Data Steward

Southfield, Michigan, United Statesthyssenkrupp Materials, LLC


Type of contract:Full-time, Permanent
Experience level:Professionals
Remote work:No specification
Job field:Other
Status:Ongoing recruitment, entry date flexible
Posting date:2025/12/01
Job number:JR103996
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Job Summary

The Data Steward is at the forefront of accelerating the modernization of the business unit’s data ecosystem by overseeing and maintaining the data integrity, quality, and security of its critical data assets. This role is a data expert who acts on behalf of the business unit to ensure the data governance is implemented and enforced across the data ecosystem. This position will partner with senior business leaders, local and global data owners, and other data stewards to identify, inventory, and properly manage critical data and ensure that global and local data governance policies and rules are enforced. Data quality monitoring and bringing resolution to supply chain data discrepancies will be a central focus of the daily responsibilities.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities:

  • Identify, catalog, and steward all critical data assets, elements, and metadata on behalf of the business unit.

  • Partner with local and global data owners and other data stewards in development of global and local data policies and rules as part of data governance council and activities.

  • Develop and maintain local data standards, data definitions, data quality rules, data integrity rules and collaborate globally with other data stewards in development of global standards.

  • Establish and document local data steward workflows and collaborate with other data stewards to define standard workflows.

  • Partner with data architects, data engineers, and technology teams to ensure that new technology and data solutions are congruent with the data governance program and strategies.

  • Champion the maintenance of all locally owned master data sets.

  • Establish, maintain, and regularly report on data quality key performance indicators and routinely monitor critical data quality.

  • Actively identify data quality issues, oversee resolutions, and perform root cause analysis on business processes to identity and champion future preventative measures. 

  • Partner with Data Owners to enhance and retrofit new and existing business workflows to ensure data compliance, improve data quality, and maintain alignment with the Data Governance Program.

  • Establish a comprehensive data catalog, documenting data sources, definitions, lineage, and usage to improve data discoverability and understanding for key business unit data within the corporate catalog.

  • Champion and conduct training on data governance best practices and awareness to accelerate our shift toward a data-driven culture.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience.

  • Prior experience developing and maintaining corporate data catalogs (e.g., Purview).

  • Prior experience with SAP supply chain data and/or experience within aerospace is preferred but not required.

  • Advance working knowledge of Data Governance, Data Quality, and Data Management principles and concepts.

  • Advance knowledge of building and maintaining PowerBI dashboards.

  • Subject matter knowledge of supply chain data and familiarity with SAP data.

  • Strong working SQL knowledge and familiarity with relational databases, data warehouses, data lake house, data platforms, and data as a product concepts.

  • Prior experience supporting a multi-company/multi-plant environment.

  • Proven track record of driving continuous personal improvement by learning and adapting quickly to the latest technologies and trends.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to provide meaningful, regular status communications to various levels of leadership.

  • Experience with supporting and working with global cross-functional virtual teams in a dynamic fast paced environment.

  • Experience with performing root cause analysis on internal and external data to answer specific business questions, resolve issues, & identify improvement opportunities.

  • Expert project management and organizational skills.

Preferred Requirements:

  • Certified Data Steward (EDM Council CDS) or Certified Data Management Professional (DAMA CDMP)

Professional Skills Required:

  • Proven ability to work independently and as a team member

  • Excellent organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills

  • Excellent evaluation skills and troubleshooting abilities

  • Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently

  • Ability to travel 25%

    Benefits Overview

    We offer competitive company benefits to eligible positions, such as :

    • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance and Disability
    • Voluntary Wellness Programs

    • 401(k) and RRSP programs with Company Match 
    • Paid Vacation and Holidays
    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • And more!

    Benefits may vary based on job, country, union role, and/or company segment. Please work with your recruiter or tk representative for applicable benefits information.
     

    Disclaimer

    This is to notify the general public that some individuals/entities are using the thyssenkrupp (“TK”) name, trademark, domain name, and logo without authorization. They are posing as employees, representatives, or agents of TK and its associated/group companies. These individuals/entities are fraudulently offering jobs online through texts, websites, telephone calls, emails, or by issuing fake offer letters. They are also soliciting jobseekers to deposit money in certain bank accounts or providing jobseekers with fraudulent checks to obtain banking information.  


    TK does not ask, solicit, or accept any monies in any form from candidates, job applicants, or potential jobseekers, who have applied to or wish to apply to TK, whether online or otherwise as a pre-employment requirement. TK bears no responsibility for money being deposited/withdrawn therefrom in response to such fake offers.


    TK does not:


    1.    Send job offers from free email services like Gmail, Rediffmail, Yahoo mail, etc.;
    2.    Request payment of any kind from prospective jobseekers or candidates for employment;
    3.    Authorize anyone to collect money or agree to any monetary arrangement in return for a job at TK;
    4.    Send checks to job seekers; or
    5.    Make job offers through third parties. In the event TK uses professional recruitment services through a third party, offers are always made directly by TK and not by any third parties.

    PLEASE NOTE: 


    1.    TK strongly recommends that potential jobseekers do not respond to such fake solicitations, in any manner;
    2.    TK will not be responsible to anyone acting on an employment offer that is not directly made by TK;
    3.    Anyone making an employment offer in return for money is not authorized by TK; and
    4.    TK reserves the right to take legal action, including criminal action, against such individuals/entities.


    TK follows a formal recruitment process through its own HR department and applications are evaluated by its HR department through pre-defined processes. Please visit our official careers website at https://jobs.thyssenkrupp.com/en to view authentic job openings at TK. 


    If you receive any unauthorized, suspicious, or fraudulent offers or interview calls, please email us at tkmna.employee.care@thyssenkrupp-materials.com.


    We shall not accept any liability towards the representation made in any fraudulent communication or its consequences, and such fraudulent communication shall not be treated as any kind of offer or representation by TK or its group companies and affiliates.
     

    Important to us

    Health and Wellness

    Health & Safety

    Highest health & safety standards and a wide range of health promotion and healthcare activities.

    Highest health & safety standards and a wide range of health promotion and healthcare activities.

    Pension and Retirement

    Pension

    We have various financial models to give you individual support.

    We have various financial models to give you individual support.

    Collaboration and Teamwork

    Collaboration

    Collegiality is of huge importance – we treat everyone with respect and appreciation.

    Collegiality is of huge importance – we treat everyone with respect and appreciation.

    Professional Development

    Development

    Training and education programs to help you develop professionally and personally.

    Training and education programs to help you develop professionally and personally.

    Compensation and Salary

    Compensation & benefits

    Fair working conditions and competitive pay are an important basis for us.

    Fair working conditions and competitive pay are an important basis for us.

    Diversity and Inclusion

    Diversity

    We promote an open and tolerant work culture.

    We promote an open and tolerant work culture.

    Work-Life Balance

    Work-Life Balance

    Work-Life Balance: we guarantee regular working hours to support work-life balance.

    Work-Life Balance: we guarantee regular working hours to support work-life balance.

    Creative and Innovation

    Creative leeway

    We offer a work environment in which you can try out new solutions in a no blame culture.

    We offer a work environment in which you can try out new solutions in a no blame culture.

    Vacation and Time Off

    Vacation and paid time off

    Vacation and paid time off: Paid vacation, sick leave and personal days.

    Vacation and paid time off: Paid vacation, sick leave and personal days.

    Sustainability and Environment

    Sustainability

    We act with responsibility and environmental awareness. We support sociopolitical initiatives and focus on resource efficiency.

    We act with responsibility and environmental awareness. We support sociopolitical initiatives and focus on resource efficiency.

    Onboarding and Training

    Onboarding

    Onboarding: individual and personal support to help you get started in your new job.

    Onboarding: individual and personal support to help you get started in your new job.

    We value diversity

    Diversity promotes appreciation of all the individual strengths and differences in the workforce; it is a driver and an expression of our corporate culture.

    We feel companies that give equal support to all employees regardless age, disability, ethnicity, gender/gender identity or sexual orientation enjoy important competitive advantages and are more efficient. So we can harness diversity to the benefit of employees and the company. What's more, greater diversity leads to greater innovation in the company.

    thyssenkrupp Materials NA Inc. and the affiliated group companies and business units including Copper and Brass Sales, Engineered Plastics, Ken-Mac Metals, OnlineMetals, thyssenkrupp Steel Services, thyssenkrupp Supply Chain Services, and thyssenkrupp Materials de Mexico. Also including thyssenkrupp Materials Trading NA, LLC and thyssenkrupp Materials, LLC (Aerospace) are equal opportunity employers.

    Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, genetics, disability, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other protected characteristic required by applicable law.

    Applicants with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation in connection with the application process are encouraged to contact us directly.

    Company

    With around 480 locations in over 40 countries, thyssenkrupp Materials Services is the biggest materials distributor and service provider in the western world. The broad service spectrum offered by the materials experts enables customers to focus on their individual core business. The area of Materials Services spans two strategic areas: global materials distribution as one-stop-shop – from steel and stainless steel, tubes and pipes, nonferrous metals and specialty materials to plastics and raw materials – and tailored services in the areas of materials management and supply chain management. An extensive omnichannel architecture offers 250,000 customers worldwide cross-channel, round-the-clock access to more than 150,000 products and services. A highly efficient logistics system ensures that all requested services are smoothly integrated into customer production processes “just-in-time” or “just-in-sequence. thyssenkrupp Aerospace is a subsidiary of the internationally operating thyssenkrupp Group. We focus on supplying aerospace raw materials and finished part logistics to the world’s leading aerospace companies and their supply chains. Operating from 35 service centers in 15 countries throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific enables us to aggregate demand across a single supply chain on behalf of the world’s leading OEM’s, while at the same time providing a truly responsive local service to meet the needs of individual subcontractors anywhere in the world.

    From receiving your documents to acceptance: the application process

    Step 1

    Online application

    Have you found an interesting vacancy? Then apply online. You won’t need more than 10 minutes. The entire application process – from initial contact to response – usually takes between four and six weeks.

    Step 2

    Receipt of your application

    You will receive confirmation that we have received your application – within a few minutes if you apply online; it may take a couple of days if you apply by email. Our recruiters check your application documents and get in touch with you. For some positions we will conduct a preliminary telephone interview with you.

    Step 3

    Review by functional department

    Our recruiter submits a preliminary selection of candidates to the specialist department for consideration. The department will then look closely to check whether your qualifications meet the requirements of the job.

    Step 4

    Interview

    If you are a suitable candidate for the job, we’d like to get to know you personally in an interview with the specialist department and HR. If you or we need more time, we'll invite you to a second interview.

    Step 5

    The offer

    Once we have agreed the contractual details, we will send you an employment contract. We will of course also let you know if your application is not successful.

    Step 6

    Starting out with us

    Finally the time has come: welcome to thyssenkrupp!

    Step 7

    Onboarding

    When you sign your contract you take your first step into one of the world’s biggest companies. We’re there to support you – right from the start.

    Notes on application

    You will have submitted your online application to thyssenkrupp in no time! As long as the position is available on our career page, you have the opportunity to apply.

    We have adapted the application process to the current situation and conduct our interviews by video (not in the U.S.), telephone and also personally - in compliance with the applicable and necessary distance and hygienic rules. You will receive detailed information on this topic from our recruiting experts during the application process, while you can find general information and application tips here finden.

    Further information about thyssenkrupp, our products and locations can be found directly on the company website.

    We wish you every success with your application and stay healthy!

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