Data Steward

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About Everest:
Everest is a global leader in risk management rooted in a rich 50 year heritage of enabling businesses to survive and thrive and economies to function and flourish. We are underwriters of risk growth progress and opportunity. We are a global team focused on disciplined capital allocation and long-term value creation for all stakeholders who care deeply about our impact on communities and the wider world.

Role Purpose

The International Data Steward / Data Governance Analyst is responsible for the end-to-end business stewardship of International data ensuring clarity trust and accountability across the data lifecycle.

This role serves as the primary business owner and decision-maker for data meaning usage and acceptability within scope. It prioritizes data quality issues based on business impact and validates remediation outcomes from a business and operational perspective.

The initial focus will be on the International Policy and Underwriting domain aligned with current business priorities. Over time the stewardship framework established in this role will expand across additional International data domains.

This role is accountable for business-led data stewardship including:

• Owning business definitions Critical Data Elements (CDEs) and approved data usage
• Acting as the primary business decision-maker for data meaning and acceptability
• Prioritizing data quality issues based on business impact and operational risk
• Validating remediation outcomes to ensure alignment with business expectations
• Ensuring downstream data usage reflects agreed definitions and intent
• Accountability spans from data creation in source systems through governance quality oversight and downstream reporting and analytics.

• Act as the trusted business steward for International data domains (initial focus: Policy / Underwriting)
• Own business definitions terminology and Critical Data Elements (CDEs)
• Make decisions on data meaning usage tolerances and acceptability across the International business
• Ensure all stewardship decisions are documented and maintained within governance tools

• Own prioritization of data quality issues from a business perspective
• Partner with Data Quality and delivery teams to set remediation priorities
• Validate that fixes and controls meet business and operational requirements before closure

• Serve as the primary business contact for data-related decisions within scope
• Represent International business priorities in data and platform delivery forums
• Provide clear guidance to downstream users on data meaning and limitations

• Support the evolution of the International Data Governance and Stewardship operating model
• Help transition from project-based stewardship to ongoing business ownership
• Contribute to scalable repeatable stewardship practices across additional domains

• International Underwriting Operations Finance and Regulatory Reporting teams
• Data Governance Data Quality and Data & Analytics leadership
• IT and data platform delivery teams

• 35 years of experience in data stewardship data ownership or business-led data roles (insurance or financial services preferred)
• Strong understanding of policy and underwriting data and lifecycle
• Experience acting as a business decision-maker in data-driven initiatives
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively with technical teams in a business-led capacity
• Strong communication stakeholder management and influencing skills

• Experience with in domain-based or data product operating models
• Familiarity with enterprise data platforms and modern data architecture
• Experience working across International or multi-jurisdiction insurance environments
• Experience with data governance tools (e.g. Collibra)

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