Job Summary

Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) is a great place to work. You see it in our people and the relationships they have with each other and our customers. Our passion and commitment to serving both rural America and each other is key to our success in the marketplace.

FCSAmerica is seeking a Data Steward who will be responsible for communicating the importance of treating data as an asset throughout the organization and solicit ongoing feedback and recommendations. Develop and promote conceptual business information models and enterprise information diagrams for utilization throughout the Associations. In this role, the incumbent will focus on identifying key Critical Data Elements (CDEs), providing guidance on business definitions for identified CDEs. Design the process and facilitate discussions to define data quality rules for each of the CDEs in collaboration with Product Managers/Product Owners.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Promote Data as an Asset
- Communicate the importance of treating data as an asset throughout the organization and solicit ongoing feedback and recommendations.
- Understand key business processes that create and utilize key data elements.
- Facilitate quick wins that can be transformed into repeatable process and long-term solutions in the organization.
- Assist in the defining of a roadmap to prioritize the initiatives to manage and govern the Associations key data.
Critical Data Element Governance
- Facilitate the identification and onboarding of Product Owners and ownership of CDEs within the Associations.
- Design the process and facilitate the discussion to define data quality rules for each CDEs in collaboration with Product Owners.
Data Quality
- Collaborate with data owners in developing data metrics and reports to effectively monitor and promote data quality.
- Facilitate discussion between teammates involved with individual process, aid in problem solving for enterprise failures, define business materiality, and drive accountability for resolution.
- Define business aspects of the quality assurance plan (reasonable data ranges, data profiles, and possible approaches) and contribute to the design of visualizations for system health as part of the project.
Owner of Enterprise Business Glossary
- Defines and maintains an enterprise business glossary solution that meets key stakeholders business needs.
Establish a collaborative relationship with Data Governance group, Business Technology teams, Data Management teams along with business units across the enterprise.

Education Requirements

4 Year / Bachelors Degree Preferred inComputer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Statistics or equivalent training and experience

Years of Experience

2+ years of experience in Data governance, data management or related experience (Relevant company knowledge/experience may off-set some of the technical requirement)