Data Governance Analyst (Data Steward)

TP; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

TP is hiring a Data Steward to help operate and scale our enterprise data governance framework. You will ensure critical data assets are defined, owned, catalogued, classified and monitored for quality, partnering with data owners, stakeholders, architects, engineers and analytics teams to build trust in data across the organisation.

You will maintain the data catalog and business glossary, set data quality expectations, and lead governance forums.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in data stewardship, data governance, data management, data quality, analytics.
• Strong grasp of governance concepts — ownership, metadata management, data lineage, data classification, glossary management.
• Document business terms, data definitions and data flows in a structured, reusable way.
• Hands-on with a data cataloging or governance platform — Unity Catalog (preferred) or Microsoft Purview.

Responsibilities

• Define, document and maintain data ownership and stewardship responsibilities across domains.
• Maintain and enrich the data catalog and business glossary with metadata, lineage and classifications.
• Set data quality expectations, business rules and validation criteria with stakeholders.
• Monitor data quality issues, coordinate root-cause analysis and remediation through governance forums.
• Review new assets against governance standards—naming, definitions, sensitivity, access, lifecycle.
• Facilitate workshops to align on definitions and ownership.
• Build guidance, templates and training for stewardship adoption across domains.
• Partner with the Data Governance & Business Analyst Manager and Data Architect to embed stewardship into strategic data initiatives.

Skills

Data stewardship

Data governance

Data management

Data quality

Metadata management

Data lineage

Data classification

Glossary management

SQL

Power BI

Excel

Microsoft 365

Data cataloging

Unity Catalog

Microsoft Purview

Tools

Unity Catalog

Microsoft Purview

Job description

We're hiring a Data Steward to help operate and scale our enterprise data governance framework. You'll make sure critical data assets are clearly defined, properly owned, catalogued, classified and monitored for quality — partnering with data owners, business stakeholders, architects, engineers and analytics teams to build trust in data across the organisation.

What you'll do

• Define, document and maintain data ownership, stewardship responsibilities, business terms and usage rules across your assigned domains
• Maintain and enrich the enterprise data catalog and business glossary — keeping metadata, classifications, data lineage and ownership accurate
• Work with data owners, analysts and engineers to set data quality expectations, business rules and validation criteria
• Monitor data quality issues, coordinate root-cause analysis, track remediation and escalte recurring or high-impact issues through governance forums
• Review new and changed data assets against governance standards — naming conventions, definitions, sensitivity classification, access rules, lifecycle
• Facilitate workshops with business and technical stakeholders to align on definitions, ownership and quality thresholds
• Build the guidance, templates and training that drive stewardship adoption across domain teams
• Partner with the Data Governance & Business Analyst Manager and Data Architect to embed stewardship into strategic data initiatives

What you'll bring

• 3+ years in data stewardship, data governance, data management, data quality, business analysis or analytics
• Strong grasp of governance concepts — ownership, metadata management, data lineage, data classification, business glossary management
• A track record of documenting business terms, data definitions, data flows and governance procedures in a structured, reusable way
• Hands-on with a data cataloging or governance platform — Unity Catalog (preferred) or Microsoft Purview
• Working ability in SQL, Power BI, Excel and Microsoft 365 to inspect data and validate definitions
• Excellent communication and facilitation in English, with technical and non-technical audiences alike
• Ownership, autonomy and comfort managing multiple stewardship activities across a distributed, global team
• Nice to have: Experience on an enterprise-wide data governance implementation or inside a formal stewardship mode