Investment Data Governance and Strategy Lead

The Investment Data Governance and Strategy Lead is a high-impact role at the center of Allspring’s investment data ecosystem. This role helps shape how investment data is sourced, governed, cleansed, validated, and delivered across the organization, enabling confident decision-making for investment, operations, risk, compliance, and client-facing teams.

We currently operate in a hybrid working model, whereby you will be required to work in-office 4 days per week.

Location(s):
Milwaukee, WI or Charlotte, NC

• Lead and manage the Investment Data Council, including agenda development, decision framing, stakeholder alignment, follow-up discipline, and clear documentation of outcomes.
• Partner with business, investment, operations, technology, risk, compliance, and data governance stakeholders to prioritize enterprise data issues and drive timely resolution.
• Oversee governance practices for critical investment data domains, including securities, issuers, benchmarks, pricing, valuation, reference data, and related investment attributes.
• Define and strengthen data quality standards, validation rules, controls, exception management practices, escalation pathways, and governance procedures.
• Provide strategic oversight of data sourcing, validation, processing, and distribution across internal platforms, external vendors, and downstream consumers.
• Identify, evaluate, and support onboarding of new pricing, valuation, reference, and benchmark data sources in partnership with market data, vendor management, technology, and business users.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, reduce cost, and strengthen data operations processes using tools such as SQL, Python, Power Apps, Excel, and workflow solutions.
• Translate complex investment data topics into clear business cases, roadmaps, actionable recommendations, and measurable outcomes for executive and cross-functional audiences.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in investment data, investment operations, portfolio operations, data governance, reference data, market data, valuation, or a related investment services function.
• In-depth understanding of investment data concepts, including securities, issuers, benchmarks, pricing, valuation, reference data, and/or investment product data.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional governance forums, working groups, councils, or senior stakeholder routines.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate clearly, facilitate decisions, and influence across business, investment, operations, technology, risk, and compliance teams.
• Experience with data quality management, data cleansing, issue resolution, controls, documentation, and governance practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement skills with the ability to diagnose root causes and drive sustainable solutions.
• Proficiency with data management tools and software, such as Bloomberg, Excel, SQL, VBA, Python, Power Apps, or similar technologies.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a cross-functional environment.
• Ability to work at a computer and use standard business software for extended periods during the workday.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, clients, and business partners in person and electronically as needed.
• Engage in regular in-person interaction and collaboration with team members and other stakeholders.
• Work effectively in a professional office environment with ongoing collaboration, activity, and shifting priorities.
• Maintain productivity and focus while balancing multiple tasks and interruptions common in an in-person business…