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Early Warning® · 1 day ago

Sr. Manager, Data Stewardship

Scottsdale

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$129K/yr - $161K/yr

10+ years exp

Early Warning Services has powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with innovative solutions. The Sr. Manager, Data Stewardship will lead business data stewardship efforts, ensuring high-value business data is governed and trusted, while developing a team of data stewards and collaborating with various stakeholders.

Financial ServicesFraud DetectionPaymentsRisk Management

No H1B

Responsibilities

Provides effective leadership in developing highly engaged, high performance teams

Sets direction and priorities for metadata management across assigned data domains, aligning stewardship activities to business outcomes and enterprise governance standards

Leads, coaches, and develops a team of data stewards; establishes clear expectations, performance goals, and career development paths

Oversees the creation, maintenance, and quality of business metadata within the enterprise data catalog (e.g., business glossary, data dictionaries, lineage)

Partners with Business Data Owners and SMEs to define and approve business terms, critical data elements, and authoritative data definitions

Collaborates with the Data Governance and Technology teams to ensure traceability across business definitions, technical metadata, and end-to-end lineage

Ensures consistent identification of systems of record, data ownership, stewardship accountability, and usage context across domains

Drives continuous improvement in stewardship processes, standards, and tooling adoption

Establishes domain-level data quality strategies, including definition of business rules for completeness, accuracy, timeliness, validity, and consistency

Partners with Data Governance, Engineering, and Analytics teams to operationalize automated data quality monitoring, issue management, and reporting

Reviews data quality metrics and trends; ensures root-cause analysis and sustainable remediation plans are in place

Escalates material or persistent data quality risks to Data Owners and governance forums with clear impact assessment and recommended actions

Mentors team members responsible for data profiling, issue investigation, and remediation execution

Serves as a senior business representative in Data Domain Councils, influencing data standards, prioritization, and issue resolution

Acts as the primary escalation point between the business and the Data Governance function for assigned domains

Drives adoption of new governance policies, standards, and tools by embedding them into business processes and delivery workflows

Partners with Analytics, Product, and Operations leaders to ensure governed data enables trusted insights and decision-making

Leads or contributes to pilots and initiatives that demonstrate measurable business value from improved data quality and metadata maturity

Supports the company’s commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data

Ensures business-owned data complies with enterprise data management, privacy, security, and retention policies

Supports regulatory, audit, and risk reviews related to metadata accuracy, lineage traceability, and data quality controls

Proactively identifies data-related risks and control gaps; partners with Risk and Compliance teams to define mitigation strategies

Reinforces the organization’s commitment to protecting the integrity, confidentiality, and appropriate use of data

Qualification

Data governance frameworksData quality managementMetadata managementData lineageData governance toolsCloud platformsRisk managementLeadershipCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsTeam managementProblem-solving

Required

Education or experience typically obtained through completion of a bachelor's degree

10+ years of experience in data management, business analysis, or related field within financial services or a regulated industry

Good leadership, communication (both written & verbal) and interpersonal skills are required to perform the function and the ability to effectively motivate team members

Strong understanding of data governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK), metadata management, data lineage, data quality, and compliance

Familiarity with data governance tools (e.g., Collibra, Informatica, Alation) and cloud platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Azure, AWS)

Knowledge of relevant regulations and data privacy/security standards

Ability to communicate complex data concepts in business-friendly language

Preferred

Previous experience in financial services or a regulated environment

DCAM, CDMP or similar certification

Experience managing all aspects of a high performing team

Ability to present and communicate with senior level management on process and performance in a structured environment

Benefits

Healthcare Coverage – Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.

401(k) Retirement Plan – Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.

Paid Time Off – Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.

12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave

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