Data Steward (TNW) - 6 month FTC

TNW (part of the Financial Times Group) is a leading international tech event & media company founded in 2006. We write technology news with millions of monthly visitors to thenextweb.com, host events (such as the TNW conference with over 6k visitors), collect and analyse tech startup data as well as operate tech spaces in Amsterdam.

At TNW, we're on a mission to inspire and inform the world about technology through media, events and services.

The Data Steward at TNW will be responsible for data governance, ensuring data integrity and compliance across all departments. This role involves managing data quality, implementing data standards, and coordinating with IT & marketing for seamless data integration. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills and experience in data management tools. Join us to help maintain our data's accuracy and reliability, supporting our strategic business decisions.

Responsibilities

Governance, Stewardship & Compliance

• Implement data governance policies and procedures to ensure data integrity, quality, accessibility, and security. Develop a plan for this going forward. 

• Collaborate with IT, security, and business units to establish data standards and stewardship principles, aligning with organisational goals and the Financial Times’s data governance frameworks.  

• Work with the Financial Times’s Compliance team to ensure that processes and procedures are implemented in line with Financial Times’s guidance and policies on how to comply with GDPR/other (Dutch) data protection laws.

• Serve as a key liaison between business and technical teams, translating business requirements into data solutions and championing data quality and governance best practices. 

• Deliver training and guidance on data management and ownershipprinciples, advocating for best practices in data quality and security.

• Establish access policies to ensure data is accessible to authorised personnel, while maintaining compliance with data protection regulations like GDPR, CCPA and Dutch data protection regulations. 

• Establish a template to undertake regular data audits and compliance reviews, to ensure adherence to data governance standards and regulations, and how they should be undertaken in the future. 

Data Quality & Cleansing

• Develop metadata, data dictionaries, and data lineage documentation to improve data transparency and usability, with a plan to how this will be maintained in the future. 

• Lead data cleansing activities, employing strategies for deduplication, validation, and correction to maintain high data quality and accuracy. 

• Monitor and manage data quality to address data inconsistencies and inaccuracies, ensuring data integrity. 

• Create an action plan of what data requires remediation in the future, with a template for how to accomplish this.

• Proven experience in a data steward role.

• Experience of driving process change.

• Experience of working with Legal & Compliance on the implications of relevant Dutch laws on previous projects is preferred. 

• Good communication and presentation skills.

• A self starter who has proven to take initiative.

• Strong team-building skills with a demonstrable ability to develop cultural change.

• Degree or equivalent experience.

• Proficient in English. Knowledge of additional languages, such as Dutch, will be viewed favorably.

• Be a part of an inspiring, skilled, and funny team of people that are cool, weird and everything in between - but love what they do.

• Learn about innovative technology and startups before everyone else, just don't tell anyone.

• No stuffy corporate structure. No horrible bosses. We provide an open working environment with flexible working hours where you can grow and thrive in an informal atmosphere.

• As a part of the Financial Times group but operated as an independent company, you’ll get the best of both worlds with corporate and startup environments.

• We work to live, we don't live to work. Therefore, we offer an open vacation policy.

• We know that a focus on mental health is important. Our partnership with Workplace Options offers our employees anonymous appointments with certified psychologists, and our partnership with Headspace provides unlimited guided meditation at the tip of your fingers.

• Free unlimited access to Inuka, an online and personal coaching platform, and GoodHabitz, an online training platform.

• A monthly allowance for 100+ perks and benefits via YourCampus, such as Spotify, UberEats, Language Classes, Mobility (Swapfiets, Veloretti…) Fitness (Classpass, BasicFit, SportCity, David Loyd…), and many more!

• A company pension plan.

• Free online subscription to the Financial times 3

• Regular entrepreneurial events and workshops.

• Fruit, snacks, drinks and great coffee.

• An inspiring workplace at TNW City, with a bar & rooftop terrace 🌇

• Weekly drinks with colleagues and other TNW City residents 🍸

TNW strives to create and maintain a diverse and inclusive work environment, where all people are treated equally and given the opportunity to excel.

As such, at TNW, we believe in fair and unbiased recruitment practices. We want to assure all candidates that we do not use artificial intelligence (AI) in our recruitment process. Our aim is to eliminate bias and ensure that every part of the recruitment process is standardised to uphold fairness and equal opportunity for all applicants. We evaluate candidates based on their skills and experiences relevant to the job requirements. We encourage diversity and inclusion, and our selection process is designed to provide a fair and equal opportunity to all candidates. If you have any concerns or questions regarding our recruitment process, please feel free to get in touch with us.