications: MS Visio, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, and MS Word. • Ability to work independently with light to moderate supervision in various areas of responsibility.

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