VP, Data Management Non- Credit Risk

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First Abu Dhabi Bank is seeking a VP, Data Management Non-Credit Risk to lead Data Validation & Assessment activities under the SVP Head, delivering independent validation of Critical Data Elements and regulatory and management reports through a BCBS 239 lens while staying separate from first line production. The role covers DVA planning, evidence review, governance challenge and MI across CDE governance and regulatory reporting validation, with strong stakeholder coordination. Successful candidates will coordinate validation work, review ownership records and escalate issues. To apply, tailor your CV to show 10+ years in banking data, BCBS 239, data lineage, reconciliations, control evidence and governance MI, plus demonstrated stakeholder management, issue resolution, and collaboration with Risk, Finance, Technology and Internal Audit. Emphasize independence, impact and alignment with FAB values.

JOB SUMMARY / INTRODUCTION
The role is responsible for managing delivery of Data Validation & Assessment activities under the direction of the SVP & Head of Data Validation & Assessment. The role provides VP-level oversight over independent validation and assessment of Critical Data Elements, regulatory reports and management reports, including validation planning, evidence review, reconciliation assessment, control evidence challenge, findings governance, stakeholder coordination and escalation. The role supports both the initial CDE-focused mandate and the end-state periodic validation mandate for in-scope regulatory and management reports through a BCBS 239 lens, while preserving clear independence from first-line report production, data processing, remediation execution and platform implementation.
The role is a VP-level delivery leadership role within Data Validation & Assessment. It sits below the SVP & Head of Data Validation & Assessment and above AVP, Data Validation & Assessment. The role manages delivery of independent validation activities across the initial CDE-focused mandate and the end-state regulatory and management report validation mandate. The role operates as part of the second line and remains separate from first-line report preparation, data production, data-quality rule design, operational control execution, data engineering changes, platform implementation and business interpretation of report outcomes.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
DVA Delivery Planning and Coordination
    • Support the SVP & Head of Data Validation & Assessment in translating the approved DVA mandate into validation plans, validation schedules, operating routines, evidence requirements and governance reporting.
    • Coordinate delivery of assigned CDE validation and report validation activities, ensuring timely completion, quality review and escalation of key issues.
    • Prioritise validation work based on report criticality, CDE materiality, regulatory relevance, risk impact, overdue actions and emerging data or reporting themes.
CDE Validation and Governance Challenge
    • Oversee independent validation of CDE identification, scoring, prioritisation, documentation, ownership assignment, governance evidence and metadata records.
    • Review whether CDEs have appropriately assigned Data Sponsors, Owners, Processors, Consumers, Stewards and Custodians, and whether ownership records are maintained in approved tools.
    • Challenge CDE relevance, business impact, quality parameterisation, control design evidence, lineage, documentation completeness and material changes affecting CDEs.
Regulatory and Management Report Validation
    • Manage validation of assigned regulatory and management reports against agreed sources, systems of record, approved datamarts, reconciliations, report definitions, movements, adjustments, coverage, units, assumptions and approvals.
    • Assess whether reports are verified, reconciled and fit-for-purpose for their intended regulator, senior management or governance audience.
    • Review evidence supporting period-on-period variances, trend or outlier checks, movement explanations, control testing and report approval records.
Methodology, Evidence Review and Quality Control
    • Apply DVA validation methodology, minimum evidence requirements, validation criteria, checklists and pass / conditional pass / fail outcome definitions consistently across assigned work.
    • Review validation working papers, evidence packs, reconciliation outputs, control evidence and draft conclusions prepared by AVP or team members.
    • Ensure validation files are complete, repeatable, auditable and suitable for internal audit, management assurance and regulatory review.
Issues, Escalation and Governance MI
    • Identify, document and escalate material discrepancies, unexplained movements, CDE governance gaps, control weaknesses, recurring data issues and delayed remediation.
    • Ensure findings are supported by clear evidence, root-cause themes, owners, due dates, risk impact, remediation expectations and closure evidence.
    • Prepare governance MI on validation coverage, findings, thematic weaknesses, recurring root causes, CDE coverage, ownership adherence, data quality issues and remediation status.
Team Guidance and Stakeholder Management
    • Guide AVP and supporting team members in completing validation activities, evidence review, working papers, follow-ups and draft conclusions.
    • Coordinate with report owners, data owners, Data Management, Risk, Finance, Technology, Operations, control functions and Internal Audit stakeholders as required.
    • Support continuous improvement in evidence discipline, validation quality, operating efficiency, issue tracking and governance reporting.
Health & Safety
    • Ensure compliance with all Group health, safety, and wellbeing policies.
    • Promote a safe and inclusive working environment within the function.
REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONS
    • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Risk, Data or Information Systems, Engineering, Statistics, Economics or a related discipline.
    • 10+ years of banking experience, including exposure across banking operations, data domains, reporting, risk, finance, audit, data governance or control environments.
    • Strong experience in data validation, reporting validation, CDE governance, risk data aggregation, BCBS 239, regulatory reporting controls, finance/risk reporting controls or related assurance activities.
    • Good understanding of banking data flows, data ownership, metadata, data lineage, reconciliations, source systems, approved datamarts, data quality controls and reporting production processes.
    • Ability to review evidence, challenge reconciliation outputs, assess control evidence, document findings and determine whether issues require escalation.
    • Experience preparing governance MI, validation reports, issue trackers, evidence packs and management updates.
    • Strong stakeholder coordination, written communication, team guidance and issue-management skills.
Preferred / Beneficial
    • Master’s degree or relevant professional qualification in banking, risk, audit, finance or data management is preferred.
Skills
    • Data Validation
    • Data Validation & Assessment
    • Critical Data Elements (CDE) Governance
    • Regulatory Reporting Validation
    • Management Reporting Validation
    • BCBS 239
    • Risk Data Aggregation
    • Data Governance
    • Data Lineage
    • Metadata Management
    • Reconciliations
    • Control Evidence Review
    • Governance MI Reporting
    • Validation Methodology
    • Stakeholder Management
    • Issue Management
    • Root Cause Analysis
    • Internal Audit Readiness
    • Evidence Review
    • Banking Operations
    • Risk Management
    • Finance Controls
    • Written Communication
    • Team Guidance
    • Escalation Management