Position Details

Salary $110K – $220K USD / year

Type Not Specified

Experience senior

Exp. Years Not specified

Education Not specified

Category Data & Analytics

About this role

The Staff Data Steward role is a senior individual contributor responsible for driving the quality, integrity, and consistency of enterprise data assets. The role sets direction for data governance practices, influences data design and management, and partners across Product, Engineering, and Business teams to ensure data is trusted and well-governed.

Key Responsibilities

Drive data quality and integrity across systems
Define and enforce data governance standards (definitions, lineage, metadata, controls)
Embed governance by design into data product design, pipelines, and platform architecture
Influence data modeling and technical design decisions
Drive responsible adoption of Generative AI with privacy, governance, and data quality focus

Technical Overview

The technical scope includes operationalizing data governance standards (definitions, lineage, metadata, controls) and embedding governance by design into data products, pipelines, and platform architecture. It also includes data modeling guidance and driving responsible adoption of Generative AI in data workflows with attention to privacy, governance, lineage, and accuracy.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior individual contributor experienced in data governance and data stewardship, with strong ownership of data quality, integrity, lineage, and metadata standards. They partner effectively with Product and Engineering to embed governance by design into data products and pipelines, and they can drive responsible adoption of Generative AI while maintaining privacy, security, and auditability.

Must-Have Skills

Drive data quality and integrity across systemsDefine and operationalize data governance standardsEmbed governance by design into data productspipelinesand platform architectureInfluence data modeling and technical design decisionsPartner with teams to ensure consistent adoption of governance practicesSupport and lead data governance initiativesDrive responsible adoption of GenAI in data workflows with focus on data qualityprivacyand governance

Nice-to-Have Skills

Practical application of GenAI tools to improve productivity and accelerate analysis

Required Skills

data governancedata qualitydata integritydata lineagemetadatadata definitionsgovernance by designdata pipelinesplatform architecturedata modelingresponsible GenAIdata privacydata security

Hard Skills

Data qualityData integrityData governanceData definitionsData lineageMetadataData controlsGovernance standards operationalizationData product designData pipelinesData platform architectureData modelingEnterprise data principlesReportingOperational reportingFinancial reportingAuditabilityFederated data ecosystem alignmentData stewardship initiativesData stewardship workflowsGenAI in data workflowsData privacyData securityGenAI governance best practices

Soft Skills

Cross-functional collaborationPartnering with Product and Engineering teamsThought leadershipInfluencing stakeholdersLeading initiativesCommunication with technical and business teamsCuriosity and practical application mindset

Industry & Role

Industry Retail

Job Function Ensure enterprise data is trusted through effective data governance, data stewardship, and responsible GenAI practices.

Role Subtype Data Governance Steward

Tech Domains Python, SQL / PostgreSQL, Active Directory, Azure, Amazon Web Services

Keywords for Your Resume

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Deal Breakers

Must demonstrate ability to drive data quality and integrity across systems, Must demonstrate ability to define and operationalize data governance standards (definitions, lineage, metadata, controls), Must be able to embed governance by design into data product design, pipelines, and platform architecture

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