Job Description

Business Data Steward

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 (procured or internally developed) 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 (analysts, data scientists, data users) to ensure assets are findable, trusted, and accessible
• Certify and maintain data products in alignment with governance standards set by the CoE, ensuring they meet quality and documentation requirements

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, working with technical teams where automation is limited
• Maintain a clear and up-to-date map of data ownership within the domain - ensuring every significant asset has an accountable owner
• 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

Experience

• 5+ years of experience working with data in a business domain context; understanding how data is created, used
• Hands-on experience with data governance, data management, or data quality activities - in a formal stewardship role or as part of a broader analytical or operational role
• Experience coordinating or facilitating cross-functional working groups or projects, with the ability to drive progress without direct authority
• Familiarity with data catalog, metadata management, or data quality tooling (experience with Informatica Cloud is a plus)

Skills & Knowledge

• Strong understanding of data concepts: metadata, data lineage, data quality dimensions, master data, and data products and how they connect to business outcomes
• Ability to translate between business language and data/technical language - comfortable working with both domain stakeholders and data engineers
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail, able to assess metadata quality, identify gaps, and drive structured improvements
• Clear and confident communicator, able to engage stakeholders at different levels and build buy-in for governance practices
• Self-directed and organized, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and prioritize effectively in a complex organization

Education

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a field relevant to the domain - for example, life sciences, pharmacy, business, economics, supply chain, or information management depending on domain context

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