This hybrid position can be based in any location within the M&T footprint. OVERVIEW:

Coordinates research and drafts commercial data management policies and standards including metadata, data classification, data retention, and access controls. Monitors adherence to commercial data policies and standards and provides support to data teams on data quality and issue management. Works with data product and platform teams on data retention. Classifies data in coordination with data stakeholders.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:Lead the team’s accomplishment of data management tasks and develop data management policy and proceduresCoordinate research into industry standards and pertinent government regulations to develop data management policies and proceduresSurvey the data user communities to understand their metadata needs to draft the standards on business and technical metadataMaintain data issue register(s), draft issue remediation standards and monitor progress towards meeting remediation plansCoordinate research into industry, Federal, and international standards for data retention and develop data retention policiesWork with data product and platform teams to implement data retention standards and monitor data retention procedures of assigned product teamsMonitor assigned data teams for violations of data quality policies and procedures, document violations and coordinate remediationDraft enterprise policies for access controls in coordination with subject matter expertsCoordinate with lines of business to classify data and set up appropriate access groups based on those classificationsWork with data product teams to write data sharing agreementsDraft enterprise data privacy and classification policiesUnderstand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite.  Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.Complete other related duties as assigned.MANAGERIAL/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years related experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 9 years higher education and/ or work experience, including a minimum of 5 years related experienceExperience in at least one programing language or analytical/statistical toolsExperience analyzing data and draw valid conclusionsIntermediate knowledge of data management concepts, terminology, roles, and responsibilitiesExperience completing data research using industry standard research methodsExperience developing and/or implementing data management and/or data governance policy and standards with limited oversight

IDEAL QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED:Intermediate ability to navigate and retrieve data from databases directly and/or through Application Programming Interface (API)Experience with data management and query languages in big data environment or cloud environmentIntermediate familiarity with the data life cycleExperience in financial industry

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

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M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $97,869.52 - $163,115.87 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation. The range listed above corresponds to our national pay range for this role. The specific pay range applicable to you may vary based on your location.

LocationClanton, Alabama, United States of America