Int/Sr Business Data Steward to Support Enterprise Data Governance & Platform Migration for

Location: Markham, ON (3 days/week on-site)

Type: Permanent Full-Time

Compensation: base + bonus + fully funded benefits + 15% RRSP match + employee vehicle pricing

Industry: Financial Services / Automotive Finance

About the Role

Our client, a leading Canadian OEM automotive finance organization, is looking for a Business Data Steward to join their growing Data Governance team in Markham. This is a permanent role on a team established in that is still actively building out its governance function.

The team supports two major initiatives. The first is a data migration to a new Enterprise Data Platform built on Snowflake, targeting a January/February launch. The second is a longer-term business transformation program replacing a legacy mainframe system for contract receivables, running through approximately .

What We're Looking For

Must-Haves

• 3-5 years of experience in data governance, data quality, or metadata management
• End-to-end data governance understanding, not just one area. Must have experience across cataloguing, quality management, data classification, and masking
• Strong communication skills and business aptitude. A significant portion of this role involves working with non-technical stakeholders, explaining issues in plain language, and influencing without authority
• Strong written skills. Writing clear, detailed data definitions is a core daily activity
• Intermediate to advanced SQL
• Experience with a data governance tool (Informatica CDG preferred, other platforms considered)

What You'll Do

• Identify and document Critical Data Elements including definitions, business rules, data classifications, and quality rules
• Build and maintain the data catalogue using Informatica CDG, replacing the current manual Excel-based process
• Monitor data quality scores, investigate issues, identify root causes, and coordinate resolution with IT and business stakeholders
• Work directly with business leaders and data owners to explain issues, make recommendations, and drive resolution
• Train and educate business associates on data governance practices and data awareness
• Support data masking, PII classification, and data protection initiatives
• Collaborate with IT, analytics, and business teams across both the EDP and Business Transformation programs

Why This Role

• Join a governance function still being built with real opportunity to shape how things are done
• Two high-profile multi-year initiatives with real business impact
• Strong total compensation including 13% average bonus, fully funded benefits, 15% RRSP match, gym membership, and tuition reimbursement
• Stable, well-known brand backed by a global parent company

Interview Process

• Pre-screening: SQL assessment administered virtually by S.i. Systems (candidate shares screen). This is required before progressing to interviews — please be prepared
• Round 1: In person with the hiring team, includes a data governance assessment
• Round 2: In person with senior leadership