Data steward with 6 years of experience in banking operations and data governance, owning customer and account data domains. Cut critical data errors 64% by setting quality rules and fixing root causes with source teams. Translates governance policy into practical definitions, rules and workflows business users follow.
Experience
Data Steward, Customer Domain, Show-Me Prairie Bank (Kansas City, MO)
Mar 2022 – Present
Own definitions and quality rules for 180 customer and account data elements used in BCBS 239 risk reporting
Reduced critical data element failures 64% by tracing root causes to 3 onboarding systems
Documented business glossary terms and lineage in Collibra, adopted by 14 reporting teams
Run monthly data quality reviews with business owners and track remediation to closure
Operations Data Specialist, Heartland Mortgage Services (Omaha, NE)
Feb 2020 – Feb 2022
Corrected loan boarding data for 9,000 mortgages during a servicing transfer
Built Excel exception reports that cut HMDA reporting errors 30%
Logged and tracked 200 data issues through resolution with IT
Member Services Intern, Mizzou Credit Union Student Branch (Columbia, MO)
May 2018 – Aug 2018
Updated member records and verified KYC documents for new accounts
Education
B.S. in Business Administration (Information Systems), University of Missouri (Aug 2015 – May 2019)
Skills
Governance: business glossary, data lineage, critical data elements, issue management
Tools: Collibra, Informatica Data Quality, SQL, Excel
Regulatory: BCBS 239, HMDA, KYC data requirements
Certifications: CDMP Associate
How to write a Data Steward resume
A strong Data Steward resume shows the questions you answered, the models or pipelines you shipped, and the decisions your analysis changed. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Projects
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
SQL
Python or R
Statistics
Machine learning
Data modeling
dbt and ELT pipelines
BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI)
Experiment design
Data visualization
Stakeholder communication
Example bullet points
Built a churn model (gradient boosting, AUC 0.86) that targeted retention offers and saved $900k a year
Rebuilt the revenue dashboard on dbt and Looker, cutting refresh time from 6 hours to 20 minutes
Designed 25 A/B tests with sequential analysis, shortening the average test from 4 weeks to 10 days
Tips from recruiters
Pair every technique with the decision it informed; "built a model" alone says little.
List tools under grouped skills ("Analytics: SQL, dbt, Looker") so ATS keyword matches are exact.
Link a notebook, Kaggle profile or public analysis if you have one.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Compact (ATS-friendly): Dense single column that fits long histories
Data Steward resume FAQ
What should a Data Steward resume include?
A Data Steward resume should show the questions you answered, the models or pipelines you shipped, and the decisions your analysis changed. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Projects, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Data Steward?
Classic, Modern and Compact work well for Data Steward roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Data Steward resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Data Steward put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Data Steward roles are SQL, Python or R, Statistics, Machine learning, Data modeling and dbt and ELT pipelines.
How do I write strong Data Steward resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as forecast accuracy, revenue impact and query time. For example: "Built a churn model (gradient boosting, AUC 0.86) that targeted retention offers and saved $900k a year."