State Street
Officer,LegalDataController
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“Officer, Legal Data Controller at State Street. Skills: Legal Data & Process Governance, Contract Platform Ownership. Day-to-day stewardship of Legal-owned data and end-user tools. Data ownership practices”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure Legal data and tools are well-controlled, well-documented, compliant, and fit for enterprise use; Support audit readiness and ongoing remediation activities; Reduce operational and compliance risk; Sustain data integrity and platform performance
Industry & Context.
problem-solving skills; troubleshooting; root-cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience, Experience in Legal Operations, contracting, compliance, risk, data stewardship, or adjacent operational roles, Demonstrated experience owning or supporting business applications and datasets, including operational ownership (issue triage, prioritization, stakeholder communications), documentation, and controls, Working knowledge of contracting processes, contract data, or contract lifecycle management, Experience supporting data quality activities (issue triage, remediation coordination, validation) and understanding how data is consumed downstream for reporting and controls, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
Nice to Have
Experience supporting governance, audit, or regulatory initiatives, Familiarity with data governance or operational control frameworks, Experience working with legal systems or contract repositories, Comfort working with structured data (e.g., Excel, SharePoint lists, relational data concepts) and partnering with technical teams
What You'll Do.
Day-to-day stewardship of Legal-owned data and end-user tools
Data ownership practices
Data quality monitoring
Owning select Legal applications
Serving as a primary point of contact for Legal applications
Supporting audit readiness and ongoing remediation activities
Maintain stewardship oversight of Legal End User Developed Tools (EUDTs)
critical Legal processes
Own and safeguard Legal EUDT deployment environments
Own and safeguard Legal reporting platforms and reporting assets
Serve as a point of escalation for stewardship questions
Support compliance alignment within the company’s AI framework
Serve as a point of contact for locating approved legal templates and related guidance
Contribute to intake and tool design discussions
Partner with Technology
and Audit to support periodic reviews
and remediation efforts
Perform and/or coordinate verification checks
Coordinate data remediation and ongoing maintenance activities
Identify control gaps or documentation gaps and support resolution
Serve as the business and operational owner of Legal’s internal contract storage and contract data platform
Develop in-depth knowledge of contract data models
and critical contract attributes
Own platform issue management
Drive contract data remediation and ongoing maintenance
Partner with stakeholders to improve usability
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partners closely with Legal, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Audit; Partner with Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Audit to support periodic reviews, risk assessments, attestations, and remediation efforts; Partnering with data owners and Technology as needed; Partnering with technical teams
Full Job Description
# **Position Summary** State Street’s Legal Department is seeking an Officer, Legal Data Controller to join Legal Operations. This role is responsible for day‑to‑day stewardship of Legal‑owned data and end‑user tools, including data ownership practices, documentation, access controls, and data quality monitoring. The role partners closely with Legal, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Audit to ensure Legal data and tools are well‑controlled, well‑documented, compliant, and fit for enterprise use. The Data Controller also owns select Legal applications, serving as a primary point of contact to answer questions, triage issues, and direct concerns to the appropriate business or Technology owner. This role supports audit readiness and ongoing remediation activities. ## # # **Key Responsibilities** **Legal Data & Process Governance** * Maintain stewardship oversight of Legal End User Developed Tools (EUDTs), critical Legal processes, Legal‑owned datasets and tools; including purpose, owners, consumers, access controls, risk classification, and supporting documentation. * Own and safeguard Legal EUDT deployment environments used by Legal (e.g., publishing/release processes), establishing appropriate standards, approvals, access controls, and monitoring to reduce operational and compliance risk. * Own and safeguard Legal reporting platforms and reporting assets (e.g., datasets, semantic layers, dashboards). * Serve as a point of escalation for stewardship questions related to data usage, definitions, retention, access, controls, and audit readiness; route items to the appropriate Legal or Technology owners as needed. * Support compliance alignment within the company’s AI framework by coordinating inputs, tracking approvals, and partnering with Legal, Compliance, and other stakeholders to address guidance and inquiries. * Serve as a point of contact for locating approved legal templates and related guidance, directing stakeholders to the correct resources, repositories, and
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