Manager, Central Data Governance

Bain Capital Job Opportunity: Manager, Central Data Governance

Company Overview

Bain Capital, LP is recognized as one of the world's premier private multi-asset alternative investment firms. With over $180 billion in assets under management, Bain Capital consistently creates lasting impact for investors, teams, businesses, and the communities where we operate. Since our inception in 1984, we have leveraged our insights and experience to grow organically across numerous asset classes, including private equity, public equity, fixed income, credit, venture capital, and real estate. Our global team, spread across four continents, is dedicated to aligning our interests with those of our investors for long-term success.

Bain Capital Credit and Special Situations Overview

Bain Capital Credit & Special Situations are independently managed affiliates of Bain Capital, collectively managing $55 billion in assets. We invest across a wide range of credit strategies, including leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, distressed debt, direct lending, structured products, non-performing loans, and equities. Our deep expertise allows us to invest in various levels of a company’s capital structure, from secured debt to equity, thereby providing capital solutions to growing businesses with unique financing needs.

Our investment process involves detailed business and financial analysis, supported by a culture of rigorous debate. We use a consulting-based approach to analyze industries, competitors, and businesses, complemented by an in-depth examination of companies' financial performance and capital structure. Our objective is to select the best industries, companies, and securities offering the best relative value.

Job Title: Manager, Central Data Governance

Location: Bain Capital’s Boston Office

Job Description:

We are seeking a talented Manager to join our Central Data Governance team and help build a Central Data Governance framework from the ground up. The role involves designing and implementing an advanced data governance framework encompassing capabilities such as data quality checks, KPI definition and tracking, data lineage, and data structure and organization, including maintaining organized data hierarchies, a well-maintained data dictionary, and a comprehensive report catalog. You will work extensively with IT to implement these capabilities and manage external vendor relationships.

Your primary success measure will be the reduction and mitigation of data errors in reporting to investors and internal management. This requires a strong ability to perform in-depth analysis, identify root causes, and develop effective mitigation plans by leveraging the data governance tools we are building.

The successful candidate will report to the Global Head of Capital Markets Operations & Data Management. The Central Data Governance team will initially consist of 2-4 FTEs and is expected to expand over time, in collaboration with an external management consultant to kick off the Data Governance Program.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and enable a right-fit Data Governance structure.
• Manage Data Domains and Data Owners across functions to ensure responsibilities are met.
• Manage the data glossary, data catalog, and report inventory.
• Establish Data Quality (DQ) KPIs, metrics, and remediation workflows.
• Collaborate with Data Owners to define DQ KPIs, progress dashboards, and the definition of “good data quality”.
• Work with IT and reporting teams to implement DQ rules, checks inventory, and escalations.
• Track manual adjustments and touchpoints, setting actions to mitigate.
• Set targets and monitor/report progress.
• Hire, develop, and sustain a high-performing team.
• Track progress on data quality KPIs and perform deep dives and root cause analysis.
• Define and implement data certification and change management processes.
• Establish a governance and periodic review/audit process to ensure data accuracy in reports.
• Evaluate areas for process flow redesign across functions and key users.

Qualifications:

• 5-8 years of experience in asset management or a closely related field.
• Experience in setting up or maintaining a data governance program at a similar firm.
• Comfort with a data-intensive and high-transaction volume environment.
• Deadline-driven mindset with strong process discipline and continuous improvement abilities.
• Proven ability to manage programmers/engineers.
• Experience collaborating effectively with multiple stakeholders/internal customers.
• Strong communication and relationship management skills.