Data Steward / Data Governance Analyst

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Position - Data Steward / Data Governance Analyst
Location - Charlotte NC
Type – Contract

Job Description

• 12+ years overall experience in Data, Analytics, or Data Governance roles.

• Strong hands on experience as a Data Steward or equivalent governance role.

• Mandatory experience in Insurance Brokerage, Wholesale Insurance, MGA, or Specialty Insurance environments.

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

An experienced Data Steward with strong Insurance Brokerage domain knowledge to support enterprise data governance, data quality, and master/reference data initiatives. The role is responsible for ensuring data accuracy, consistency, compliance, and usability across core insurance brokerage data domains, enabling reporting, analytics, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency.

The Data Steward will act as the business custodian of data, working closely with business stakeholders, data owners, IT, and analytics teams to operationalize data governance policies and data quality standards.

Roles & Responsibilities

Data Stewardship & Governance

• Act as Data Steward for assigned insurance data domains (e.g., Client, Policy, Submission, Carrier, Broker, Producer, Program, Coverage).

• Define and maintain business definitions, data standards, and rules in alignment with enterprise data governance standards.

• Partner with Data Owners to support data accountability, issue prioritization, and resolution.

• Ensure alignment of data usage with regulatory, risk, and compliance requirements relevant to insurance brokerage.

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Data Quality Management

• Define, document, and monitor data quality rules and KPIs (completeness, accuracy, timeliness, consistency).

• Review data quality issues, perform root cause analysis, and coordinate remediation with business and technology teams.

• Support implementation of preventive and detective data quality controls across source systems and downstream platforms.

• Track and report data quality metrics and trends to governance forums.

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Metadata, Lineage & Documentation

• Maintain business glossary, data dictionary, and metadata for assigned domains.

• Validate and support data lineage and traceability, particularly for regulatory and reporting use cases.

• Ensure consistent documentation across source systems, data platforms, and analytics outputs.

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Insurance Brokerage Domain Alignment

• Apply strong understanding of insurance brokerage workflows, including:

o Submissions, placement, binding, endorsements

o Policy lifecycle management

o Carrier relationships and commission structures

o Client, account, and program hierarchies

• Support data readiness for:

o Executive and operational reporting

o Carrier and market reporting

o Regulatory and compliance needs

o Advanced analytics and AI initiatives

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Collaboration & Enablement

• Collaborate with Data Owners, Architects, Engineers, BI teams, and Compliance stakeholders.

• Participate in data governance councils, working groups, and design reviews.

• Support onboarding of new data domains and initiatives into the enterprise data platform.