Business Data Steward

Truist Financial
Location: Richmond, VA
Employment Type: Full Time
Date Posted: 12/08/2025
Job Categories: Banking, Computers, Software, Finance/Economics, Financial Services, Information Technology

This role will be an office centric role working in one of the locations listed on the requisition. Identifies business unit data critical business process and critical data elements in alignment with Enterprise Data Management and Governance established policies, standards, and procedures. Ensures data controls are implemented and maintained to effectively support the execution of business processes. Participates in domain working groups, best practices forums, and data management routines to stay informed of industry trends and support the accuracy and completeness of data through the supply chain.

• Participate in definition and validation of a business critical process and the associated critical data elements (CDEs) that support them.
• Business Metadata Management
  • Onboard new CDEs specific to corresponding Business Unit or Corporate Group and collaborate with Technical Data Stewards.
  • Propose new CDEs and Data Domains to Data Domain Working Group for approval and collaborate with Data Domain Working Group.
  • Review assigned CDEs and their business metadata on an established frequency basis and collaborate with Metadata Center of Excellence (COE).
  • Discover and execute CDE change requests and collaborate with Metadata COE;
    Technical Data Stewards.
  • Submit CDE change requests for approval to Data Domain Working Group and collaborate with Data Domain Working Group, Metadata COE, and Technical Data Stewards.
  • Perform business process and traceability mapping in collaboration with Business Unit / Corporate Group representatives, Metadata COE and Technical Data Stewards.
  • Review trusted source assignments in collaboration with Technical Data Stewards.
• Data Quality
  • Define data quality rules and standards for corresponding Business Unit or Corporate Group.
  • Partner with Technical Business Stewards to enroll and implement Data Quality rules for corresponding Business Unit or Corporate Group into appropriate systems.
  • Monitor Data Quality activities, track data issues and risks, and develop associated mitigation strategies for corresponding Business Unit or Corporate Group.
  • Resolve Data Quality Issues.
• Enterprise Metadata Repository / Metadata Catalogue
  • Onboard new CDEs related business metadata and collaborate with Metadata COE.
  • Update central metadata repository with business metadata content (business terms, definitions, classifications, and business and Data Quality rules) and collaborate with Metadata COE and Technical Data Stewards.
  • Review CDEs metadata on an established frequency basis and collaborate with Metadata COE.
  • Discover and execute CDE metadata update requests and collaborate with Metadata COE.
  • Get CDE metadata change requests approved with Data Domain Working Group and collaborate with Data Domain Working Group.
• Data Privacy, Security, Retention and Archiving
  • Monitor data security for data elements for corresponding Business Unit or Corporate Group.
  • Report or escalate data privacy issues to Data Privacy Group and collaborate with Chief Privacy Officer and team.
  • Review data requirements to enable compliance with Privacy Policy and other similar corporate policies and documents and collaborate with Chief Privacy Officer and team.
  • Enable the application of corporate strategy, policy, and ethics for all consumers of data from given Business Unit or Corporate Group.
  • Monitor data for alignment with national and regional regulations as well as with corporate ethical standards.
• Data Sharing, Access Control and Data Transfer
  • Define Data Privacy rules and align them with the Enterprise Privacy Policy in collaboration with Chief Privacy Officer.
  • Participate in defining archiving, retention, and data destruction requirements for CDEs for corresponding Business Unit or Corporate functions in collaboration with the CDAO and Chief Privacy Officer.
  • Review data requirements to enable compliance with Privacy Policy and other similar corporate policies and documents and collaborate with Chief Privacy…