Director – Data Stewardship, Data Governance

Role Overview

• Stand up and lead a centralized Data Operations & Stewardship CoE in India, including team structure, hiring/skill development, capacity management, and standard operating procedures for stewardship execution.
• Establish a clear CoE engagement model and service catalog for Investment, Operations, and Client stakeholders (intake, prioritization, execution, and reporting). Implement and operationalize stewardship role in partnership with Nuveen Data Office to implement Data Governance frameworks, policies, and control structures across Investment, Client, and Operations domains.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise Data 360 strategy and Nuveen Data Office priorities.
• Lead a team of data stewards responsible for business metadata, critical data elements, lineage documentation, data quality rules, and business glossaries.
• Drive issue identification, triage, and remediation across operational and investment data flows.
• Maintain consistent definitions, taxonomies, and stewardship models in Collibra.
• Serve as the functional owner of Collibra, managing workflows, governance models, and integrations.
• Partner with Data Engineering and Technology teams to enhance lineage, metadata ingestion, and automation capabilities.
• Oversee data quality dashboards, scorecards, and exception management tools.
• Partner with Investment Team, Product, Operations, Client Management, Risk, and Compliance teams to understand data requirements and business challenges.
• Collaborate with the Chief Data Office and engineering teams to align governance initiatives with platform and pipeline roadmaps.
• Represent the Data Stewardship function in forums, councils, and architecture discussions.
• Engage with Investment, Technology, and Client Management stakeholders across Institutional and SMA business lines to navigate varying product and system flows, applying tailored governance and stewardship approaches that reflect the distinct applications, data attributes, and stakeholder needs of each business line.
• Partner with the Data Management and Controls (DMAC) team to support product understanding, CDE monitoring, and data quality oversight across systems such as Eagle and CRD. Leverage Collibra for root cause analysis on data breaks and coordinate on new or evolving product releases to ensure uninterrupted trade processing and sustained data integrity.
• Strengthen controls around data quality, privacy, market data usage, and client data stewardship.
• Ensure audit readiness and regulatory compliance across global data touchpoints.
• Lead root-cause analysis and long-term remediation for recurring data issues.

Requirements

• 16+ years of experience in Asset Management or related Investment Banking experience.
• 8+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Stewardship, or Enterprise Data Management.
• Strong exposure to Buy-Side Asset Management, Investment Operations, security master data, pricing, reference data, and product data flows.
• Proven experience leading data teams in a global matrix environment.
• Must have expertise in Collibra
• Strong understanding of data quality, lineage, metadata management, and governance controls.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Preferred Skills:
• Experience with Snowflake or cloud-based data platforms.
• Familiarity with data lineage automation tools and governance workflow engines.
• Knowledge of Python or SQL for data validation and root-cause analysis (beneficial but not required).
• Understanding of ESG data and analytics frameworks.

Tech Stack

• Cloud
• Python
• SQL

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Flexible work arrangements
• Paid time off
• Professional development