Senior Manager - Data Steward

Job Overview:

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is seeking an experienced Global Data Steward - Senior Manager to lead and implement enterprise-wide Data Governance initiatives, particularly within the Learning and HR data domains.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Data Governance Strategy:

- Define and implement the global Learning Data Governance strategy.

- Develop data governance roadmaps, priorities, and objectives.

- Establish data ownership, stewardship, and accountability frameworks.

- Align governance initiatives with enterprise HR and business strategies.

- Define data quality policies and governance standards.

2. Data Quality & Management:

- Monitor and improve enterprise data quality.

- Implement metadata management and data lineage processes.

- Manage master data management initiatives.

- Identify and resolve data inconsistencies and quality issues.

- Ensure data accuracy, integrity, security, and compliance.

3. Stakeholder Management:

- Collaborate with HR, IT, Learning, and Data leadership teams.

- Work closely with Global Data Owners and Data Stewards.

- Communicate governance strategies and business benefits to senior stakeholders.

- Coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver data initiatives.

4. Reporting & Performance Management:

- Develop KPIs to measure data governance maturity.

- Track data quality and governance performance.

- Prepare management reports and dashboards.

- Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies.

- Drive continuous improvements in data management processes.

5. Technology & Compliance:

- Integrate governance controls into HR and Learning platforms.

- Work with Snowflake, Workday, and data catalog platforms.

- Ensure compliance with global and local data regulations.

- Provide training on data governance standards and best practices.

Required Qualifications:

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, HR, or a related field.

- 5+ years of experience in Data Management, Data Governance, BI, or Analytics.

- 8+ years of experience preferred for senior-level candidates.

- Strong understanding of HR and Learning data concepts.

- Experience in enterprise data governance frameworks.

- Knowledge of data modelling, data warehousing, and data quality.

- Experience with data catalog and governance platforms.

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Technical Skills:

- Mandatory: Data Governance, Data Quality Management, Metadata Management, Data Lineage, Master Data Management.

- Required: Data Modelling, BI & Analytics.

- Preferred: Snowflake, Workday, Talend Data Catalog, DAMA-DMBoK / CDMP, EDM Council DCAM.