"Senior Data Steward"

Senior Data Steward

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Job no: 538515
Work type: Full Time
Location: Sydney, NSW
Categories: Information Technology

• Employment Type: Full-time, 12-month Fixed Term contract.
• Remuneration: Level 8 – from $127,351 plus 17% superannuation and leave loading
• Location: Kensington, NSW (Hybrid working model)

About UNSW

At UNSW, we pride ourselves on being a workplace where the best people come to do their best work. We aspire to be Australia’s global university, improving and transforming lives through excellence in research, outstanding education and a commitment to advancing a just society.

Why your role matters

The Senior Data Steward is a senior advisory position within the Enterprise Data Office responsible for operationalising and implementing UNSW’s Data Governance Framework. This role ensures that governance artefacts, data quality, and compliance practices are embedded university-wide through partnerships with various business units. By delivering high-quality analysis and reporting, the Senior Data Steward aligns operational activities with the University's data strategy, privacy obligations, and continuous improvement goals.

The role reports to the Head of Data Governance and carries no direct reports.

About the Role

The successful applicant will be required to undertake and have experience in the following areas of expertise:

• Lead the creation, operationalisation, and implementation of governance policies, standards, and procedures to improve data quality and consistency across the university.
• Act as a senior advisor to business units and domain owners, providing expert guidance on governance practices and resolving complex or ambiguous issues.
• Oversee current state assessments and audits to identify governance gaps, performing advanced data queries to provide actionable recommendations for risk mitigation.
• Maintain metadata repositories and document data lineage to ensure full traceability, reproducibility, and auditability of all data assets and transformation processes.
• Partner with Privacy, Compliance, and Legal teams to ensure all governance practices are ethically aligned and meet legal and institutional requirements.
• Drive stakeholder engagement and capability uplift by designing and delivering training, toolkits, and communications to increase data literacy and framework adoption.
• Support the Senior Data Governance Manager in representing the Enterprise Data Office in governance forums and collaborative initiatives across diverse data domains.

About You

• Relevant tertiary qualification in a related field combined with extensive experience in data governance and stewardship.
• Advanced technical skills in data querying using SQL or Power BI, with proficiency in Microsoft Office and Visio.
• Proven experience in data quality, risk, metadata, and master data management, including the ability to operationalise data quality rules.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear insights and recommendations.
• Professional documentation skills for creating and maintaining clear policy, procedural, and technical standards.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to influence and collaborate with diverse stakeholders across all organizational levels.
• Familiarity with DAMA DMBoK or DCAM frameworks and higher education regulatory obligations, with governance tool experience preferred.

For further information on the role & responsibilities, please refer to the Position Description

How to Apply: Submit your CV & cover letter detailing your interest and suitability for the job (as per the skills & experience bullet points in the Position Description) before Sunday 5th April by 11:55pm.

Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application.

UNSW Benefits and Culture:

People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. Our benefits include:

• Flexible Working Options (work from home, flexible hours etc)
• Additional 3 days leave during December festive period.
• Career development opportunities
• Up to 50% discount on UNSW courses
• Flexible 17% Superannuation contributions, additional leave-loading payments and salary sacrifice.
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness passport)

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

Pre-Employment Checks

Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.

These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:-

• National and International Criminal history checks
• Entitlement to work and ID checks
• Working With Children Checks
• Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
• Verification of relevant qualifications
• Verification of relevant professional membership
• Employment history and reference checks
• Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
• Medical Checks and Assessments

Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.

Advertised: 06 Mar 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 05 Apr 2026 AUS Eastern Standard Time