Meta Data

Data Steward and Analyst JD

Location: L&T Finance, Mahape, Navi Mumbai, India

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Data Steward and Analyst to drive metadata

standardization and data ownership across enterprise systems. This role will be responsible for

defining, maintaining, and enriching metadata assets including business glossaries, data

dictionaries, and ownership hierarchies. The ideal candidate will collaborate with business and

technical stakeholders to enhance data discoverability, trust, and compliance.

Hands-on experience to implement, configure and maintain this Data Steward with Data

Governance tools is essential, with preference given to those familiar with Ab Initio (preferred),

Informatica, Talend, Atlan, Databricks, or Snowflake.

Strong communication and collaboration skills are required to engage effectively with business

and application stakeholders across L&T Finance.

If you're passionate about building robust data governance frameworks and thrive in a dynamic

environment, this is an excellent opportunity to advance your career.

WHO WE ARE

L&T Finance is one of India's leading Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), known for its

innovation-driven lending solutions across retail, rural, and infrastructure finance. With a strong

commitment to digital transformation and data-led decision making, we offer a dynamic

workplace where your contributions shape the financial future of millions. Join us to be a part

of an organization that values growth, integrity, and impact.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Detail-oriented Data Steward / Analyst with 5+ years of experience in metadata governance,

business glossary management, and data ownership frameworks in financial services. Adept at

defining and maintaining enterprise metadata to support regulatory compliance, reporting

accuracy, and data democratization. Proven ability to work across business and technology

teams; familiarity with Ab Initio is an added advantage.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Define, maintain, and govern enterprise-wide Business Glossary and Metadata Hub,

ensuring consistent and standardized definitions across domains.

1. Collaborate with Data Owners, SMEs, and Data Architects to assign data ownership,

stewardship roles, and accountability for critical data assets.

1. Support ongoing metadata curation and enrichment efforts, ensuring metadata

completeness, quality, and alignment with business objectives.

1. Establish workflows for metadata onboarding, change management, versioning, and

lifecycle governance.

1. Work closely with Data Governance, Risk, Compliance, and IT teams to support data

classification, policy enforcement, and regulatory alignment.

1. Assist in generating data lineage documentation and support catalogue integration efforts.

2. Provide periodic reports and metrics on metadata completeness, glossary usage, and

stewardship activities.

1. Champion metadata awareness and drive data literacy initiatives across business units.

2. Guide adoption and optimization of data governance tools like Ab Initio (Preferred),

Informatica, Atlan, or Snowflake.

1. Define roles and responsibilities for data stewards and custodians.

2. Train and evangelize data governance practices across departments.

3. Support audit and compliance reporting through accurate data lineage and usage logs.

4. Ensure business continuity with proper data backup, archival, and purging strategies.

5. Align governance goals with broader digital transformation and analytics strategies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

● Technical Skills:

● Strong understanding of Data Governance principles, metadata management,

and data stewardship frameworks.

● Hands-on experience with Business Glossary, Metadata Hub, or any metadata

management/collaboration tool (e.g., Collibra, Informatica, Alation).

● Excellent documentation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

● Working knowledge of data modelling, data lineage, and data quality concepts.

● Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and comfortable working across business and

technology teams.

● Understanding of Indian regulatory compliance standards (e.g., RBI

guidelines, CKYC, Aadhaar, credit bureau data usage).

● Familiarity with data modelling, metadata management, and ETL/ELT

pipelines.

● Proficient in querying and validating data using SQL or similar languages.

● Experience working in or with data warehouse environments like BigQuery, or

GCP-based lakes.

● Shell Scripting, Python, JSON, Java 8 & above, Spring Boot, REST APIs, GCP,

Debugging skills, Design.

● GEN AI, LLM, RAG, and Agentic RAG are not mandatory but, preferred.

Collaboration & Communication:

● Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams including business,

compliance, risk, and engineering.

● Strong documentation and requirement gathering skills to align technical

governance with business objectives.

● Skilled in stakeholder management and articulating data governance value to

non-technical audiences.

● Experience driving adoption of governance practices across enterprise

functions.

Personality Traits & Leadership:

● Detail-oriented with a strong sense of data integrity and accuracy.

● Self-driven, with the ability to take ownership and lead governance initiatives

independently.

● Process-oriented thinker with a structured approach to problem-solving.

● Influencer with the ability to promote data discipline across teams.

● Demonstrates professional integrity, especially while handling sensitive

financial and customer data.

● Adaptable to change and comfortable working in a fast-paced NBFC

environment.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. BE/B. Tech and/or M. Tech in any discipline

2. 5+years of familiarity or working knowledge of Ab Initio Metadata Hub and Ab Initio

Business Glossary is a strong plus (but not mandatory).

1. Exposure to cloud data platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and modern data stacks

is an advantage.

1. Strong problem-solving skills.

2. Good collaboration skills.

3. Good communication skills.