Senior Data Steward - Makati City

Senior Data Steward - Makati City

Company Description

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 160 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.

We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

You will be part of the Data team at Avaloq which is responsible for end-to-end data management, reporting, analytics, ML modeling, and AI operationalization.

Job Description

The Senior Data Steward is responsible for ensuring the quality, integrity, and compliance of organizational data assets. This role works closely with Data Protection Officers (DPOs) to align data governance practices with privacy and security requirements, ensuring sensitive and regulated data is managed responsibly across all business functions. Experience with Microsoft Purview for data governance and compliance is highly desirable.

Your Key Tasks :

• Data Governance & Compliance
• Define and enforce enterprise-wide data governance policies and standards.
• Collaborate with DPOs to ensure compliance with global and local data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, EU laws).
• Utilize Microsoft Purview to implement governance, classification, and compliance controls.
• Data Quality Management
• Lead initiatives to monitor, improve, and maintain data accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Establish KPIs and dashboards for governance and compliance performance.
• Privacy & Security Alignment
• Implement privacy-by-design principles in data processes.
• Ensure proper handling of sensitive data, including encryption, anonymization, and retention policies.
• Metadata & Documentation
• Maintain data dictionaries, glossaries, and metadata repositories.
• Document data lineage and ownership for critical data elements.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with data architects, engineers, and business stakeholders to align data definitions and usage.
• Provide training and mentorship on governance and privacy best practices.
• Risk & Audit Support
• Support internal audits and regulatory inspections with accurate documentation.
• Identify and mitigate data-related risks in collaboration with compliance teams.

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Additional Information

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices.

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.

We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way.

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.

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