Objective:

The Product Data Steward (PDS) works with Product Managers and others throughout the business during the new product launch process to help govern and define new product data as well as maintain it throughout the product’s life cycle. The Data Steward is responsible for the import and export of data from the Product Information Management (PIM) platform, ongoing normalization, and database structure, defining how the data is stored and used by downstream systems. This data is used to drive our customer-facing webstore pages, technical documentation, and internal company warehouse and business systems. The Data Steward is also involved with using and improving the processes for product data collection, validation, and maintenance. Key participant of governance group which is responsible for creating, using and improving all processes to provide, govern, validate, and maintain product data. The Data Steward is accountable for all aspects of data delivered by the PIM and, as such, is charged with the quality, accessibility, completeness, timeliness, accuracy, and standards of the data.

Responsibilities:

Data Creation-

Work with Product Managers to lay out time tables for data-driven tasks when launching new product
Gather technical attribute information from Product Managers and Engineers
Ensure new data meets data quality standards as established by the governance group
Import technical specifications and associated values into PIM system to prepare for warehouse systems, technical documentation, web store (product descriptions, technical attributes, facet information), product catalog and online shopping feeds
Manage and review product data, ensuring accuracy and completeness by meticulously examining and scrutinizing data
Work effectively with cross-functional teams, such as product management, engineering, and marketing, to ensure data accuracy and consistency throughout the product lifecycle

Maintenance-

Complete PIM-related tasks to support the internal sustaining process of data maintenance
Support and improve existing operational processes, incorporating feedback and needs of others in the value chain
Effectively plan, prioritize and manage multiple data-related projects concurrently
Ensure the accuracy, completeness, consistency, and integrity of the data by implementing quality control processes, performing regular data audits, and resolving data discrepancies or errors

Development-

Contribute to future business projects, both in planning and execution phases
Provide oversight during development of projects to ensure the data needs and requirement requests are met
Enhance the existing database by adding new attributes, collecting additional data from stakeholders, and populating it in the PIM system
Conduct pre-launch testing of new processes to ensure their functionality and effectiveness before they go live.
Inform Product Managers and Engineers of their roles in new PIM tasks and assisting/training them to do so
Participate in the planning and execution phases of projects, ensuring that data needs and requirement requests are effectively communicated and addressed
Collaborate with stakeholders to define data models that accurately represent the structure, relationships, and attributes of the data required for each project. This includes identifying and defining entities, attributes, data types, and data validation rules
Work closely with technical teams to ensure seamless integration of data across different systems and platforms. Collaborate with IT teams to understand data integration requirements and assist in designing and implementing data integration solutions

Qualifications:

Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field OR AT LEAST 5 years of equivalent experience
Requires 2+ years' experience working as a data steward, data engineer, or in a comparable position
Requires experience in managing product technical attribute data: for an online store is preferred
Requires strong skills and experience with MS Excel
Requires excellent communication skills (written and oral)
Requires high level of concern for data accuracy and meeting deadlines
Requires ability to execute multiple and simultaneous projects
Knowledge of Master Data Management (MDM) or Riversand’s MDMCenter is preferred
Knowledge of Industrial Control and Automation products is preferred

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