Data Steward

Heineken; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HEINEKEN Malaysia is seeking a Data Steward to lead data governance and data quality initiatives across the organization. You will drive trusted, well-understood data to support reliable reporting, insights and decision-making.

You will collaborate with Data Owners, MDM Specialists, Digital & Technology teams and regional/global data groups to strengthen ownership and align with global standards. Proactive and collaborative work is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Minimum 5 years in data management, governance, or data quality.
• Knowledge of SAP Master Data and data quality concepts.
• Experience with Collibra or similar data catalog.
• Experience with data migration and cleansing programmes.
• Strong analytical thinking and stakeholder management.
• Excellent written and spoken English; Bahasa Malaysia is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor Data Quality Dashboard results, perform root cause analysis and coordinate corrective actions.
• Identify gaps between local master data and global standards; recommend improvements and coordinate remediation.
• Establish and maintain data ownership, accountability, governance decisions and risk tracking.
• Maintain inventory of priority data assets, definitions, ownership and lineage.
• Act as a key contact for master data matters, incidents and SOP updates.
• Lead data cleansing and readiness activities for data migration or transformation programmes.
• Translate technical data topics into clear business language for stakeholders.
• Deliver updates and training to business users to improve data ownership.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

MDM

Data analysis

Stakeholder mgmt

Project coordination

English proficiency

Bahasa Malaysia

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT

Tools

Collibra

Mendix

DMW

SAP Master Data

Job description

Function:Digital & Technology

Data Steward

Your role in HEINEKEN

As a Data Steward, you will lead data governance and data quality improvement across HEINEKEN Malaysia, ensuring trusted and well-understood data supports reliable reporting, business insights and decision-making.

You will connect business data owners, MDM specialists, Digital & Technology (D&T), and HEINEKEN regional and global data teams to strengthen data ownership, improve data processes and align local practices with global standards.

In this role, you will also

• Monitor Data Quality Dashboard results, perform root cause analysis, coordinate corrective actions and lead data cleansing activities to drive sustainable improvement.
• Identify gaps between local master data and HEINEKEN global standards, recommend process improvements and coordinate cross-functional remediation.
• Establish and maintain business data ownership, clarify accountabilities, facilitate governance decisions and track risks, actions and escalations.
• Maintain an inventory of priority data assets, business definitions, ownership and data lineage in Collibra or the approved governance platform.
• Act as a key contact for master data matters, supporting compliant mass changes, deletion requests, access and role validation, incidents and SOP updates.
• Lead OpCo-side data cleansing and readiness activities for DMW, DBB and relevant data migration or transformation programmes.
• Support data validation and user readiness to ensure successful implementation of transformation initiatives.
• Translate technical data topics into clear business language and influence stakeholders to strengthen data accountability.
• Deliver updates, guidance and training to business stakeholders to improve understanding and ownership of data.
• Collaborate with Business Data Owners, Business Process Owners, MDM, D&T, Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, Procurement and relevant control functions.
• Work closely with Regional and Global Data Management teams, Data Specialists, Analysts and other OpCo Data Stewards to align local data practices with HEINEKEN standards.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in data management, master data management, data governance, data quality, business analysis or a related area.
• Good knowledge of SAP Master Data, data governance and data quality concepts, data analysis, databases and data modelling.
• Knowledge of the HEINEKEN Enterprise Data Model and global master data processes would be relevant to the role.
• Experience with Collibra or a comparable data catalogue platform, Mendix, DMW or relevant data quality tools is preferred.
• Exposure to data migration and cleansing programmes.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to work across functions without direct authority.
• Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong end-to-end ownership and project coordination skills.
• Collaborative and proactive, with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Good command of written and spoken English. Bahasa Malaysia is an advantage for local stakeholder engagement.