Assistant Vice President – Data Steward

EXL

. Define, implement, and enforce enterprise data governance policies, standards, and procedures.

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesLead💰 $140,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Data Governance, Data Management, and Master Data Management (MDM) with a strong focus on data quality, compliance, and stakeholder collaboration. Proficient in implementing data governance frameworks and tools to enhance data stewardship and management practices across the organization.

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Data GovernanceData ManagementMaster Data Management (MDM)Data Quality ProcessesData Governance Tools

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Hard Skills

Data GovernanceData ManagementMaster Data Management (MDM)Data QualitySQLData AnalysisData LineageData ClassificationData WarehousingMetadata Management

Soft Skills

Business Stakeholder ManagementCommunicationAnalytical SkillsProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

CollibraAlationInformatica AxonMicrosoft PurviewInformatica DQAtaccamaTalend DQIBM InfoSpherePower BITableau

Industry Keywords

DAMA-DMBOKGDPRCCPAHIPAASOX

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

InformaticaSQLTableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define, implement, and enforce enterprise data governance policies, standards, and procedures.
Act as the owner and custodian of critical business data domains.
Establish data stewardship processes and operating models across business functions.
Collaborate with Data Owners, Data Custodians, and business stakeholders to improve data management practices.
Monitor, measure, and improve data quality using predefined KPIs and metrics.
Identify data quality issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive remediation efforts.
Define data quality rules, controls, and validation mechanisms.
Implement continuous monitoring processes for critical data assets.
Maintain business glossaries, data dictionaries, and metadata repositories.
Ensure classification, lineage, and documentation of enterprise data assets.
Promote adoption of data catalog platforms across business teams.
Support GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, SOX, and other regulatory compliance initiatives.
Ensure data privacy, security, and retention policies are followed.
Conduct regular audits and assessments of data governance processes.
Partner with business users, data architects, data engineers, analytics teams, and leadership.
Facilitate governance councils and working groups.
Drive data governance awareness and training programs.
Develop governance dashboards and reports for executive stakeholders.
Track governance maturity, data quality scores, and stewardship effectiveness.
Present governance insights and recommendations to leadership teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, or related field.
10+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Master Data Management (MDM), or Data Stewardship.
Strong understanding of data governance frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK.
Experience with metadata management, data lineage, and data quality processes.
Excellent business stakeholder management and communication skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Experience with data governance tools including Collibra, Alation, Informatica Axon, and Microsoft Purview.
Experience with data quality tools including Informatica DQ, Ataccama, Talend DQ, and IBM InfoSphere.
Knowledge of metadata management and data catalog platforms.
SQL and data analysis skills.
Knowledge of data warehousing concepts.
Master Data Management (MDM) knowledge.
Data lineage and data classification knowledge.
Experience with Power BI or Tableau for governance reporting.