Hybrid Domain Data Steward – Data Quality & Governance

Vanguard Group; Farmers Branch (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard seeks a Domain Data Steward in Farmers Branch, TX to guard and govern critical data assets across domains such as Client & Household, Portfolio & Performance, and Reference Data. You will partner with Data Product Managers, Data Engineers, and business stakeholders to ensure data is trusted, well-defined, and fit for operational and analytical use.

Strong SQL, data profiling, and governance experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Data Management, Information Systems, Finance, Business, or related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in data stewardship, governance, management, business analysis, or Personal Wealth Management operations.
• Hands-on SQL proficiency for data profiling, model validation, lineage tracing, and issue investigation.
• Working knowledge of at least one PWM domain such as client onboarding, household hierarchies, trust/fiduciary accounting, portfolio accounting, performance reporting, or advisor servicing.
• Experience collaborating with business stakeholders, Data Product Managers, and Data Engineering teams in agile delivery.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Data Product Managers, business stakeholders, and data consumers to understand business requirements, operational challenges, and data consumption needs.
• Translate business friction points and consumer feedback into prioritized backlog items and enhancement requests.
• Apply established data trust standards, validation rules, and business definitions to domain data assets.
• Respond to business consumer questions and build day-to-day confidence in certified data products.
• Promote consistent usage of trusted data sources and business definitions across teams.
• Conduct data profiling, validation, and investigation using SQL and data quality tools to detect anomalies.
• Monitor domain data quality KPIs, issue trends, and exception reports; support remediation activities to improve data trust and usability.
• Triage domain data defects and partner with Data Engineering teams to investigate root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Validate end-to-end data flows across operational platforms, cloud data warehouses, and analytical environments.
• Perform lineage validation and impact assessments for data changes, defects, and enhancements.
• Maintain business glossary definitions, metadata, and lineage documentation for assigned domains.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise data governance policies, standards, and controls.
• Support data classification, data ownership documentation, and stewardship activities within the assigned domain.
• Participate in governance forums and working groups to represent domain-specific data quality and operational concerns.
• Apply client data protection standards, entitlement models, and privacy controls as defined by governance, risk, and security teams.
• Support audit, regulatory, and compliance activities by maintaining complete, traceable, and accurate documentation.
• Assist with data issue remediation and evidence collection related to risk, compliance, and audit findings.
• Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Information Security teams to ensure domain data complies with applicable policies and regulatory requirements.

Skills

SQL

Data Governance

Stakeholder Management

Agile

Data Profiling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Management, Information Systems, Finance, Business

Tools

Data Quality Tools

Metadata Repositories

Job description

Vanguard seeks a Domain Data Steward in Farmers Branch, TX to guard and govern critical data assets across domains such as Client & Household, Portfolio & Performance, and Reference Data. You will partner with Data Product Managers, Data Engineers, and business stakeholders to ensure data is trusted, well-defined, and fit for operational and analytical use.

Strong SQL, data profiling, and governance experience are required.