Senior Director - Finance & Regulatory Reporting Data Products

The Senior Director of Finance & Regulatory Reporting Data Products is responsible for leading the strategy, governance, and delivery of data products that support mission-critical regulatory and financial reporting across the enterprise. The role is accountable for ensuring transparency, completeness, and accuracy of data used in reports including FR Y-14M/Q/A, FR Y-9C, Call Reports, FDIC 370, and liquidity reporting.

This leader will partner closely with Finance, Regulatory Reporting, Risk, Data Governance, and Technology to design and maintain high-quality data assets, drive modernization of financial data platforms, and strengthen regulatory confidence. The role requires strong relationship-building skills, clear and transparent communication, and the ability to align and collaborate with diverse stakeholders across functions and levels.

Data Product & Regulatory Leadership

• Lead the data product strategy supporting all major Finance and Regulatory Reporting needs.
• Ensure end-to-end data lineage, traceability, control, and reconciliation across critical regulatory filings.
• Maintain strong domain expertise across balance sheet assets and liabilities.

Data Transformation & Modernization

• Drive migration of finance and regulatory data to modern data stack (Snowflake) in cloud (AWS) leveraging modern technologies.
• Apply AI, automation, and advanced analytics to improve data quality and reporting efficiency. Also help drive AI adoption in Finance.
• Partner with Data Governance to implement frameworks such as BCBS 239 and support enterprise data management standards.

Communication & Relationship Management

• Provide clear, transparent, and timely communication to stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.
• Build and maintain deep, trusted relationships with Finance, Regulatory Reporting, Risk, and Technology partners.
• Translate complex data concepts into actionable business insights.

Leadership & People Management

• Lead and develop a global team across multiple time zones.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Establish expectations, ensure role clarity, and support team growth and capability development.

Required Qualifications:

• Solid experience in financial data management, regulatory reporting, or data transformation within banking.
• Strong understanding of regulatory reporting e.g. FR Y-14, Y-9C, Call Reports, FDIC 370, and liquidity reporting requirements.
• Deep knowledge of various finance processes across FP&A, Controllers, corporate finance, and Treasury.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Snowflake preferred) and modern data architectures.
• Proven ability to manage teams in distributed locations.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with executive stakeholders and cross-functional partners.

Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience in Risk Management including Enterprise Data Warehouse OR High School Diploma or GED and 14 years of experience in Risk Management including Enterprise Data Warehouse

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Finance, Data, Economics, or related field.
• CFA and/or FRM strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with data governance frameworks (BCBS 239, DCAM, DAMA).
• Experience integrating AI/ML into data operations.

License or Certification Type: Understanding of data warehousing and transformation as well as extract, transform, and load processes , Knowledge of Cognos and SAS, Knowledge of technologies and trends impacting the financial service and insurance industry

Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.