Remote Data Steward: Master Data & Governance

Kardex; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension scheme

22 days annual leave

Employee Assistance Program (Lyra)

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Kardex is seeking a Data Steward to ensure master data quality and governance across our global organization. You will collaborate with international stakeholders, manage data transformations, and support SAP-driven data migrations within a hybrid/remote setup in Portugal.

Ideal candidates bring 3–5 years of data-management experience, strong SQL and data modeling skills, knowledge of GDPR, and preferably Python for process automation.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Data Management, or comparable qualification.
• 3–5 years of professional experience in Data Management, Data Governance, or Data Quality.
• Strong knowledge of SQL, data modeling, data integration, and ideally SAP MDG.
• Familiarity with master data management, data quality, and data governance processes.
• Ideally experience with Python and process automation.
• Solid understanding of data privacy, compliance, and GDPR requirements.
• Confident English communication (minimum B2) and experience working with international teams.
• Willingness to travel occasionally and take ownership in a global environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the quality, consistency, and integrity of master data.
• Maintain and improve master data and related metadata.
• Analyze data quality issues and drive improvement initiatives.
• Document data flows, transformations, and business processes across the data lifecycle.
• Support data governance, compliance, and security standards.
• Collaborate with business units, IT, data owners, and international stakeholders.
• Support ETL processes, data migrations, and validation within SAP environments.
• Manage data-related incidents and promote a data-driven culture.

Skills

SQL

Data modeling

Data integration

SAP MDG

Python

Data governance

Data privacy/GDPR

English communication

Education

Degree in Computer Science / Business Informatics / Data Management

Tools

SAP MDG

ETL

Job description

Kardex is seeking a Data Steward to ensure master data quality and governance across our global organization. You will collaborate with international stakeholders, manage data transformations, and support SAP-driven data migrations within a hybrid/remote setup in Portugal.

Ideal candidates bring 3–5 years of data-management experience, strong SQL and data modeling skills, knowledge of GDPR, and preferably Python for process automation.