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 new 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.