Global Data Steward (m/f/d)

Basler AG

Ahrensburg

Hybrid

EUR 70,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid workplace

Open culture

Berufundfamilie audit recognition

Respect for personal life

30 days paid vacation

Job summary

Basler AG in Germany is seeking a Global Data Steward (m/f/d) to lead the corporate data governance framework and drive standardization across data domains. You will work closely with business and IT to ensure data quality, define standards, and support transformation initiatives.

You will guide the Data Steward organization, monitor KPIs, and collaborate with ERP/MDM and analytics projects to embed data governance into programs. German and English fluency is required.

Qualifications

Strong knowledge of data governance, master data management, and data quality management.
Experience defining data standards, governance requirements, and data quality measures.
Experience with data models, master data objects, and data flows.
Understanding of ERP systems, data platforms, and reporting solutions.
Fluent written and spoken German and English.

Responsibilities

Develop and refine global data strategy with IT and business teams.
Provide leadership for the Global Data Steward Organization and drive its development.
Define global data standards and governance policies and monitor implementation.
Drive continuous improvements in data quality and measure KPIs.
Represent data management in ERP, MDM, analytics, and transformation projects.
Coordinate cross-functional collaboration among Data Owners, Data Stewards, Process Owners, and IT.

Skills

German-English fluency

Communication skills

Facilitation

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Education

Vocational training or university degree in business/tech/IT

Tools

ERP systems

Data platforms

Reporting solutions

Job description

Starting immediately, full-time with 40 hours per week or part time with a minimum 20 hour per week

Basler is an international leader and experienced expert in computer vision. We offer a broad portfolio of vision hardware and software as well as customer-specific products and solutions.

We employ about 850 people at our headquarters in Ahrensburg, Germany, as well as other sales and development locations throughout Europe, Asia, and North America. Key factors in our more than 35-year success story include the courage to take risks, the willingness to see constant change as normal and the passion to pursue customer-oriented innovations.

Why This Role Is Special

Do you want to do more than simply manage data and make a lasting contribution to improving its quality and value across the entire organization? Are you passionate about establishing global standards, bringing diverse stakeholders together, and actively driving the advancement of data management? Then you have come to the right place.

As a Global Data Steward (m/f/d), you’ll be part of our Corporate Governance Office and Legal team, which reports directly to the Executive Board. This means you’ll work in an environment closely tied to key decisions and company-wide issues.

Together with Business and IT, you’ll shape our global data strategy and continuously refine our data governance structures. You’ll provide technical leadership for our global Data Steward organization, establish consistent standards across relevant data domains, and ensure that data quality is improved in a measurable, transparent, and sustainable way.

In this role, you will work closely with business functions, Data Owners, Process Owners, and IT, representing data management requirements in international projects and transformation initiatives. In doing so, you will make an important contribution to reliable data, efficient processes, and well-informed business decisions.

Your responsibilities

Further Development of the Global Data Strategy: Together with the business and IT teams, you will further develop the global data strategy, identify opportunities for improvement, and derive measures to achieve sustainable standardization and continuous improvement of master data quality.
Leadership and Development of the Global Data Steward Organization: You will provide functional leadership for the global Data Steward organization and drive its further development, establishing consistent methods, standards, and ways of working across all relevant data domains.
Management of Data Governance and Data Standards: You will define global data standards and governance policies, prepare decisions for the Data Governance Steering Board, and ensure the implementation and monitoring of binding requirements, as well as clearly defined roles and responsibilities for business-critical master data and data objects.
Responsibility for Data Quality and Improvement Measures: You will drive continuous improvements in data quality, define quality targets, analyze deviations, and initiate sustainable improvement measures in collaboration with the business functions, consistently monitoring their implementation and progress.
Development and Reporting of Data Quality KPIs: You will be responsible for defining, monitoring, and communicating global data quality KPIs. This will provide management and the relevant governance bodies with transparency regarding target achievement, risks, and areas requiring action.
Representing Data Management in Projects and Transformation Initiatives: You will represent data management requirements in global ERP, MDM, analytics, and transformation projects, ensuring that data quality, master data requirements, and governance policies are appropriately taken into account.
Managing Cross-Functional Collaboration: You will coordinate collaboration between Data Owners, Data Stewards, Process Owners, and IT, bring together different perspectives, and prepare the necessary governance decisions.
Further Development of the Data Governance Roadmap: You will continuously develop our global data governance roadmap, aligning it with the company's overarching objectives and global data strategy.

Your qualifications

Completed vocational training in business, technology, or information technology, or a relevant university degree, or equivalent knowledge and experience.
Relevant professional experience, ideally around three years or more, in data management, master data management, data governance, or business process management.
In-depth knowledge of data governance, master data management, and data quality management.
Experience defining and implementing data standards, governance requirements, and data quality measures.
Understanding of data models, master data objects, and data flows.
Basic understanding of ERP systems, data platforms, and reporting solutions.
Experience working with data quality metrics, governance processes, and analytical and reporting tools.
Strong skills in coordinating cross-functional initiatives and stakeholder management, particularly when collaborating with business functions, Data Owners, Data Stewards, and IT.
Experience working in international organizational structures and on transformation projects is an advantage.
Fluent written and spoken German and English; additional languages are an advantage.
Willingness to travel approximately 20% of the time.

Personally, you impress with

Excellent communication and facilitation skills, combined with a genuine enthusiasm for collaborating with different business functions and international stakeholders.
The ability to reconcile differing interests, develop sustainable solutions, and prepare decisions in a focused and effective manner.
A structured, analytical, and solution-oriented approach to work.
A high degree of initiative, assertiveness, and diplomatic skill.
Strong presentation skills and the confidence to engage with a variety of stakeholder groups.
Commitment, a strong sense of responsibility, and a clear ambition to continuously and sustainably improve data quality and data governance.

What we offer

We have aclear visionof the direction we want to take, but it is up to the individual teams to decide how they get there.
We welcome your fresh outside perspective and foster anopen culturein which everyone is encouraged to contribute their ideas.
"Work-life balance"is not just an empty phrase at Basler: we support our employees in their roles as family carers and have been recognized for our commitment through the "berufundfamilie" audit.
Respectfor our staff members' personal interests and reconciling these with their professional lives is an important part of our corporate culture.
Hybrid workplace -mix of working in the office and mobile/remote working.
First-class IT equipment including notebook and modern working environment.
Attractive remunerationwith internal wage transparency,flextime accountfor overtime reduction,30 days of paidvacation, and open communication: on first-name terms from trainee to board member.