Business Domain Data Steward | Pune, India| Full-time
If you are passionate about making data accessible, reliable, secure, and actionable to support data-driven decision-making within the Vanderlande Sell & Deliver Value Chain, this could be the ideal opportunity for you.
Your Role:
As a Data Steward within the Project Execution domain, you will play a key role in ensuring high-quality, trustworthy data is available to the right stakeholders at the right time. This role combines technical expertise with business understanding and offers the opportunity to collaborate closely with fellow Data Stewards, data engineers, data modelers, visualization specialists, subject matter experts, and business stakeholders across the Vanderlande Data Ecosystem.
You will be responsible for identifying data sources, maintaining data mappings within the data catalog, and validating, accepting, and governing data products that support analytics and business insights.
Join our highly motivated, collaborative, and performance-driven Sell & Deliver Data Team and contribute to advancing Vanderlande’s data-driven transformation journey.
What you will do/Key Responsibilities:
Data Governance (30%)
- Define, maintain, optimize, enforce, and monitor data policies, processes, procedures, and business rules across the Sell & Deliver Value Chain.
- Contribute to the overall data governance strategy, including policies and guiding principles.
- Support the Sell & Deliver Data Team with structured data management approaches, including data-to-source mapping and data assessments.
- Define and align fit-for-purpose data delivery requirements with Product Managers, Analytics teams, and Business Domain Owners.
- Participate in the Data Steward community led by the Executive Data Steward to ensure cross-domain alignment.
- Collaborate with Data Stewards across other business domains to align business rules and governance standards.
- Maintain business metadata and data dictionaries within Microsoft Purview.
- Own and manage domain-specific data products, including authorizations and access management.
Data Quality Management (50%)
- Oversee data streams and datasets within the business domain and coordinate improvements with other domain Data Stewards through the Data Governance Council.
- Define data quality acceptance criteria, critical data elements, KPIs, and corresponding quality targets.
- Implement workflows, monitoring mechanisms, and data quality KPIs aligned with the Vanderlande Data Ecosystem vision.
- Support internal data consumers in investigating and resolving data-related issues end-to-end.
- Drive timely and cost-effective resolution of data quality issues while considering agreed service levels between Central Analytics and business domains.
- Implement and manage end-to-end data quality checks across all data products within the Sell & Deliver scope.
- Proactively investigate and resolve data quality issues in Databricks environments.
- Manage data pipelines and authorizations supporting dashboards and downstream applications.
Data Exploration & Enablement (20%)
- Support the development and enhancement of Business Data Products and Source Data Products in collaboration with the Central Data & Analytics Organization (CDAO) and the Sell & Deliver Data Team.
- Perform data-to-source mapping activities together with the CDAO Data Modelling Team and subject matter experts.
- Identify and implement innovative approaches for data quality validation within the Project Execution domain.
- Ensure the Data Product Catalog remains updated and aligned with evolving business requirements.
- Promote data literacy and awareness across Vanderlande Service operations.
What you bring:
- Overall 8-10 years of experience, 3–5 years of experience in Data & Analytics.
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills across data producers, architects, engineers, and consumers.
- Exposure to or strong affinity with Service Domain operations in an Agile environment.
- Experience with Data Governance, Data Modelling, Data Analytics, and/or Data Visualization.
- Familiarity with tools and platforms such as:
- Microsoft Azure
- Databricks & Unity Catalog
- Microsoft Purview
- Power BI
- Qlik Sense
- SAFe Agile
- DevOps
- Beginner to intermediate proficiency in SQL and Python/PySpark.
- Ability to quickly understand business processes within Life Cycle Service Delivery and related Vanderlande domains.
- Strong awareness of data consumers, personas, and business needs.
- Ability to proactively improve data literacy within the organization.
About Vanderlande:
Vanderlande makes automated systems that handle baggage at airports and sort parcels in logistics networks around the world. At airports, our technology manages the complete bag journey: from check-in and security screening through to the reclaim belt. In parcel logistics, our systems power the networks that get packages to customers' doors.
At Vanderlande, you will find the space to aspire, to grow, and to achieve something that matters, with people who bring out the best in each other.
Website: www.vanderlande.com
What we offer:
Working at Vanderlande comes with the support and space to grow, achieve, and enjoy the journey. Here is what that looks like in practice:
- Competitive Salary Package
- 30 days of annual leave (pro-rated from the start of the financial year), including:
- 22 paid leave days
- 8 sick/casual leave days
- Applicable government holidays
- Flexible and hybrid working model that promotes work-life balance.
- Access to Vanderlande Academy and a wide range of learning and development programs to enhance your skills
- Comprehensive medical insurance coverage, including parental coverage
- Opportunities to participate in diverse Vanderlande communities, networks, and employee initiatives
- Opportunity to collaborate globally.
How we work
We work by three values: Every day better, We care, and Team play. In practice, this means we drive customer success, lead with transparency, celebrate what we achieve together, and do what we say.
Ready to apply?
Are you interested in this position? Apply directly via our careers page with your CV/Resume.
Diversity & inclusion
Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.
Skills Required
- 8-10 years overall experience with 3-5 years in Data & Analytics
- Experience with Data Governance, Data Modelling, Data Analytics, or Data Visualization
- Familiarity with Microsoft Azure
- Experience with Databricks and Unity Catalog
- Experience with Microsoft Purview (metadata, data catalog)
- Experience with Power BI or Qlik Sense
- Working knowledge of SAFe Agile and DevOps practices
- Beginner to intermediate proficiency in SQL
- Beginner to intermediate proficiency in Python or PySpark
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to understand Life Cycle Service Delivery business processes
- Ability to define data quality KPIs, acceptance criteria, and drive remediation
Vanderlande Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vanderlande and has not been reviewed or approved by Vanderlande.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with day‑one eligibility in many U.S. roles and employer‑paid protections that reduce out‑of‑pocket exposure. Feedback suggests medical, dental, and vision are a clear strength.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting in the U.S. Feedback suggests this forms a solid pillar of the total rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, sick leave, and paid holidays are characterized as generous relative to peers. Compressed workweek options in some roles further support time away and recovery.
Vanderlande Insights
What We Do
Vanderlande is the global market leader for future-proof logistic process automation at airports. The company is also a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses and in the parcel market. Vanderlande’s baggage handling systems are capable of moving over 4 billion pieces of baggage around the world per year. Its systems are active in more than 600 airports including 12 of the world’s top 20. More than 52 million parcels are sorted by its systems every day, which have been installed for the world’s leading parcel companies. In addition, many of the largest global e-commerce players and retailers have confidence in Vanderlande’s efficient and reliable solutions. The company focuses on the optimisation of its customers’ business processes and competitive positions. Through close cooperation, it strives for the improvement of their operational activities and the expansion of their logistical achievements. Vanderlande’s extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology. Established in 1949, Vanderlande has more than 7,500 employees, all committed to moving its customers’ businesses forward at diverse locations on every continent. With a consistently increasing turnover of 1.8 billion euros, it has established a global reputation over the past seven decades as a highly reliable partner for future-proof logistic process automation. Vanderlande was acquired in 2017 by Toyota Industries Corporation, which will help it to continue its sustainable profitable growth. The two companies have a strong strategic match, and the synergies include cross-selling, product innovations, and research and development.
