Data Steward

Haybury; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Haybury is seeking a Data Steward to govern externally sourced data assets used by teams across a global organisation. The role sits at the centre of business, analytics, governance and vendor relationships to ensure high-value external data is documented, accessible and delivering value.

The successful candidate will bring experience in data governance, metadata management and data catalogues, partnering with stakeholders across functions to improve data quality, transparency and

Qualifications

• Experience within Data Governance, Data Stewardship, Data Management or Metadata Management.
• Experience working with data catalogues, metadata frameworks and data asset documentation.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work across business and technical teams.
• Experience coordinating with external vendors, suppliers or third-party data providers.
• Confidence reviewing contracts, data documentation and business requirements.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Support teams globally with the documentation, onboarding and lifecycle management of external data assets.
• Create and maintain high-quality metadata and business documentation within enterprise data catalogues.
• Partner with analytics, data operations and governance teams to improve transparency and discoverability of external datasets.
• Coordinate with vendors to resolve data quality issues, manage updates and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Help identify opportunities to maximise the value and re-use of third-party data across the organisation.
• Support research into new external data sources and emerging datasets.
• Work closely with business stakeholders, procurement, governance and external suppliers to ensure effective data management practices.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Stewardship

Data Management

Metadata Management

Data Catalogues

Metadata Frameworks

Stakeholder Management

Vendor Coordination

Contract Review

English Proficiency

Tools

Collibra

Snowflake

Job description

Help Shape How Global Teams Discover, Govern and Leverage External Data

Are you passionate about data governance, metadata management and creating transparency across complex data ecosystems?

We're looking for a Data Steward to play a key role in managing and governing externally sourced data assets used by teams across a global organisation. This is an opportunity to sit at the centre of business, analytics, governance and vendor relationships, helping ensure that high-value external data is documented, accessible and delivering maximum value to the organisation.

If you enjoy bringing structure to complex information, collaborating with stakeholders across multiple functions and driving improvements in data quality and governance, this could be an ideal next step.

What You'll Be Doing

As a trusted steward of third-party data assets, you'll:

• Support teams globally with the documentation, onboarding and lifecycle management of external data assets
• Create and maintain high-quality metadata and business documentation within enterprise data catalogues
• Partner with analytics, data operations and governance teams to improve transparency and discoverability of external datasets
• Coordinate with vendors to resolve data quality issues, manage updates and support continuous improvement initiatives
• Help identify opportunities to maximise the value and re-use of third-party data across the organisation
• Support research into new external data sources and emerging datasets
• Work closely with business stakeholders, procurement, governance and external suppliers to ensure effective data management practices

What We're Looking For

We're keen to speak with professionals who bring:

• Experience within Data Governance, Data Stewardship, Data Management or Metadata Management
• Experience working with data catalogues, metadata frameworks and data asset documentation
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work across business and technical teams
• Experience coordinating with external vendors, suppliers or third-party data providers
• Confidence reviewing contracts, data documentation and business requirements
• Excellent communication skills in English

Bonus Points For

• Experience working within Life Sciences, Healthcare or other regulated industries
• Hands-on experience with Collibra
• Exposure to Snowflake
• Experience with contract repository or workflow management tools
• Knowledge of external data acquisition or vendor data management processes

Location

Barcelona (Sant Cugat) | Hybrid working with one day per week onsite.