Data Steward

Description

:About Everest:
Everest is a global leader in risk management, rooted in a rich, 50+ year heritage of enabling businesses to survive and thrive, and economies to function and flourish. We are underwriters of risk, growth, progress and opportunity. We are a global team focused on disciplined capital allocation and long-term value creation for all stakeholders, who care deeply about our impact on communities and the wider world.

Role Purpose

The International Data Steward / Data Governance Analyst is responsible for the end-to-end business stewardship of International data, ensuring clarity, trust, and accountability across the data lifecycle.

This role serves as the primary business owner and decision-maker for data meaning, usage, and acceptability within scope. It prioritizes data quality issues based on business impact and validates remediation outcomes from a business and operational perspective.

The initial focus will be on the International Policy and Underwriting domain, aligned with current business priorities. Over time, the stewardship framework established in this role will expand across additional International data domains.

Core Accountabilities

This role is accountable for business-led data stewardship, including:

• Owning business definitions, Critical Data Elements (CDEs), and approved data usage
• Acting as the primary business decision-maker for data meaning and acceptability
• Prioritizing data quality issues based on business impact and operational risk
• Validating remediation outcomes to ensure alignment with business expectations
• Ensuring downstream data usage reflects agreed definitions and intent
• Accountability spans from data creation in source systems through governance, quality oversight, and downstream reporting and analytics.

Key Responsibilities

Data Stewardship & Decision Making

• Act as the trusted business steward for International data domains (initial focus: Policy / Underwriting)
• Own business definitions, terminology, and Critical Data Elements (CDEs)
• Make decisions on data meaning, usage, tolerances, and acceptability across the International business
• Ensure all stewardship decisions are documented and maintained within governance tools

Data Quality Ownership

• Own prioritization of data quality issues from a business perspective
• Partner with Data Quality and delivery teams to set remediation priorities
• Validate that fixes and controls meet business and operational requirements before closure

Business & Delivery Interface

• Serve as the primary business contact for data-related decisions within scope
• Represent International business priorities in data and platform delivery forums
• Provide clear guidance to downstream users on data meaning and limitations

Operating Model & Maturity

• Support the evolution of the International Data Governance and Stewardship operating model
• Help transition from project-based stewardship to ongoing business ownership
• Contribute to scalable, repeatable stewardship practices across additional domains

Key Relationships

• International Underwriting, Operations, Finance, and Regulatory Reporting teams
• Data Governance, Data Quality, and Data & Analytics leadership
• IT and data platform delivery teams

Skills & Experience

Required

• 3–5 years of experience in data stewardship, data ownership, or business-led data roles (insurance or financial services preferred)
• Strong understanding of policy and underwriting data and lifecycle
• Experience acting as a business decision-maker in data-driven initiatives
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively with technical teams in a business-led capacity
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills

Preferred

• Experience within domain-based or data product operating models
• Familiarity with enterprise data platforms and modern data architecture
• Experience working across International or multi-jurisdiction insurance environments
• Experience with data governance tools (e.g., Collibra)

Our Culture

At Everest, our purpose is to provide the world with protection. We help clients and businesses thrive, fuel global economies, and create sustainable value for our colleagues, shareholders and the communities that we serve. We also pride ourselves on having a unique and inclusive culture which is driven by a unified set of values and behaviors. Click to learn more about our culture.

• Our Values are the guiding principles that inform our decisions, actions and behaviors. They are an expression of our culture and an integral part of how we work: Talent. Thoughtful assumption of risk. Execution. Efficiency. Humility. Leadership. Collaboration. Inclusion and Belonging.
• Our Colleague Behaviors define how we operate and interact with each other no matter our location, level or function: Respect everyone. Pursue better. Lead by example. Own our outcomes. Win together.

All colleagues are held accountable to upholding and supporting our values and behaviors across the company. This includes day to day interactions with fellow colleagues, and the global communities we serve.

Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Primary Location:

London

Additional Locations:

Dublin, Ireland