Role Description :

Business Data Steward sits at the intersection of business knowledge and data governance, acting as the day-to-day guardian of data quality, metadata, and accountability for a defined set of data assets.

Key Responsibilities :

Metadata &

- Data Catalog :
- Own the collection, quality, and ongoing curation of metadata for data assets within your domain including business definitions, classifications, ownership assignments, and sensitivity tagging.
- Maintain and improve the quality of business term assignments in the data catalog, ensuring assets are accurately described and easy to find.
- Lead the identification and definition of Critical Data Elements (CDEs) for your domain, in collaboration with data owners and the CoE.
- Review and rationalize existing metadata coverage, balancing completeness with clarity to improve discoverability for data consumers.
- Ensure all new data assets and data products entering the domain are governed at the point of onboarding metadata complete before assets go live.

Data Products &

- Marketplace :
- Collaborate with data engineers and analysts to define, publish, and maintain data products in the Data Marketplace.
- Drive adoption of the Marketplace within your domain by working with consumers to ensure assets are findable, trusted, and accessible.
- Certify and maintain data products in alignment with governance standards set by the CoE.

Data Quality :

- Define and agree data quality thresholds for CDEs together with business data owners and technical teams.
- Monitor data quality for critical data elements using available tooling, triage flagged issues, and coordinate resolution with the appropriate data owners.
- Shift the domain's approach to data quality from reactive to proactive,



in alignment with CoE building repeatable processes for ongoing measurement and improvement.

Data Lineage &

- Ownership :
- Support the documentation and publication of end-to-end data lineage for critical data assets and products.
- Maintain a clear and up-to-date map of data ownership within the domain.
- Escalate ownership gaps or lineage issues to the domain owner and CoE as needed.

Domain Working Group &

- Governance Activities :
- Organize and facilitate domain data governance working group sessions; setting agendas, tracking actions, and keeping stakeholders engaged and accountable.
- Coordinate governance activities across the domain, balancing ongoing maintenance work with current initiatives aligned to annual governance goals.
- Support the CoE in conducting maturity assessments (DCAM-aligned), providing domain-level evidence, artifacts, and input.
- Act as the primary point of contact between your domain and the central Data Governance CoE translating CoE standards into domain-level practice.
- Informally guide and support other data owners and contributors within the domain on governance expectations and tooling.

Education, Experience and Skill-set Required :

- Education from STEM area.
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or in a related field or equivalent work experience and practical knowledge.
- Minimum 8 years of experience.
- Knowledge and understanding in the area of data management and IT systems is a plus.
- Highly motivated, results-oriented and a fast learner with excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
- Previous experience in BI, analytics, data management or data engineering is a plus.
- Understanding of data flows and basics of data modelling principles.
- Fluent in written and spoken English.

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