Enterprise Data Steward

Ampcus, Inc; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampcus Inc. is seeking an Enterprise Data Steward in Richmond, VA to strengthen data governance practices, improve data quality, and prepare datasets for enterprise measurement.

This role emphasizes coaching, coordination, and serving as the primary liaison between divisions and the Data Program. The ideal candidate has strong data management experience, excellent communication skills, and a track record of guiding business teams through data stewardship activities while aligning with enterprise

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of data management principles, data quality concepts, and stewardship processes.
• Demonstrated experience serving as the primary client contact, responsible for relationship management, stakeholder engagement, and delivery of customerdriven outcomes.
• Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing, facilitate group discussions, and guide non-technical staff in data-related work.
• Experience helping users create or improve data dictionaries, business rules, or similar documentation.
• Ability to coordinate activities across divisions, manage priorities, and maintain organized documentation.
• Experience working in data governance, data stewardship, or a similar business-facing data role.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary client-facing representative for assigned divisions, owning the relationship, leading discussions, setting expectations, and ensuring delivery of all required stewardship activities.
• Build effective, trustbased relationships with internal customers by communicating clearly, facilitating conversations with both technical and nontechnical staff, and guiding stewards through complex data-related tasks.
• Lead client interactions with accountability for deliverables, ensuring that stewards understand priorities, timelines, and governance expectations.
• Coordinate and support assigned data stewards by facilitating monthly checkins, guiding the creation of required artifacts (scoping, data dictionaries, business rules), serving as the primary liaison between divisions and the Data Program, and assisting stewards in preparing datasets for data quality measurement within the agency's data governance tool.
• Provide training, coaching, and support on data management, data quality concepts, and data stewardship practices.
• Support agencywide data quality and stewardship by providing subjectarea guidance for defining and measuring data quality, collaborating with system owners and SMEs to resolve complex data issues, promoting data literacy and consistent data management practices, and ensuring stewardship activities follow established standards, frameworks, and governance processes.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Stakeholder engagement

Client liaison

Non-technical guidance

Documentation

Tools

Collibra

Excel

SharePoint

Teams

Job description

Ampcus Inc. is a global provider of technology and business consulting services. We are seeking a motivated Enterprise Data Steward to join our team.

Job Title: Enterprise Data Steward

Location: Richmond, VA

Description:
The Enterprise Data Steward supports the organization's Data Program by working directly with assigned data stewards across the agency to strengthen data management practices, improve data quality, and prepare datasets for enterprise data quality measurement within the organization's data governance platform. This is not a technical developer, coding, architecture, or IT engineering position. The ideal candidate is a strong communicator with data management experience who can coach, guide, and coordinate data stewardship activities.

Responsibilities include facilitating regular meetings with division-level data stewards, guiding them through required stewardship activities, assisting with the development of scoping documentation, data dictionaries, and business rules, and providing training and hands-on support to improve data literacy and stewardship capabilities. The Enterprise Data Steward serves as the primary liaison between assigned business divisions and the Data Program, ensuring stewardship activities are well coordinated, consistent, and aligned with enterprise data quality objectives. The role focuses on coaching, coordination, and applying data management expertise to help business teams prepare datasets for enterprise data quality measurement.

The position requires strong client-facing experience, including managing relationships with internal stakeholders, setting expectations, ensuring timely completion of deliverables, and building trust across diverse business areas. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience serving as the primary point of contact for clients and guiding them through structured data management processes and deliverables.

Key Responsibilities and Required Abilities

• Serve as the primary client-facing representative for assigned divisions, owning the relationship, leading discussions, setting expectations, and ensuring delivery of all required stewardship activities.
• Build effective, trustbased relationships with internal customers by communicating clearly, facilitating conversations with both technical and nontechnical staff, and guiding stewards through complex data-related tasks.
• Lead client interactions with accountability for deliverables, ensuring that stewards understand priorities, timelines, and governance expectations.
• Coordinate and support assigned data stewards by facilitating monthly checkins, guiding the creation of required artifacts (scoping, data dictionaries, business rules), serving as the primary liaison between divisions and the Data Program, and assisting stewards in preparing datasets for data quality measurement within the agency's data governance tool.
• Provide training, coaching, and support on data management, data quality concepts, and data stewardship practices.
• Support agencywide data quality and stewardship by providing subjectarea guidance for defining and measuring data quality, collaborating with system owners and SMEs to resolve complex data issues, promoting data literacy and consistent data management practices, and ensuring stewardship activities follow established standards, frameworks, and governance processes.

Knowledge and Experience Needed

• Strong understanding of data management principles, data quality concepts, and stewardship processes.
• Demonstrated experience serving as the primary client contact, responsible for relationship management, stakeholder engagement, and delivery of customerdriven outcomes.
• Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing, facilitate group discussions, and guide non-technical staff in data-related work.
• Experience helping users create or improve data dictionaries, business rules, or similar documentation.
• Ability to coordinate activities across divisions, manage priorities, and maintain organized documentation.
• Experience working in data governance, data stewardship, or a similar business-facing data role.

Tools & Additional Skills

• Familiarity with Collibra (preferred but not required; training can be provided).
• Proficiency with standard productivity tools (Excel, SharePoint, Teams, etc.).

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Skills

• Strong understanding of data management principles, data quality concepts, and stewardship processes.
• Ability to communicate clearly and guide non-technical staff in data-related work.

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.