Lead Data Steward

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

10 The Team

The Ownership, People & Private Markets domain collects professional information for both public and private companies. The team provides good coverage and comprehensiveness for public companies and maintaining professionals for private companies on best efforts basis. It covers Current and former affiliations for individuals at Public, Private, Investment management firms and others with corresponding tenure, professional bios, Gender data, Alumni information sourced and curated from public sources in compliance with data privacy

This data is utilized by investment bankers, research institution and government institution and universities for their research purpose.

The Impact

As a Data Steward with Ownership, People & Private Markets domain, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality, governance, and usability of the People dataset. Your work will be instrumental in capturing, disseminating, and improving the quality of People data, enabling its use for internal analytics and external customer applications.

What’s in it for You?

The selected candidate would be working as an individual contributor and would have a prospect to enhance project management, analytical and multi-tasking skills and contribute to and lead projects. This role involves collaborating and interfacing directly with a diverse group of data operations, product, technology, legal, risk & compliance, support groups during various stages of the project life cycle.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Data Management & Delivery:

• •Lead complex data projects through requirements gathering, analysis, and execution.
• •Define user stories and technology requirements, ensuring alignment with user and client needs.
• •Conduct R&D for strategic data ingestion and curation.
• •Develop expertise in the dataset within the domain, possessing in-depth knowledge of data structures, content collection tools, loaders, feeds, workflow design, data pipelines, and client interfaces such as CIQpro, CIQ, Xpressfeed, Market Place, and other products consuming people data.

Collaboration:

• •Work with Operations, Technology, and Product teams to streamline workflows.
• •Support technology teams in user story creation and agile development.
• •Assist Operations in critical client cases and root cause analysis, audit prioritization, lean projects, automation POCs & UAT.

Data Quality & Governance:

Evaluate 3rd party vendors for outsourcing opportunities.

Identify automation opportunities using Python and machine learning.

Project Management:

Execute product strategy and roadmap for business growth.

Collaborate with Client Success to address client inquiries and requests.

Gather and understand requirements, serving as a Subject Matter Expert.

Analyse, design, and implement functional enhancements with product and technology teams.

Document detailed requirements, functional specifications, and user stories with clear acceptance criteria.

Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders and provide onsite product consultancy.

Support agile development processes and prioritize the product backlog.

What We’re Looking For

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Steward to oversee the end-to-end delivery of complex, data-driven projects within the Ownership, People & Private Markets domain. This role requires a Subject Matter Expert with a deep understanding of data structures, content collection tools, and client interfaces. The ideal candidate will collaborate with various stakeholders, ensure data quality and governance, and drive product strategy to enhance our offerings.

Basic Qualifications

• •Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• •Strong analytical skills with familiarity in relational databases.
• •Experience in Agile methodologies is a plus.
• •Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects.
• •Proficiency in Advanced Excel and SQL.

Eligibility Criteria

Technical Proficiency:

Advanced SQL skills (must have) with hands-on experience in data mining and analysis.

Proficiency in writing Features and User Stories, preferably using Azure DevOps.

Strong understanding and application of data visualization tools and techniques.

Soft Skills:

Strong organizational and time management skills.

Ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic team environment.

Innovative thinker, Proactive approach to problem-solving and decision-making.

Adaptability to rapidly changing environments and technologies.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• •Experience in data stewardship / management, partnership or governance is preferred
• •Experience with Agile methodologies and frameworks.
• •Familiarity with product lifecycle management tools and software.
• •Previous experience working in a global and cross-functional team environment.
• •Experience in managing SaaS and API products with good understanding of XML, JSON and REST.
• •Experience in defining and documenting system interactions, high level data flows and component architecture.

What’s In It For You?

Our Mission:

Advancing Essential Intelligence.

Our People:

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

• Our Values:
• Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include:

Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

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