Lead IT Data Steward

Stock Yards Bank & Trust•Louisville, KY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Data Steward serves as the primary liaison between IT and Business Operations for translating business rules and needs into data architectures within the IT systems environment. This role is responsible for interpreting and documenting data process flows, data mapping, data validation design and monitoring. This role will also be responsible for maintaining data dictionaries of Stock Yards Bank & Trust systems including the Data Warehouse, and will seek out opportunities to reduce manual processes and ensure data accuracy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Management, Business Administration or related field
5-10 years serving as a liaison between IT and Business teams
5-10 years’ experience in data warehousing with recent experience in working with a Cloud environment
1-5 years working within a highly regulated data-driven industry (finance/banking or healthcare preferred)
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts in terms readily understandable to business users and translate business rules effectively to IT development team
Proven ability to manage multiple initiatives while maintaining organizational clarity, prioritization and deadlines
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present governance concepts and provide actionable guidance to business units and IT teams
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data issues and determine appropriate governance actions
Ability to develop, review, and enforce documented policies, procedures, and data management standards
High level of professionalism, discretion, and integrity when working with sensitive, confidential, or regulated information
Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 and the capability to learn and adopt data governance, metadata, or quality management technologies as needed

Nice To Haves

1-5 years working within a highly regulated data-driven industry (finance/banking or healthcare preferred)

Responsibilities

Serve as a champion of data governance philosophy within Stock Yards Bank, promoting the value of data standards and consistency in data usage as well as addressing questions from IT and Business team partners
Act as a Business Analyst with an understanding of data warehousing and data governance standards from both an IT and Business User perspective
Establish data governance parameters to ensure compliance with Government regulations and confidence in the data being consumed by internal Business Operations partners
Work with Business unit counterparts to define requirements for BI reports, analytics, and dashboards including metrics for ensuring accuracy and security of data for both “As Is” and “To Be” states
Translate defined requirements into data mappings and data architectures for tracking data lineage, validation and load failures, availability of data, and appropriate measures within a Snowflake environment
Compile and maintain data dictionary with system and business rules for calculating and validating field values, security roles, and IT and Business User naming conventions
Ensure “single source of truth” for each data element and coordinate with business team Data Owners to ensure values for current and future environment align and are reflected accurately
Work to reduce manual data processes and establish appropriate standards and validations of data