Data Steward

United Bank•Vienna, VA

1d•$69,283 - $114,317•Onsite

About The Position

The Data Steward is responsible for implementing and enforcing data quality standards and for the accuracy of assigned data based on company’s practices and procedures. This includes the regular review of assigned data elements such as FHLB, FRB, Collateral, and NAICS coding for new, renewed and modified commercial and business banking loans.

Requirements

Minimum of five (5) years’ experience working in a professional Auditing, Compliance and/or Credit discipline or in a Banking Examiner role required
High School diploma or equivalent required
Strong knowledge and application of industry regulatory controls and reporting required
Proficiency in MS Microsoft Office products is required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to prioritize work that relates to time sensitive matters and managing workload properly
Ability to effectively interact and ensure compliance with all levels of staff within organization
Ability to identify and resolve situations utilizing sound judgement and decision making
Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills to understand and apply complex data governance concepts

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in business management finance, information systems, or related area highly desired.
Experience with data management tools and applications, including process mapping and lineage toolsets highly desired
Prior experience with quality control processes and procedures, as well as data quality concepts and best practices, and ability to effectively enforce

Responsibilities

Ensure the accuracy of assigned Critical Data Elements (CDEs).
Develop and maintain comprehensive expertise of CDE definitions and usage, such that the Data Steward can independently and reliably make correct determinations regarding the accuracy of assigned data, based on all available external and internal guidance.
Proactively identify quality issues, conduct root cause analysis, and collaborate with data owners to propose solutions to improve data quality for assigned CDEs.
Assist in the development of data quality rules and reports to help identify potential data quality issues, and make accurate assessments regarding the completeness, validity, consistency, integrity, and accuracy of CDEs.
Identify inaccurate data records, determine the correction for each inaccurate record, submit data corrections to Loan Tech Support, and verify that submissions have been corrected on the system of record.
Regularly communicate with frontline and back-office staff on topics related to changes in coding procedures, common errors in coding, and any other information that is needed to promote increased understanding of the treatment of CDEs and that will help to improve the quality of the CDEs.
Serve as a bank-wide resource for answering questions about how to determine correct codes for assigned CDEs.
Identify all bank-wide parties impacted by changes to data quality procedures and communicate changes and expectations accordingly.