lead systems analyst, Data Stewardship (Seattle, WA)

Starbucks; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with employer match

Tuition coverage via Starbucks College

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Starbucks is seeking a Lead Analyst, Data Stewardship to scale our enterprise data stewardship program from the Data Office. You will establish ownership, governance processes, and tools enabling partners to confidently use data; collaborate across business and technology teams to embed stewardship into daily work and drive data quality outcomes.

You will define roles, train stewards, measure adoption, and coordinate domain rollouts to strengthen accountability and data-driven decision making

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success supporting or operationalizing enterprise data governance, data stewardship, metadata management, or data quality programs.
• Proven ability to establish data ownership, stewardship roles, decision rights, and issue-management processes.
• Track record of partnering across business and technology teams to implement governance capabilities.
• Skilled in creating training, communications, and communities of practice that support adoption and a data-forward culture.
• Familiarity with data catalog, metadata, data quality, or governance platforms, such as Collibra, is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define the data stewardship operating model with governance processes and clear accountability.
• Establish accountable data ownership by onboarding Data Owners and Data Stewards.
• Build stewardship capability via training, office hours, and communities of practice.
• Drive data-quality accountability with scorecards and escalation paths.
• Measure adoption and effectiveness with ownership coverage and participation metrics.
• Coordinate governance decisions and domain rollout across priority data domains.

Skills

Governance concepts to processes

Facilitation & stakeholder management

Metrics & analytics

Communication skills

Change & program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Collibra

Job description

Now Brewing – Stewardship Champions! #tobeapartner
From the beginning, Starbucks set out to be a different kind of company. One that not only celebrated coffee and the rich tradition, but that also brought a feeling of connection. We are known for developing extraordinary leaders who share this passion and are guided by their service to others.
Sitting within the Data Office, the Lead Analyst, Data Stewardship will help build and scale the enterprise data stewardship program by establishing clear ownership, practical governance processes, and tools that enable partners to confidently use and manage data. This role will collaborate across business and technology teams to embed stewardship into everyday ways of working, strengthen accountability for data quality, and foster a data-forward culture where trusted data informs decisions and drives business value.
As a Lead Analyst for the Stewardship Program, you will…

• Define the enterprise data stewardship operating model – Develop and maintain the stewardship framework, RACI, decision rights, and governance processes that clarify accountability across data domains.
• Establish accountable data ownership – Partner with business and technology leaders to identify, onboard, and support Data Owners and Data Stewards for priority domains.
• Build stewardship capability and engagement – Create role-based training, practical guidance, office hours, and a community of practice that enables stewards to perform consistently and effectively.
• Drive data-quality accountability – Define scorecards, escalation paths, and issue-management processes that help domain teams identify, prioritize, and resolve data-quality risks.
• Measure stewardship adoption and effectiveness – Track ownership coverage, metadata completion, steward participation, issue resolution, and other indicators to identify gaps and improve program outcomes.
• Coordinate governance decisions and domain rollout – Prepare recommendations, facilitate executive approvals, and manage phased implementation across priority data domains.

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• Demonstrated success supporting or operationalizing enterprise data governance, data stewardship, metadata management, or data quality programs.
• Proven ability to establish data ownership, stewardship roles, decision rights, and issue-management processes.
• Track record of partnering across business and technology teams to implement governance capabilities.
• Skilled in creating training, communications, and communities of practice that support adoption and a data-forward culture.
• Familiarity with data catalog, metadata, data quality, or governance platforms, such as Collibra, is preferred.

Key Skills

• Ability to translate governance concepts into practical processes, tools, and guidance.
• Strong facilitation, influencing, and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to drive alignment without direct authority.
• Analytical ability to define metrics, scorecards, and insights that measure adoption and program effectiveness.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical, business, and executive audiences.
• Strong change-management and program-management skills.
• Ability to prioritize work, manage dependencies, and deliver results in an ambiguous, cross-functional environment.

As a Starbucks partner, you (and your family) will have access to medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits. Partners have access to short-term and long-term disability, paid parental leave, family expansion reimbursement, paid vacation from date of hire*, sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked), eight paid holidays, and two personal days per year. Starbucks also offers eligible partners participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, a discounted company stock program (S.I.P.), Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock), incentivized emergency savings, and financial well-being tools. Additionally, Starbucks offers 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan, student loan management resources, and access to other educational opportunities. You will also have access to backup care and DACA reimbursement. Starbucks will comply with any applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, and in accordance with its plans and policies. This list is subject to change depending on collective bargaining in locations where partners have a certified bargaining representative. For additional information regarding partner perks and more detailed information about benefits, go to starbucksbenefits.com.