Enterprise Data Steward

Impact Makers, Inc.; Richmond, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k) matching

Dog-friendly office

Company events

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Impact Makers, Inc. in Richmond, VA is seeking an Enterprise Data Steward to ensure quality and governance of enterprise data assets. You will partner with business and technical teams to define standards, policies, and governance practices that enable trusted data.

The ideal candidate has deep data management knowledge and collaborates with stakeholders at all levels, including non-technical users. Experience with Collibra or similar platforms is a strong asset.

Qualifications

• The candidate has a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in information management or related field.
• 5+ years hands-on experience in data management, governance, quality, or related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, metadata, quality, master data management, and lineage.
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and drive tasks to completion.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME and primary contact for enterprise data governance, quality, and management across data domains.
• Establish and maintain data definitions, dictionaries, lineage, and metadata standards.
• Collaborate with business and technical teams to identify, assess, and resolve data quality issues.
• Facilitate governance meetings and communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Build trusted relationships with owners, data consumers, and IT to promote governance adoption.
• Administer and maintain Collibra workflows, glossary, catalog, and policy management.
• Support data stewardship activities including access management and issue triage.
• Partner with data architects, engineers, and analysts to embed governance in pipelines and products.
• Provide guidance and training on governance policies, standards, and tools.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Metadata management

Data lineage

Stakeholder liaison

Collibra

Data standards

Policy development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Business, or related field

Tools

Collibra

Jira

Confluence

SharePoint

Job description

Richmond, United States | Posted on 06/25/2026

Enterprise Data Steward |Onsite 2–3 days per week in Richmond

Position Summary

The Enterprise Data Steward is responsible for ensuring thequality, integrity, consistency, and appropriate use of enterprise data assets.This position partners with business and technical stakeholders across theorganization to define, document, and enforce data standards, policies, andgovernance practices that support reliable, trusted data.

The ideal candidate possesses deep knowledge of datamanagement fundamentals, brings a self-motivated and collaborative work ethic,and excels at building trusted relationships with stakeholders at every levelof the organization—including non-technical business users. Experience withCollibra or comparable enterprise data governance platforms is a strong asset.

Key Responsibilities

• Serveas a subject matter expert and primary point of contact for enterprise datagovernance, data quality, and data management practices across assigned datadomains.
• Establish,document, and maintain data definitions, data dictionaries, lineage, andmetadata standards within the enterprise data catalog.
• Collaboratewith business and technical teams to identify, assess, and resolve data qualityissues; define and monitor data quality rules and metrics.
• Facilitatedata governance meetings, working groups, and cross-functional forums;communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Buildand maintain trusted relationships with business owners, data consumers, and ITteams to promote data literacy and governance adoption.
• Administerand maintain the enterprise data governance platform (Collibra), includingworkflows, policies, business glossary, and data classification frameworks.
• Supportdata stewardship activities including data access management, data issuetriage, and escalation processes.
• Partnerwith data architects, engineers, and analysts to ensure governance principlesare embedded in data pipeline and product design.
• Provideguidance and training to business stakeholders on data governance policies,standards, and tools.
• Contributeto the development and continuous improvement of the enterprise data governancestrategy and operating model.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’sdegree in Information Management, Computer Science, Business, or a relatedfield (or equivalent experience).
• 5+years of hands-on experience in data management, data governance, data quality,or a related data discipline.
• Strongworking knowledge of data management fundamentals: data governance frameworks,metadata management, data quality management, master data management, and datalineage.
• Demonstratedability to work independently with minimal supervision, manage competingpriorities, and drive tasks to completion.
• Outstandinginterpersonal and communication skills; proven track record of building trustand credibility quickly with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Abilityto facilitate workshops, working sessions, and governance forums withparticipants ranging from executives to front-line business users with notechnical background.
• Collaborativeteam player who is equally effective working autonomously or withincross-functional teams.
• Familiaritywith data governance concepts including data ownership, data classification,data lineage, and data lifecycle management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experiencewith Collibra Data Intelligence Platform, including configuration of workflows,business glossary, data catalog, and policy management.
• Collibracertification (Data Steward, Data Engineer, or equivalent) is a strong plus.
• Familiaritywith DAMA-DMBOK or other recognized data management frameworks.
• Experienceworking in public sector, regulated industries, or large enterpriseenvironments.
• Knowledgeof data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA) and their governanceimplications.
• Experiencewith modern data platforms (cloud data warehouses, data lakes) and relatedmetadata tooling.
• Exposureto Agile delivery methodologies and collaborative tools (Jira, Confluence,SharePoint).

Position Impact

This position plays a foundational role in building andsustaining a trusted data ecosystem across the enterprise. The Enterprise DataSteward ensures that data assets are well-understood, fit for purpose, andconsistently governed—enabling confident, data-driven decision-making andlong-term operational excellence.

As a values-based company, taking care of our employees isof the utmost importance and our employee benefits package reflects that. Weoffer:

• Healthcareplans with benefit premiums 100% paid-for by the company
• 401(k)with company matching
• Flexible,dog-friendly work environment in Scott’s Addition
• Company-sponsoredevents and pro bono opportunities
• Aculture where team members work with us, not for us

We provideequal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants foremployment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,disability, or genetics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions ofemployment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination,layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.