Kelly Kashama
Charlotte,NC
Summary
Senior Data Governance Program Manager & Data Management professional with 8+ years of experience leading enterprise data initiatives within financial services and banking environments. Proven ability to design and implement data governance frameworks, data risk controls, and enterprise data policies that improve regulatory compliance, data quality, and operational transparency. Experienced in partnering with risk, technology, analytics, and business stakeholders to identify Critical Data Elements (CDEs), implement governance operating models, and align data management practices with enterprise risk frameworks. Recognized for leading large-scale data transformation programs, regulatory data initiatives, and cross‑functional governance programs that strengthen data integrity, improve reporting accuracy, and support enterprise analytics strategies.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
SENIOR LEAD DATA MANAGEMT ANALYST/DATA GOVERNANCE
Wells Fargo
Charlotte, NC
01.2019 - Current
- Lead enterprise data governance initiatives supporting finance, risk, and regulatory reporting platforms across multiple business lines.
- Partner with technology, data product owners, and risk management teams to define data governance policies, standards, and control frameworks aligned with enterprise data risk policies.
- Drive the identification and management of Critical Data Elements (CDEs) to ensure regulatory compliance, reporting accuracy, and improved data lineage transparency.
- Conduct data risk and control assessments to evaluate governance coverage across systems and business processes.
- Collaborate with Material Business Units (MBUs) to define data ownership, stewardship, and accountability models for enterprise data assets.
- Lead initiatives to improve data quality monitoring, issue remediation, and root cause analysis for enterprise reporting systems.
- Provide strategic guidance to senior leadership on data governance maturity improvements and enterprise data enablement strategies.
- Develop data flow diagrams, governance documentation, and enterprise data frameworks to support multi‑year data transformation programs.
LEAD PRODUCT OWNER / BUSINESS RISK & CONTROLS SENIOR ANALYST
Bank of America
Charlotte, NC
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Make tough prioritization decisions to maximize product value delivered by the Scrum team.
- Approve or reject work results during sprint reviews (i.e., acceptance of deliverables).
- Monitor product performance and user feedback to drive continuous improvement.
- Ensure product features are technically feasible, valuable to users, and aligned with strategy.
- Managed cross-departmental regulatory control initiatives, including CAT reporting, RCSA execution, and operational risk assessments.
- Collaborated with IT and business stakeholders to document controls, test software, and monitor remediation efforts.
- Developed risk mitigation strategies and monitored performance indicators for ongoing risk exposure and compliance health.
CONVERSATIONAL AI DEVELOPER & WEB DEVELOPER
Townsquare Interactive
Charlotte, NC
02.2017 - 01.2018
- Designed and implemented chatbot workflows using NLP and integrated external APIs to enhance automation.
- Developed and maintained internal web tools using SQL and Oracle PL/SQL, supporting data extraction, transformation, and reporting.
- Created and executed automated test scripts for regression and functional testing.
PROJECT MANAGER / SALES CONSULTANT
CPI Security
Charlotte, NC
05.2014 - 05.2017
- Led a team of 8 sales associates and exceeded quarterly targets, reaching 127.8% of individual sales goals.
- Achieved Presidents Club status and generated over $350K in revenue across two years.
- Provided project oversight on system integrations, client onboarding, and contract management.
Education
B.S. - Marketing & Advertising
Cambridge International College
WAProject Management Certificate - undefined
Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC)
NCSkills
- Requirements Gathering
- Data Mapping & Validation
- Stakeholder Management
- RCSA
- Risk Mitigation
- Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
- Jira
- Confluence
- Cross-Product Ownership
- Agile & Scrum Best Practices
- PI Planning
- Product Discovery
- Product Vision
- User Story Writing
- Road mapping & Prioritization
- Stakeholder Collaboration
- Requirement Definition
- UI/UX Development
- Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- CRM Integration
- Financial Services Compliance
- Data Governance
- SQL
- Tableau
- Power BI
- Azure DevOps
- Functional Leadership
- Process Improvement
- Documentation
- Timelines & Deliverables
- Python
- SharePoint
- AWS AI Services
- Adobe Analytics
- Dynamics 365
- CACS
- MS Visio
- Time management
- Multitasking
- Enterprise Data Catalogs
- API & Data Integration Platforms
- Microsoft Project / JIRA
- ServiceNow
- Data Lineage & Metadata Tools
- Regulatory Compliance (SOX, AML, CAT, SHRP)
Timeline
SENIOR LEAD DATA MANAGEMT ANALYST/DATA GOVERNANCE
Wells Fargo
01.2019 - Current
LEAD PRODUCT OWNER / BUSINESS RISK & CONTROLS SENIOR ANALYST
Bank of America
01.2018 - 01.2019
CONVERSATIONAL AI DEVELOPER & WEB DEVELOPER
Townsquare Interactive
02.2017 - 01.2018
PROJECT MANAGER / SALES CONSULTANT
CPI Security
05.2014 - 05.2017
Project Management Certificate - undefined
Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC)
B.S. - Marketing & Advertising
Cambridge International College