Lead Data Steward (w/m/d) Substations

Siemens Energy; Bayern; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-financed pension scheme

Share purchase program

Flexible remote work options

Career development & learning programs

Family-friendly policies & sabbatical

Job summary

Omterra seeks a Lead Data Steward to coordinate data governance across the Substations organization, connecting business stakeholders, country Data Stewards, and enterprise data domains to translate priorities into governed actions and measurable improvements. You will enable a global network of Data Stewards while supporting adoption of enterprise standards and best practices.

It is also possible to hire someone in another Siemens Energy Office worldwide, reflecting a flexible, international

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Management, Business Administration, or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, BPM, or related field.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional initiatives across organizations and countries.
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks, metadata management, catalogs, lineage, and master data concepts.
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills in international environments.
• Fluent in English; German is a plus.
• Willingness to travel occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Lead coordination of data governance activities across functions, countries, and domains.
• Drive transparency on data ownership, quality, risks, and priorities.
• Support data cataloging, metadata management, and lineage documentation.
• Collaborate with country Data Stewards to document assets and gather requirements.
• Facilitate pilot implementations, onboarding, governance reviews, and reporting.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Management

Data Quality

Business Process Management

Stakeholder Management

Cross-functional Coordination

Communication Skills

International Collaboration

German language (benefit)

Education

Engineering/CS/Information Management degree

Tools

Data Catalog

Metadata Management

Lineage Documentation

Job description

Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa are becoming Omterra. "We energize society" by supporting our customers to make the transition to a more sustainable world, based on innovative technologies and our ability to turn ideas into reality. With nearly 100,000 employees around the world, we shape the energy systems of today and tomorrow.

Join us as Lead Data Steward (w/m/d) and become the central coordination point for data governance and data management across the Substations organization. You will connect business stakeholders, country Data Stewards, and Siemens Energy data domains to turn business priorities into governed actions and measurable improvements. Working across functions, countries, and enterprise data domains, you will help align governance activities, improve data quality, and strengthen data management practices. You will enable a global network of Data Stewards while supporting the adoption of enterprise standards, platforms, and best practices. Through governance coordination and scalable rollout activities, you will help drive transparency, consistency, and continuous improvement across the organization.

It is also possible to hire someone in another Siemens Energy Office worldwide.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Lead coordination of data governance activities across business functions, countries, and enterprise data domains, ensuring alignment with enterprise governance standards
• Drive transparency on data ownership, data quality, risks, and governance priorities, while maintaining governance backlogs, decision logs, and escalation paths
• Support data cataloging, metadata management, lineage documentation, and data quality initiatives within the SE Data Catalog
• Collaborate with country Data Stewards to document critical data assets, gather business requirements, and build a connected global stewardship network
• Facilitate pilot implementations, onboarding activities, governance reviews, and management reporting while promoting enterprise standards, platforms, and best practices

What You Bring

• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Management, Business Administration, or equivalent
• Many years of professional experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, Business Process Management, or a related discipline
• Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional initiatives across organizations and countries and translate business requirements into measurable governance improvements
• Understanding of data governance frameworks, metadata management, data catalogs, lineage, and master data concepts
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills, combined with a structured, pragmatic, and execution-oriented approach in international environments
• Fluent in English; additional languages such as German are a plus
• Willingness to collaborate globally and travel occasionally

About the Team

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100.000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

• In addition to an attractive remuneration package in line with the market, you can expect an attractive employer-financed company pension scheme
• We also offer the opportunity to become a Siemens Energy shareholder
• We offer our employees the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely, and our inspiring offices provide space for collaboration and creativity
• The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programmes and learning materials are available for this purpose
• In relation to the "compatibility of family and work", we have a wide range of offers, e.g. flexible working time models, childcare places at many locations, the possibility of trial part-time work or even a sabbatical

We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.