CI&T is looking for a Senior Data Steward to join our Data Governance team and help drive data quality, ownership, and usability across the organization.

This professional will play a key role in establishing and maintaining governance processes, managing metadata, supporting data quality initiatives, and acting as a bridge between business and technical teams to ensure data is properly documented, trusted, and aligned with governance standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage metadata requests and maintain data documentation and catalog information.

• Act as a business and governance analyst for data-related initiatives.
  
  

• Partner with data owners and business stakeholders to define and document data ownership and accountability.
  
  

• Ensure adherence to data governance policies, standards, and best practices.
  
  

• Identify data issues and coordinate resolution through the appropriate governance processes.
  
  

• Profile datasets and create basic data quality checks and controls.
  
  

• Support data-related requests and promote data usability and trust across the organization.
  
  

• Collaborate with technical and business teams to improve data governance processes and standards.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience in Data Governance, Data Stewardship, or Data Management roles.
  
  

• Strong understanding of:
  
  

  • Data Governance frameworks and practices
    
    

  • Metadata management
    
    

  • Data Quality principles and controls
    
    

  • Data ownership and data lifecycle management
    
    

  • Data contracts and governance policies
    
    

• Familiarity with Data Engineering concepts, including data ingestion processes and ETL/ELT.
  
  

• Experience or familiarity with Databricks environments.
  
  

• Understanding of programming logic and basic knowledge of Python.
  
  

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  
  

• Advanced English

What We're Looking For

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
  
  

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
  
  

• Ability to navigate complex enterprise environments and work across multiple teams.
  
  

• Collaborative mindset with strong adaptability and resilience.
  
  

• Ability to translate business requirements into governance processes and standards.
  
  

Nice to Have

• Experience with data catalog and metadata management tools.
  
  

• Experience implementing or supporting Data Quality initiatives.
  
  

• Knowledge of modern cloud data platforms and governance solutions.
  
  

• Experience working in global and cross-functional environments.