Kantar Media is a global leader in media research. This includes audience measurement - reporting all viewing on all platforms, consumer profiling and targeting with TGI, and in-depth advertising intelligence. Our versatility, scale, technology, and expertise enable our teams to understand the changing media landscape and drive growth for our clients. Kantar Media is seeking a Data Steward into the technology function to join our offices. The role could be based globally.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:The data steward will take ownership of data within the organisation, working with cross-functional teams to connect the dots, creating best practices and policies on data management and governance.
The data steward needs to understand the contractual framework and requirements our business operates in.Data governance policies will define how data is stored, classified, labelled, and curated.Classify – multi-layer classification depending on the type of data, stage in the data processing workflow, etc.Label (tag) – Make data assets discoverable and searchable.Curate – describe how to make use of the data.Enable self-serviced analytics.Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams ensuring data is used effectively and efficiently.Drive the change required to democratize access, knowledge, and understanding of data.Maintain quality, usability, and availability of master and meta data on a daily basis.Implement practical rules according to the company's security principles.Maintain data profiles and business metadata, tag and label data elements in business semantics, and create data vocabularies across the organisation.Define data categories and their associated rules, label each category in unique keywords so that rules can be applied accordingly.Understand technical metadata and ensure changes comply with organizational data governance rules.Own and lead data retention and data resilience services, working together with technology to develop the necessary tooling.Support the wider team in 3rd party assessments and internal and external audits.Demonstrate a passion for learning new data-focused technologies, including data science, cloud storage, A.I., and other data-focused approaches.The data steward role sits at the intersection between business and technology. This person understands the business problems and company solutions, as well as the data assets involved and how they come together to deliver value to customers.
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