Transaction Data Governance Lead

About the role

We're the world's leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value - across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we're proud to support the global economy. We're unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value - a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We're always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions. We're the world's leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value - across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organization can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we're proud to support the global economy. We're unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value - a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We're always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions. As AI becomes embedded in our services and operations, Swift is preparing for a new regulatory era and evolving global supervisory expectations. This role is a key part of how we operationalise that shift. Transaction data is one of Swift's most valuable assets. In this role, you ensure it is used effectively, safely, and in line with supervisory and regulatory expectations. You support Swift's use of transaction data by operating and continuously improving pragmatic governance, insight, and tooling. Through this role, you play an important transversal role across Swift's business initiatives, and help unlock the value of our data of transaction data for customers and the wider community. Transaction data governance exists to maintain the customer community's trust by ensuring Swift consistently applies Board‑approved decisions, governance principles, external regulation (eg. GDPR) and internal policies to safeguard the confidentiality, security, and permitted use of transaction data. In today's landscape with Swift becoming a regulated entity, Transaction Data Governance is more critical than ever to ensure consistent, robust, and defensible use of transaction data. Our team is strengthening Transaction Data Governance and is seeking an ambitious, dynamic, and proactive individual. Reporting to the Head of the AI and Transaction Data Governance Squad, you will work closely day to day with the Data Guardian, supporting their role as arbiter of transaction data use and ensuring requests and decisions are handled consistently and with sound judgement. You also partner closely with the Collibra workstream within the squad, embedding governance requirements directly into processes and Collibra workflows. This ensures that controls are applied systematically rather and at scale, than through fragmented documentation or manual intervention, reducing operational risk and error. Through this role, you enable senior leaders, governance bodies, and business stakeholders to use transaction data safely, confidently, and responsibly, with clear assurance that governance expectations are understood, applied, and sustained. This includes the Products delivery teams who build highly valuable commercial data products and services for our customers.

Responsibilities

• Enable Governance Committee
• You will support the Data Guardian by:
• Work in lockstep with BD, Consulting and Data Office colleagues by first-line review and triage of transaction data requests, ensuring business justification is clear and decisions align with the transaction data governance framework and principles.
• Collaborate closely with Product to work early on new data usage or new features in existing products to enhance our product suite.
• Providing key execution and operational support on the Transaction Committee, attended by senior management.
• Manage complex internal data initiatives with the contribution of our sup

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