Data Steward Partner - Contract - Melbourne

Hastha Solutions; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hastha Solutions in Melbourne is seeking a Data Steward Partner for a 6-month contract. You will own data governance, define standards, and ensure data quality across domains. Collaborate with business and tech teams to maintain metadata, data lineage, and data catalogues.

The role requires strong stakeholder engagement, problem-solving, and knowledge of privacy and regulatory requirements. Australian Citizens/PR preferred for this contract position.

Qualifications

• Understanding of data governance frameworks and principles.
• Experience in data quality management and data stewardship practices.
• Knowledge of data modelling, data mapping, and system integrations.
• Experience with data governance tools, data catalogues, and metadata repositories.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience working with cross-functional business and technology teams.
• Understanding of data privacy, security, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage data governance activities for assigned business domains.
• Define, maintain, and enforce data standards, business rules, and data quality requirements.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to establish and maintain data definitions, metadata, and data lineage.
• Ensure master and reference data are accurate, consistent, and aligned across systems.
• Identify, analyse, and resolve data quality issues, working closely with business and technical teams.
• Support data mapping, transformation, and integration initiatives to ensure compliance with governance standards.
• Facilitate the creation and maintenance of business glossaries, data dictionaries, and data catalogues.
• Participate in data governance forums, councils, and working groups.
• Monitor and report on data quality metrics, governance KPIs, and compliance activities.
• Ensure adherence to data privacy, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Support data migration, transformation, and reporting initiatives by validating data requirements and quality expectations.
• Act as a subject matter expert for data governance policies, standards, and best practices.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Data stewardship

Data modelling

Data mapping

System integrations

Data catalogues

Metadata repositories

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional teams

Data privacy

Regulatory requirements

Education

Tools

Job description

Urgent requirement of Data Steward Partner - Contract - Melbourne

Requirements

Technical Skill

• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks and principles.
• Experience in data quality management and data stewardship practices.
• Knowledge of data modelling, data mapping, and system integrations.
• Experience working with data governance tools, data catalogues, and metadata repositories.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience working with cross-functional business and technology teams
• Understanding of data privacy, security, and regulatory requirements.

Must Have

• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks and principles.
• Experience in data quality management and data stewardship practices.
• Knowledge of data modelling, data mapping, and system integrations.
• Experience working with data governance tools, data catalogues, and metadata repositories.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience working with cross-functional business and technology teams.
• Understanding of data privacy, security, and regulatory requirements.

Good-to-Have

• Experience with Data Governance platforms such as Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Alation, Informatica, or similar tools.
• Knowledge of Master Data Management (MDM) concepts.
• Experience supporting ERP, TMS, WMS, Supply Chain, or Enterprise Data initiatives.
• Familiarity with Agile project delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage data governance activities for assigned business domains
• Define, maintain, and enforce data standards, business rules, and data quality requirements.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to establish and maintain data definitions, metadata, and data lineage
• Ensure master and reference data are accurate, consistent, and aligned across systems
• Identify, analyse, and resolve data quality issues, working closely with business and technical teams
• Support data mapping, transformation, and integration initiatives to ensure compliance with governance standards.
• Facilitate the creation and maintenance of business glossaries, data dictionaries, and data catalogues
• Participate in data governance forums, councils, and working groups.
• Monitor and report on data quality metrics, governance KPIs, and compliance activities
• Ensure adherence to data privacy, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Support data migration, transformation, and reporting initiatives by validating data requirements and quality expectations
• Act as a subject matter expert for data governance policies, standards, and best practices

Duration

06 Months and possible extension

Eligibility

Australian/NZ Citizens/PR Holders only