Hybrid Manager, Data Stewardship

at EEOC

• Job title: Manager, Data Stewardship
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $104,000 - $156,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud, Informatica
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chicago, United States

About the role

• Manager Data Stewardship leading data governance and quality practices in a financial technology company. Collaborating with business operations to ensure aligned and compliant data usage.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the daily activities of the data stewardship team, providing guidance, coaching, and workload prioritization to ensure productivity and professional growth.
• Maintains and enhances business metadata in the enterprise data catalog (e.g., glossary, data dictionaries, and lineage).
• Defines and documents business terms, data elements, and approved data definitions in partnership with Data Owners and SMEs.
• Collaborates with the Data Governance team to ensure alignment and traceability between business definitions, technical metadata, and lineage.
• Identifies and validates data sources and systems of record; validates ownership, stewardship, and usage context to support data governance objectives.
• Fosters a collaborative and accountable team environment focused on delivering high quality metadata management outcomes and continuous improvement.
• Develops and maintains business rules for data quality (e.g., completeness, accuracy, timeliness, validity, and consistency).
• Partners with the DG and Engineering teams to implement automated data quality monitoring and reporting processes.
• Analyzes data quality metrics and remediation results; escalates persistent/unresolved issues to Data Owners as needed.
• Provides direction and mentorship to team members responsible for data profiling, issue investigation, and remediation efforts.
• Participates in Data Domain Councils to review and refine data standards, resolve data issues, and drive continuous improvement in governance practices.
• Serves as the primary liaison between the business and the DG team for assigned data domains, ensuring alignment on priorities, definitions, and expectations.
• Supports the rollout and adoption of new governance standards, policies, and tools by guiding teams in integrating them into operational processes and daily workflows.
• Contributes to pilot projects that assess data quality improvements and quantify business value achieved through enhanced data governance.
• Ensures business-owned data adheres to firmwide data management and retention policies.
• Supports regulatory, audit, and control reviews related to metadata accuracy, lineage traceability, and data quality controls.

Requirements

• Education or experience typically obtained through completion of a bachelor’s degree.
• 8+ 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.

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 – Unlimited 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
• Maven Family Planning – provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.