Data Steward - Data Product Owner

Equifax, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Data Steward - Product Owner to enhance data management functions. This exciting role involves overseeing the data lifecycle, driving cloud migration support, and developing automated reporting systems. The ideal candidate will possess a strong analytical background, with experience in product management and data governance. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data quality and compliance while fostering innovation and strategic thinking. If you're passionate about data and eager to lead impactful projects, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in analysis, product management, or consulting in data.
• Familiarity with cloud technologies and data governance protocols.

Responsibilities

• Manage data lifecycle from ingestion to production, ensuring quality and compliance.
• Develop automated reports to identify areas for investigation and improvement.

Skills

Data Analysis

Product Management

Consulting

Leadership

SQL

Cloud Technologies

Business Intelligence Tools

Creativity

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related discipline

Master’s Degree

Tools

Collibra

Looker

BigQuery

Tableau

Microsoft Office Suite

Google Workspace

Job description

This position does not offer immigration sponsorship (current or future) including F-1 STEM OPT extension support.

The Data Steward - Product Owner position is a high-performing role in support of data management functions for a particular data domain within USIS. This individual will work within a team of data owners who serve as subject matter experts for the data sources, to ensure the appropriate quality, metadata management and internal and external support are in accordance with our service level commitments. Candidates should be courageous, tenacious, creative, optimistic and curious, with an appetite for growth in business-minded leadership. This role is located in Atlanta (Georgia).

What you’ll do

• Understand the lifecycle of the Equifax data sources across all stages from ingestion to production.
• Drive the support of migration activities as we move our data sources into the cloud. This will include running validation routines, comparing data results between legacy and cloud systems and working across different USIS teams to coordinate and track project deliverables.
• Own the development of automated, threshold-based reports that efficiently and reliably identify areas for further investigation and improvement. Act on the findings of these reports in a timely manner, prioritizing effort based on business impact.
• Support the maintenance of our metadata management artifacts (e.g., schemas, business rules, data dictionaries) reposed in Collibra in keeping with USIS Data program standards.
• Share basic knowledge of the markets, strategies, and operating environments for a product.
• Begin to apply Product Thinking in carrying out job responsibilities.
• Develop detailed knowledge of the data and technology supporting a data product.

What experience you need

• Bachelor's degree in related discipline; Master’s Degree strongly preferred.
• 2-5 years of analysis, product management, and/or consulting experience regarding data, preferably financial services data.
• Familiarity with cloud and on-prem technologies, structured and unstructured data, streaming and reposed data.
• Familiarity with SQL and BI Tools (Looker, BigQuery, Tableau, etc.) and desktop application suites (Microsoft or Google).
• Cloud certification strongly preferred.

What could set you apart

• Familiarity with cloud and on-prem technologies, structured and unstructured data, streaming and reposed data.
• A strong sense of governance protocols, the need to respect highly sensitive data and proactive attention to regulatory, security and compliance driven policies.
• Demonstrates leadership with cross-functional efforts; develops effective working relationships with peers, managers, and senior management within and across organizational lines.
• The ability to manage multiple high-impact projects at the same time.
• Creativity and drive, coupled with a desire to grow in thought leadership, initiative and strategic thinking.
• Experience with Collibra, or similar metadata management tool.
• Experience with Looker, or similar data visualization tool.
• Experience with SQL, Google BigQuery, Python, Java, or equivalent database queries and views.