Senior Manager - Data Quality and Metadata Management

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Job Summary

The Senior Manager, Data Quality and Metadata Management leads enterprise-wide data governance initiatives across Data Quality, Metadata Management, and Critical Data Elements (CDEs) in alignment with the Enterprise Data Strategy. This role drives data management practices within a highly regulated banking environment, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and interactions with regulatory organizations. The leader partners across business, risk, legal, and technology teams to establish strong data controls, oversee metadata and governance platforms such as Collibra, and improve data quality outcomes that support critical business and regulatory reporting. Success in this role requires hands-on leadership, strong banking risk and governance expertise, exceptional written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to provide clear direction, develop teams, and elevate data management capabilities through strategic execution.

Essential Job Functions

• Accountable for the implementation of data management capabilities such as data cataloging, data lineage, data profiling and monitoring. Develop the Data Management roadmap for multiple capabilities and lead the execution of the roadmap. - (40%)

• Work with partners across the organization to garner engagement in data management deliverables, ensure clarity of roles, meet communication & training needs and identify areas for improvement. - (30%)

• Influence strategy, create the roadmap and manage delivery of the roadmap for all capabilities. Manage a distributed team across the U.S. and India, including hiring, active coaching and working to remove any challenges. Ensure all team objectives are met by actively working alongside the team - (30%)

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.

• 10-13 years of experience in Data Quality Management, Metadata Management, Data Analysis, Data Modeling, Data Warehousing, Data Governance, Master Data Management. Demonstrated experience leading a Data Management function.

• 3+ years of leadership experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Information Management, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or Business. or equivalent, relevant work experience

• DAMA or DCAM

• 6+ years of experience in Banking and Financial services, particularly in card processing.

• Experience with enterprise data governance and metadata management platforms, preferably Collibra and/or Informatica.

• Deep understanding of Data Quality, Metadata Management, and Critical Data Elements (CDEs) within complex organizations.

• Prior experience supporting data management initiatives in a highly regulated banking or financial services environment.

• Familiarity with banking regulatory expectations and interactions with regulators.

​ Skills

• Data Quality

• Metadata Management

• Data Management

• Data Governance

• Data Analysis

• Establishing Procedures

• Agile Projects

• Metrics Reporting

Reports To: Director and above

Direct Reports: 6 - 10

Work Environment

• Normal office environment. (Remote or Hybrid), 3 to 4 days per month are required in office if within 60 miles of a posted Bread Financial location.

Travel

• Ability to travel up to 10% annually

Physical and Mental Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily and meet the physical, mental and work environment requirements. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions, absent undue hardship.

• Communicate/Hearing

• Communicate/Talking

• Move/Traverse

• Reaching

• Typing/Writing

• Focus and complete tasks in situations that have a speed or productivity metric

• Maintain focus in high pressure or fast-paced work environment

Other Duties

This job description is illustrative of the types of duties typically performed by this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of each and every essential function of the job. Because job content may change from time to time, the Company reserves the right to add and/or delete essential functions from this job at any time.

Salary Range (unless otherwise noted below): $157,300.00 - $251,600.00

Full Salary Range for position:

California: $180,900.00 - $314,500.00 Colorado: $157,300.00 - $276,800.00 New York: $173,000.00 - $314,500.00 Washington: $173,000.00 - $289,300.00 Maryland: $173,000.00 - $276,800.00 Washington DC: $180,900.00 - $289,300.00 Illinois: $157,300.00 - $276,800.00 New Jersey: $180,900.00 - $289,300.00 Vermont: $157,300.00 - $251,600.00 Ohio: $157,300.00 - $251,600.00 Maine: $157,300.00 - $251,600.00 Connecticut: $173,000.00 - $276,800.00 Virginia: $157,300.00 - $251,600.00

The actual base pay within this range may be dependent upon many factors, which may include, but are not limited to, work location, education, experience, and skills.

You must be work authorized in the United States on a full time basis without the need for any sponsorship now or in the future from any employer or organization. The Company cannot offer employment to F-1 (student) visa holders.

Bread Financial offers medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and other voluntary benefits (including basic and optional life insurance, supplemental medical plans, and short and long-term disability) to eligible associates (regular full-time associates scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more) and their spouses/domestic partners, and child(ren) under the age of 26. New associate elected coverage begins on date of hire (with the exception of disability coverage which has a 6-month waiting period). Six weeks of 100% paid parental leave for eligible parents is available after a 180-day waiting period. Hired associates can immediately enroll in Bread Financial’s 401(k) plan.

All associates receive 11 paid holidays. Associates have discretion in managing their time away from work through the Flexible Time Off (FTO) program and may need to notify and receive approval from their manager prior to taking the time off. Associates (except those located in Illinois) receive 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time (“PSST”) upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year. Illinois associates receive 40 hours of Illinois PSST upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year and 40 hours of Illinois Paid Leave upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year. Illinois Paid Leave must be used before associates in Illinois will be approved to take FTO.

Hired associates will be able to elect the purchase company stock during offering periods in June and December. You will be eligible for an annual incentive bonus based on individual and company performance.

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About Bread Financial®

At Bread Financial, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community, and be part of our award-winning culture. We’ve been consistently recognized as a best place to work nationally and in many markets and we’re proud to promote an environment where you feel appreciated, accepted, valued, and fulfilled—both personally and professionally. Bread Financial supports the overall wellness of our associates with a diverse suite of benefits and offers boundless opportunities for career development and non-traditional career progression.

Bread Financial® (NYSE: BFH) is a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalized payment, lending and saving solutions to millions of U.S. consumers. Our payment solutions deliver growth for some of the most recognized brands in travel & entertainment, health & beauty, technology, electronics, jewelry, home and specialty apparel through our co-brand and private label credit cards and pay-over-time products providing choice and value to our shared customers. Additionally, we offer Bread Financial general purpose credit cards and saving products that empower our customers and their passions for a better life.

Bread Financial proudly marks 30 years of success in 2026. To learn more about our global associates, our performance and our sustainability progress, visit breadfinancial.com or follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn.

• Bread Financial offers competitive pay, a comprehensive selection of benefit options including 401(k).

• The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Any applicant offered employment will be required to establish that they are legally authorized to work in the United States for the Company.

• The Company participates in E-Verify.

• The Company will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act. Applicants with criminal histories are encouraged to apply.

• The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended, and all applicable state/local laws. The Company will provide accommodations to applicants needing accommodations to complete the application process. Applicants with disabilities may contact the Company to request and arrange for accommodations. If you need assistance to accommodate a disability, you may request an accommodation at any time. Please contact the Recruiting Team at [email protected].

Job Family: Data and Analytics Job Type: Regular