Data Steward

Arrow Global Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Arrow Global Group is seeking a Data Steward to join the IT & Change team in Manchester. The role focuses on documenting data lineage, establishing data standards, and acting as a bridge between business and technical teams to treat data as an asset.

The candidate will document transformations, define data quality rules, and work with data engineers to ensure proper data handling. Strong SQL skills and familiarity with GDPR are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or related field preferable.
• Proven experience in a Data Governance or Data Management program.
• Familiarity with data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA).
• Background in financial data domains (IBOR/ABOR, transactions, market data, reference data).
• Strong experience in Real Estate, Credit, Banking, or NPL Asset Management.

Responsibilities

• Complete and maintain the group’s Data Catalog.
• Document data lineage, transformations and cleansing rules.
• Work with Data Engineering to ensure data is handled correctly.
• Help define effective Data Quality rules for the data they deal with.
• Work with the Business and Data Engineers to help bottom out issues with the data.
• Help drive root cause remediation of data issues at the platform/source.
• Be the subject-matter expert in the datasets and serve as the contact point within the team.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data governance

Data management

GDPR familiarity

Data quality

Stakeholder comms

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Tools

Data Governance tools

Job description

Data Steward

Department: IT & Change

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Manchester, UK

Description

We are seeking highly skilled and experienced Data Stewards to join a newly formed group concentrating on Data. The primary focus of the role will be to serve as a ‘good steward’ of the data by documenting the journey of it from source to target and all transformations in between. The Data Steward will act as a bridge between the business and the technical team, helping to establish standards, ownership, and trust in our data assets. Ultimately, this is a key role that helps us manage and exploit data as an asset.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete and maintain the group’s Data Catalog
• Document data lineage, transformations and cleansing rules
• Work with Data Engineering to ensure data is handled correctly
• Help define effective Data Quality rules for the data they deal with
• Work with the Business and Data Engineers to help bottom out issues with the data
• Help drive root cause remediation of data issues at the platform/source
• Above all, the Data Steward is expected to serve as a subject-matter expert in the datasets they deal with and serve as the point of contact for them within the team

About you

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field is preferable
• Proven experience in a Data Governance or Data Management program
• Familiarity with data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA)
• A background in financial data domains (IBOR/ABOR, transactions, market data, reference data)
• Strong experience within Real Estate, Credit, Banking, or NPL Asset Management
• Resourceful, motivated self-starter with the ability to collaborate across business and technology
• Strong analytical, verbal, and written communication skills
• Ability to acquire a deep understanding of specific datasets and how they flow
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment where processes are still being defined
• Proficiency in SQL is a must. Proficiency in Python is a plus