Senior Data Steward — Credit Risk & Data Governance

National Bank of Canada; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness program

Flexible group insurance

Generous pension plan

Employee Share Ownership Plan

Employee and family assistance program

Preferential banking services

Involvement in community initiatives

Telemedicine service

Virtual sleep clinic

Job summary

National Bank of Canada is seeking a Senior Data Steward in Montreal to lead data governance and quality initiatives within the Credit risk domain. You will collaborate with data owners and development teams to ensure robust data management and governance across projects, contributing to strategic data transformation and improved analytical capabilities.

The role emphasizes hybrid work flexibility, continuous learning, and involvement in cross-functional initiatives such as Polaris and other

Qualifications

• Training in data field and 5–7 years in risk modelling, data architecture or data management.
• Experience in data governance and data quality management in a complex environment.
• Knowledge of credit risk data and experience with governance tools such as Collibrary and analytics tools like Excel/Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Apply data governance and management best practises in collaboration with data owners in the Credit risk domain.
• Participate in sector initiatives by analysing impacts on data requirements and ensuring governance throughout projects.
• Continuously improve data quality by defining indicators, quality thresholds and monitoring mechanisms.
• Support the data management cycle for development teams, specialists and data consumers.
• Identify the needs of data users and make recommendations with data owners.
• Contribute to evolving the target data ecosystem to support business objectives and transformation priorities.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Quality

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Initiative

Learning Agility

Empathy

Communications

Cybersecurity

Data Security

Resiliency

Teamwork

Artificial Intelligence

Education

Relevant training in data field

5–7 years in risk modelling / data management

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Collibrary

Job description

National Bank of Canada is seeking a Senior Data Steward in Montreal to lead data governance and quality initiatives within the Credit risk domain. You will collaborate with data owners and development teams to ensure robust data management and governance across projects, contributing to strategic data transformation and improved analytical capabilities.

The role emphasizes hybrid work flexibility, continuous learning, and involvement in cross-functional initiatives such as Polaris and other