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The Data Steward manages end-to-end lineage monitoring, maintainshigh-quality metadata, enforces policy and control compliance, and supports UAT for database changes and product distribution. Within the European Gas and Power Data team, the role supports the controlled transition of source data into internal databases and downstream delivery pipelines, ensuring raw data is validated, reconciled, transformed, and quality checked before it is made available to internal SMEs and external clients.The role performs detailed data validation, vendor data reviews, and works closely with Technology and Data Operations teams to resolve issues and maintainconsistent data standards across systems.\nAdditionally, the Data Steward contributes to process improvement by driving standardization, enhancing documentation, and supporting the adoption of automation and AI-enabled capabilities to improve data quality, reduce manual effort, and strengthen operational efficiency.We are looking for a process-orientated, methodological thinker with a keen eye for detail. Someone who enjoys dealing with large sets of data and problem solving.\nWhat You’llDo (Key Responsibilities)\nOperational Delivery\nPerform data validation checks, lineage tracking, and metadata updates to maintaindata quality, integrity, and traceability.\n\nExecute data ingestion, validation, and integration activities in alignment with governance and control standards.\n\nEnsure consistent adherence to enterprise data policiesandgovernance frameworks.\n\nExecute defined controls and compliance requirements to safeguard data integrityandlineage.\n\nSupport vendor data reviews and onboarding through data quality assessments, validation checks, and issue resolution.\n\nMaintain data standardization, stewardship documentation, and process artifacts to ensure accuracy and consistency.\n\nExecute medium-complexity stewardship and validation tasks under established guidelines, escalating exceptions when required.\n\nRespond to client data queries, resolving issues and coordinating issue triage with Operations and Client Services teams.\n\nCollaborate with Technology teams on defect resolution, enhancement requests, and UAT for backend data and dataflowchanges.\n\nContribute to automation and AI-enabled improvements that enhance efficiency and strengthen stewardship capabilities.\n\nInvestigate, validate, troubleshoot, and support controlled updates to transformation scripts, data quality rules, and pipeline logic using Python, SQLand PySpark, ensuring automated processes continue to run to schedule producing accurateoutputs.\n\nSupport onboarding of new datasets required by SMEs by reviewing source structures, validatingexpected outputs, identifyingdata quality risks, and coordinating required pipeline or source data changes within the existing architecture.\n\nProcessExcellence\nSupport User Acceptance Testing (UAT) by validatingdata, coordinating test execution, and assistingwith defect identification and resolution.\n\nEnsure adherence to governance, data management standards, and operating procedures by following defined controls and compliance requirements.\n\nMaintain high-quality documentation by updating process flows, data definitions, data dictionaries, and other stewardship artifacts to ensure audit readiness and operational clarity.\n\nStakeholder Management\nCollaborate with Data Operations and Technology teams to support governance activities, quality controls, source amendments, validation outcomesand issue remediation while serving as a key liaison between governance expectations and day-to-day execution\n\nSupport Product and Technology teams by assistingwith data requirements, validations, and operational coordination throughout change cycles.\n\nAssistwith vendor data reviews by conducting data quality checks, performing validations, and coordinating onboarding processes.\n\nHow Impact Will Be Measured (Success Metrics)\nData accuracy and integrity- Maintainhigh accuracy rates through consistent validation, timelycorrections, and adherence to defined quality thresholds.\n\nSLA and turnaround adherence-Meet or exceed service-level timelines for data updates, validations, issue resolution, and stakeholder responses.\n\nDocumentation completeness and currency- Keep process documentation, data dictionaries, lineage records, and stewardship artifacts up-to-date, audit-ready, and fully aligned with governance standards.\n\nPipeline quality and delivery - Ensure transformation scripts, database workflows, quality checks, and scheduled processes run successfully, with failures investigated, validated, resolved, or coordinated through to closure in line with operational priorities.\n\nFor This Role You'll Need to Have (Skills & Competencies)\nTechnical Skills\nIntermediate Python scripting skills, including the ability to investigate, maintain, debug, and support controlledupdates to transformation logic, automation scripts, and data quality checks.\n\nIntermediate SQL capability to query, reconcile, transform, validate, and troubleshoot data across relational databases and pipeline outputs.\n\nHands-on experience with PySparkor distributed data processing to support investigation, validation, reconciliation, and quality checks across large or complex datasets.\n\nWorking knowledge of Databricks, including notebooks, jobs, clusters, and pipeline monitoring, would be advantageous.\n\nUnderstanding ofcloud computing, preferably AWS.\n\nWorking knowledge of AI/ML workflows.\n\nWorks with metadata management and lineage tools to maintaindata transparency and trace end-to-end data flows.\n\nPossess foundational familiarity with BI tools and dashboards to review outputs and identifydata anomalies.\n\nFunctional Skills\nPossesses solid domain and process understanding\n\nUnderstands data governance fundamentals, including data quality controls, stewardship roles, and ownership models.\n\nSupports data standardization by applying consistent data definitions, formats, and controlled processes.\n\nHas working knowledge of data ingestion, transformation, validation, reconciliation, and integration workflows, with the ability to investigate pipeline failures, check source-to-target accuracy, support root cause resolution, and coordinate remediation actions.\n\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams to understand their data requirements/issues and generate innovative ideas and solutions.\n\nBehavioral Skills\nDemonstrates strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in data, documentation, and validation activities,functional teams causeanalysis.\n\nCommunicates clearly and collaborates effectively with cross functionalteams including Technology, Operations, Product, and Vendor partners.\n\nAppliesanalytical mindset, critical thinking & creative problem solvingtobuild solutions for business problems and whileinvestigatingdata issuesand remediation throughroot causeanalysis.\n\nDemonstrates learning agility, digital acumen, initiative, and ownership in data stewardship activities, adapting to evolving tools and technologies while working effectively through ambiguity to investigate issues, and support timelydelivery against operational priorities.\n\nPreferred Education & Experience\n4+ years of relevant experience in data, analytics, operations, or related functions.\n\nKey Interfaces & Stakeholders\nPartner with Data Operationsand SMEson data risk, quality checks, and issue resolution.\n\nCoordinate with Tech teams on data issues, enhancements, and UAT activities.\n\nSupport Product teams with data requirements and validation.\n\nEnsure alignment with governance and compliance standards.\n\nWhat’s In It For You?\nOur Mission: \nAdvancing Essential Intelligence.\nOur People:\nWe'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.\nOur Values:\nIntegrity, Discovery, Partnership\nThroughout 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.\nBenefits:\nWe 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.\nOur benefits include:\nHealth & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.\n\nFlexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.\n\nContinuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.\n\nInvest 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.\n\nFamily 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.\n\nBeyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards-small perks can make a big difference.\n\nFor more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries\nGlobal Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:\nAt S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.\nRecruitment Fraud Alert:\nIf you receive an email from a spglobalind.com domain or any other regionally based domains, it is a scam and should be reported to . S&P Global never requires any candidate to pay money for job applications, interviews, offer letters, “pre-employment training” or for equipment/delivery of equipment. Stay informed and protect yourself from recruitment fraud by reviewing our guidelines, fraudulent domains, and how to report suspicious activity here.\n-----------------------------------------------------------\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nS&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. 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