Data Steward

• Serve as the primary data stewardship contact for assigned business areas, advancing enterprise data priorities through the firm’s data certification and governance framework.
• Define, document, and govern data standards, ensuring appropriate usage, context, security, privacy, quality, and integrity across data domains.
• Provide subject matter expertise and guidance on the effective use of data in both operational and analytical environments.
• Support data lifecycle management activities, including data curation, lineage, taxonomy, classification, and governance oversight.
• Develop and implement data quality rules, monitor performance metrics, and drive adherence to data quality and governance standards.
• Partner with Data Advisors and business stakeholders to identify, define, and document data in support of regulatory, legal, audit, and strategic initiatives.
• Lead discussions and resolution efforts related to data quality, integration, reconciliation, and governance issues, recommending corrective actions as needed.
• Prepare metrics, reporting, and insights on data domain health, governance compliance, and ongoing improvement opportunities.

• Previous Experience in Data Stewardship, Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, Data Analysis or Data Modeling in the wealth Management/Financial Services Industry.
• Experience interacting with various database and file storage systems (DB2, Oracle, Snowflake), using Data manipulation language/SQL and creating technical documentation/lineage preferred.
• Experience working with Data Governance tools - Collibra, Informatica, Alation- Familiarity with Data Governance concepts and best practices, including Data quality, privacy, metadata documentation, and Data certification.
• Experience with Jira and Agile methodologies.

Abilities:

• Effective organizational, verbal and written communication skills with proven ability to establish and cultivate relationships with key partners.
• Proficient relationship management, interpersonal, collaboration and negotiation skills - Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment.
• Motivated to understand and keep current with relevant Industry trends and best practices as well as strong critical thinking skills and ability to navigate ambiguous situations.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks/projects along with recurring responsibilities, and adjust to changing priorities.
• Ability to drive change and lead/influence others without formal authority- Ability to identify new business processes and data usage to promote efficiency and reliability.
• Troubleshooting skills to investigate, resolve, and escalate problems. Identify need for technical assistance to help in problem resolution.

Years of Experience Minimum: 3-5 years Preferred: 6-10 years

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