Lead Data Steward
- India
Posted 6 days ago
About the role
Lead Data Steward
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- Gurgaon, India; Hyderabad, India
- Data Management
- 319596
Job Description
About the Role:
Grade Level (for internal use):
10The Team:
This Lead Data Stewardship position will be an integral part of S&P Global’s Enterprise Data Organization's (EDO) Corporate Data Stewardship team. The primary objective of this team is to uphold the integrity, quality, governance, and compliance of Business Relationships, and Corporate Relationships. A critical aspect of this role involves fostering collaboration and communication with various stakeholders, including operations teams, product managers, and technology and data transformation teams, to gain insights into data requirements and challenges, as well as to identify enhancements to both data and processes.
As a stewards, we are committed to the continuous identification of opportunities for improving data processes and practices, implementing necessary changes to elevate data quality and operational efficiency across the organization. By leveraging a profound understanding of market dynamics, we position ourselves as trusted partners, providing clients with the intelligence required to navigate opportunities and mitigate risks within a competitive landscape.
The Impact:
As a member of the Data Stewardship Team, you will play a pivotal role in driving and managing key initiatives that support the EDO Data Strategy. You will play a vital role leading Business Relationships dataset and acting as subject matter expert of for the dataset. You will lead efforts to improve data accuracy, completeness, and timeliness through collaboration, innovation, and the execution of ad-hoc projects, with a focus on acquiring and collecting public and private data.
What’s in it for you:
The selected candidate will work independently, leading and contributing to projects while improving project management, analytical, and multitasking skills. The role involves collaborating with various teams, including data operations, product, technology, legal, risk & compliance, support, and commercial partners, throughout the project lifecycle with specific to profiling dataset.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary contact for datasets under Business Relationship domain such as Supply Chain, Products and Competitors datasets, overseeing project execution and providing guidance to team members to ensure successful project completion.
- Expertise in the data collection processes, focusing on understanding workflows and collaborating with Tech and Ops teams to establish a robust duplicate identification system.
- Oversee and assist in the development of a new collection tool designed for the creation and maintenance of company data.
- Lead and manage content-driven projects from inception to completion, guaranteeing timely delivery, adherence to quality standards, and alignment with business goals.
- Collaborate on technological capabilities and initiatives pertaining to profiling datasets, particularly through the utilization of SPARK Assist, Copilot, ASTRA and other AI agents as appropriate.
- Manage the team to efficiently lead the projects and made accountable for the projects and tasks.
- Identify and explore opportunities internally and assess third-party vendors data to enhance datasets and product offerings.
- Conduct research and development to support strategic data ingestion and curation projects.
- Partner with key stakeholders to facilitate the onboarding of Supply Chain dataset from both in-house sources and vendor data through different phases of Relationship Harmonization.
- Collaborate with the product team to enhance front-end product offerings and commercialize data capabilities.
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert on data structures, content collection tools, and client interfaces such as MI, CIQ, Xpressfeed and other products.
- Engage with clients, facilitated by Relationship Managers, to address research needs.
- Ensure well-documented workflows, processes, and major releases with comprehensive training materials to support up-to-date knowledge repository.
- Follow escalation protocols for major incidents and technology community issues.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders through various forums and strategy calls.
- Support Operations in a consultative capacity for critical client cases and process improvements.
- Demonstrating problem-solving capabilities at all levels.
What We Are Looking For:
Basic Qualifications & Technical Skills:
- Decent knowledge of, or exposure to, databases such as Databricks, Snowflake and PostgreSQL. Proficient in SQL and Advanced Excel.
- Ability to retrieve, interrogate, manipulate, and analyze data and present findings.
- Knowledge of business intelligence tools for analyzing datasets and visualizing data. Hands on experience Power BI dashboards and Agentic AI solutions for automation.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong analytical skills with familiarity in relational database concepts.
- Basic knowledge on Company Harmonization eco-system is advantageous.
- Experience in Agile methodologies is advantageous.
- Strong project management skills, capable of handling multiple projects to meet deadlines.
- Understanding of platforms and systems like MI Platform, CIQ Platform, XF and MI/CIQ Doc repository.
Functional Skills
- Enthusiastic about problem solving.
- Advanced troubleshooting and multitasking skills, with a meticulous eye for detail.
- Interest in technology used to visualize, interrogate, and report data.
- A strong track record and demonstrable interest in analyzing data.
- Knowledge of, or interest in, datasets under the reference data domain is desirable.
Behavioral Skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong communication skills across email, instant chat, and face-to-face interactions, with experience building constructive working relationships.
- Demonstrates a process-orientated, methodological approach and strong attention to detail.
- Proactive, collaborative, and eager to learn.
Key Interfaces & Stakeholders
- Partner with Data Operations and Data Quality teams on data risk, quality checks, and issue resolution.
- Coordinate with Tech teams on data issues, enhancements, and UAT activities.
- Support Product teams with data requirements and validation.
- Ensure alignment with governance and compliance standards.
What’s In It For You?
Our Mission:
Advancing Essential Intelligence.
Our People:
We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.
Our Values:
Integrity, Discovery, Partnership
Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.
Benefits:
We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.
Our benefits include:
Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.
For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries
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20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), DTMGOP202.1 - Middle Professional Tier I (EEO Job Group), SWP Priority – Ratings - (Strategic Workforce Planning)Job ID: 319596
Posted On: 2026-09-01
Location: Gurgaon, Haryāna, India