Data Governance Specialist

Selective Insurance Company of America; Short Hills (NJ); On-site; USD 101,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plans

Retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Selective Insurance Company of America is seeking a Data Steward to ensure data in the domain is clearly defined, trusted, and governed for business and regulatory needs. You will collaborate with stakeholders, IT, and the Data Governance Office to promote a data-driven culture and ensure quality, integrity, and reliability of data assets.

The role requires 4+ years in data management or governance, with knowledge of governance platforms and data quality processes.

Qualifications

• Knowledgeable on Data Governance best practices
• Strong analytical and data management skills
• Motivated self-starter, driven for results
• Awareness of security, privacy, and quality requirements for critical data
• Experience analyzing data and root cause analysis
• Able to communicate technical concepts to business stakeholders
• Ability to work across multiple teams and business units

Responsibilities

• Implements data governance policies and standards within their business domain, ensuring regulatory compliance as necessary.
• Defines data quality expectations and rules, monitors data quality, and partners with IT to resolve issues and develop scorecards.
• Builds, manages and curates a data catalog to enable stakeholders to discover data assets; documents metadata including ownership and definitions.
• Consults on projects and changes from a Data Governance perspective.
• Defines and maintains metadata for data assets, including KDEs management.
• Develops and delivers training to increase data literacy across the organization.
• Evangelizes Data Governance to elevate the organization’s data reliability.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree (MIS / IT / related)

Tools

Data governance platforms

Metadata management tools

Job description

Selective Insurance Company of America is seeking a Data Steward to ensure data in the domain is clearly defined, trusted, and governed for business and regulatory needs. You will collaborate with stakeholders, IT, and the Data Governance Office to promote a data-driven culture and ensure quality, integrity, and reliability of data assets.

The role requires 4+ years in data management or governance, with knowledge of governance platforms and data quality processes.