Specialist, Data Custodian
Job in
Toronto, Ontario, M5A, Canada
Listing for:
Hays
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-08-07
Job specializations:
-
IT/Tech
Information & Knowledge Management, Data Engineering
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Your NewpanyOur client is a global miningpany dedicated to safely producing nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum group metals—critical resources powering the world’s energy transition.
With a mission to improve lives and shape a better future together, Vale Base Metals plays a vital role in modern life. Their metals are found in everyday technologies, life‑saving medical equipment, and electric vehicles advancing climate‑change solutions.
With more than 15,000 employees worldwide, the organization operates across Canada, Brazil, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, and Japan. They aremitted to transforming critical minerals into long‑term prosperity and sustainable development—making this an opportunity to contribute to work that truly matters.
Your New RoleYou are a detail-oriented data professional with strong expertise in dataernance, stewardship, metadata management, andernance implementation.
You thrive inplex environments and are passionate about making data accessible, reliable, and actionable. You bring strong collaboration andmunication skills, with the ability to translate business needs andernance requirements into policies, standards, workflows, tool configurations, and practical implementation oues.
You enjoy working cross-functionally and are motivated to establish stewardship accountability, improveernance operating models, and drive adoption ofernance best practices across the organization.
In This Role, You Will:Data StewardshipServe as the primary data steward for assigned domains, ensuring consistent data definitions, standards, and quality.Maintain data dictionaries, business glossaries, metadata, and domain standardsLead stewardship workflows including issue management, approvals, escalation, decisionernance, and lifecycle oversightDefine and monitor data quality rules, controls, and KPIs; identify root causes and coordinate remediation workflows with business and technical teamsPromote data ownership and accountability across the businessImplement and operationalize dataernance frameworks, standards, stewardship models, and critical data element controls across assigned domainsData Catalogue & Metadata ManagementImplement, configure, and manage enterprise data catalogue platforms (e.g., Purview, Collibra, Informatica EDC)Build and maintain business, technical, and operational metadata, business glossaries, metadata models, and stewardship workflowsEnable data lineage, classification, and discoverability across systemsAutomate metadata ingestion, classification, tagging, andernance workflow enablement where appropriateEnsure catalogue accuracy,pleteness, and usabilityOperationalize dataernance, privacy, classification, retention, and regulatory requirements through standards, controls, and stewardship processesMaintain audit trails, lineage, andernance documentationSupporternance councils, stewardship forums, issue triage, and escalation processes to sustain theernance operating model.Monitor metadatapleteness, catalogue adoption, and data quality metricsData Integration & ArchitectureIntegrate catalogue and stewardship tools with enterprise platforms, source systems, data lakes, data warehouses, and APIsSupport cloud-based environments such as AzureSupport master data management (MDM), reference dataernance, and critical data element management across priority domainsEnsure secure anderned data movement across platformsReporting & Analytics SupportEnable trusted, well-documented data for analytics, reporting, and AI use casesEnsure datasets include lineage, quality indicators, and business contextGuide teams on best practices for usingerned dataStakeholder CollaborationPartner with dataernance teams, architects, and business SMEsTranslate business andernance requirements into policies, standards, metadata models, stewardship workflows, controls, and tool configurationsChange Management & TrainingCreate documentation, training materials, and knowledge-sharing sessionsSupport enterprise adoption of dataernance processes, stewardship practices, and catalogue toolsPromote data literacy and best practices across the organizationEducation &
Certifications:
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