Enterprise Data Steward II

BOK Financial Corporation; Tulsa, Northern (OK, KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

BOK Financial Corporation is seeking a Senior Enterprise Data Steward in Tulsa to establish data standards and governance across platforms. You will document how data migrates, improve quality, analyze complex controls, and lead root-cause analyses with cross-functional teams.

You will collaborate with the data governance council and business stakeholders to drive data literacy and adopt data management best practices while delivering status updates to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in MIS, Computer Science, Information Management, or Industrial Engineering with 4+ years of related MIS/IT experience.
• Excellent SQL skills and familiarity with Visio, VBA, R, and Power BI.
• Strong understanding of Financial Services/Banking data and risk metrics (KPI/KRI).
• Experience with data management and governance tools is a plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication to present complex information to stakeholders.
• Analytical thinking with ability to solve complex problems and drive data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Identify data quality issues and causes through data profiling reviews and root cause analysis; prioritize and resolve with Data Governance Manager and Committee.
• Engage with business leadership to quantify and articulate the business impact of data quality issues.
• Recommend enterprise-level data quality measures, monitor trends, define SLAs, and collaborate with data engineers to resolve issues.
• Lead work groups and manage routine projects related to data governance.
• Develop and deliver status updates and presentations to senior management and stakeholders.
• Provide guidance to stakeholders to improve data literacy and promote data governance best practices.
• Interpret business requirements for data governance processes across domains to document data lineages.
• Work across multiple data domains to document data creation, transformation, storage, and movement.
• Lead efforts identifying critical data elements (CDEs) that drive business activities and maintain inventory of enterprise data flows.

Skills

SQL

Data Governance

Data Quality

Stakeholder Communication

Process Improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in MIS, Computer Science, Information Management, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

Visio

VBA

R

Power BI

Job description

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Location: Tulsa -TUL

Areas of Interest: Data; Enterprise Data

Pay Transparency Salary Range: Not Available

Application Deadline: 09/30/2026

BOK Financial Corporation Group includes BOKF, NA; BOK Financial Securities, Inc. and BOK Financial Private Wealth, Inc. BOKF, NA operates TransFund and Cavanal Hill Investment Management, Inc. BOKF, NA operates banking divisions: Bank of Albuquerque; Bank of Oklahoma; Bank of Texas and BOK Financial®.

Bonus Type

Discretionary

Summary

We've built a culture at BOK Financial where amazing people (like you) can bring their best, be their best and work for the best. You've come to the right place to grow your career.

Job Description

The Senior Enterprise Data Steward performs a key role on BOKF’s Data Governance team establishing data standards and governance. This position is responsible for understanding and documenting how data migrates across the platforms, improving data quality, analyzing complex process controls, completing root cause analysis and leading activities related to problem resolution.

Team Culture

Our camaraderie, shared decision-making, and mutual respect for one another are what make us, one big happy family. All team members have a stake in the game and are encouraged to share their ideas on creating efficiencies and impacting our bottom line.

You will build relationships with the data governance team, members of the Enterprise Data Governance Executive Council, and key data stakeholders in all BOKF lines of business, including Finance, Credit, Risk, and IT.

How You'll Spend Your Time

• You will identify data quality issues and causes through data profiling reviews and root cause analysis. You will work with the Data Governance Manager and Committee to prioritize and resolve these issues.
• You will engage with business leadership to quantify and articulate the business impact of data quality issues.
• You will recommend enterprise-level data quality measures and requirements, monitor data quality trends, define SLAs, and work with data engineers and data producers to resolve and prevent data issues.
• You will use basic statistics as a part of the data quality efforts.
• You will lead work groups and manage routine projects related to data governance.
• You will develop and deliver status updates and presentations to senior management and stakeholders.
• You will provide a level of guidance and support for stakeholders to improve their data literacy and advocate the adoption of data management and data governance best practices.
• You will interpret business requirements and implications for data governance processes.
• You will work across multiple data domains and lines of business to assess and document how data is created, transformed, stored, related and moved in technical systems and business processes to create data lineages for enterprise-wide use.
• Using a process driven approach, you will lead all efforts identifying critical data elements (CDEs) that drive critical business activities.
• You will develop and maintain inventory of enterprise data flows.

Education & Experience Requirements

The required level of knowledge is normally acquired through a Bachelor of Science in MIS, Computer Science, Information Management, Industrial Engineering in addition to a minimum of 4 years of related experience in MIS, IT, and Process Improvement.

• Excellent SQL skills, experience with Visio, VBA, R, Power BI a plus
• Strong understanding of Financial Services/Banking and/or Risk Measurement data, e.g. KPI, KRI, Metrics
• Experience in and understanding of Quality / Testing Methodologies and tools
• Experience in and understanding of complex application data flows across multiple highly integrated applications.
• Experience with data management and data governance tools and processes a plus
• Excellent oral and written communication skills to effectively represent self and BOKF, as well as ability to present complex information and issues in a clear and concise manner
• Solid conceptual thinking and analytical skills with the ability to analyze complex problems that include interrelationships and dependencies in order to formulate effective solutions
• Strong organizational skills with ability to persist through ambiguity and move ahead regardless of barriers
• Ability to effectively plan time, method, manner and sequence of own work assignments and assignments of others while balancing the conflicting demands of stakeholders

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

Office

BOK Financial Corporation Group is a stable and financially strong organization that provides excellent training and development to support building the long term careers of employees.With passion, skill and partnership you can make an impact on the success of the bank, customers and your own career!

The companies in BOK Financial Corporation Group are equal opportunity employers. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for training, compensation, transfer, promotion and other aspects of employment for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy status, sexual orientation, genetic information or veteran status.

Investing in our talent and building a great workplace is a top priority for us.

For more than a century, BOK Financial Corporation has helped fuel the success of clients and communities. Since our humble beginnings in Tulsa, Oklahoma, we’ve grown into a diversified financial services company that serves consumers, small businesses and international corporations—and everything in between.

Facts:

• Operations focused in an eight-state footprint
• 5,000 team members
• $53.2 billion in assets*
• $129.3 billion in assets under management and administration*
• $9.3 million donated to local nonprofits in 2025
• 56,000 volunteer hours by our employees in 2025

Nearest Major Market: Tulsa

Nearest Secondary Market: Oklahoma

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