Data Steward at S&P Global

Hyderabad, Telangana, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 Apr, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Data stewardship, Municipal bond data, Fixed-income data management, Data quality management, Data governance, SQL, Python, Excel, Data analysis, Reporting, Automation, Reconciliation, Issue remediation, Metadata management, Business rules, Stakeholder engagement

Industry

Financial Services

Description

About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 09 The Team The Municipal Data Stewardship team sits within the Global Markets Data Stewardship pillar of SPGI’s Enterprise Data Organisation (EDO). The team is responsible for the authoritative stewardship of U.S. municipal bond datasets, including reference data, terms and conditions, elections, redemptions, and related municipal attributes that support enterprise platforms, analytics, and client‑facing products. The team focuses on data quality, governance, standardisation, and lifecycle ownership, working closely with Operations, Product, Technology, Vendor Management, and external data providers to ensure accuracy, consistency, regulatory alignment, and long‑term scalability across the municipal data ecosystem. The team dynamic is collaborative, detail‑driven, and solution‑oriented, combining deep municipal market knowledge with disciplined data stewardship practices to deliver trusted, high‑quality municipal data at scale. Responsibilities and Impact Steward and maintain authoritative municipal bond datasets, ensuring accuracy, completeness, consistency, and timeliness across the data lifecycle. Own and enforce municipal data definitions, business rules, and market conventions in alignment with enterprise data governance standards. Implement and oversee robust data quality, QA, and validation controls to identify discrepancies, gaps, and systemic issues. Perform root‑cause analysis of data issues and drive sustainable remediation in collaboration with Operations, Technology, and Vendors. Partner closely with Product, Business, and Technology teams to translate municipal market requirements into governed, reliable data solutions. Support vendor data onboarding, enhancements, and change management, ensuring accurate feed mapping, validation, and controlled releases. Leverage analytical and automation tools to perform data analysis, validation, reconciliation, and reporting, improving efficiency and reducing manual effort. Contribute to municipal data modernisation initiatives, including standardisation, documentation uplift, improved controls, and readiness for advanced analytics and AI‑enabled use cases. Act as a municipal data subject‑matter expert (SME), supporting audits, escalations, client queries, and internal governance reviews. Mentor junior data stewards and contribute to best‑practice sharing and continuous improvement across the stewardship organisation. What We’re Looking For Basic Required Qualifications Basic Key Qualifications Bachelor’s degree/Post Graduation in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business, Data Management, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience). Strong experience in municipal bond data, reference data, or fixed‑income data management. Solid understanding of U.S. municipal bond structures, including issuers, series, CUSIPs, elections, redemptions, and market conventions. Hands‑on experience with data quality management, validation, QA/UAT, and issue remediation. Experience working with multiple data sources and vendors, including reconciliation and discrepancy resolution. Familiarity with enterprise data governance concepts, metadata, and documentation practices. Data & Tooling Proficiency Working knowledge of data analysis, reporting, and automation tools used in enterprise data environments. Ability to leverage tools such as Python, SQL, Excel, or low‑code platforms (e.g., Power Platform). Comfortable using tooling to explore datasets, identify anomalies, validate business rules, and improve operational efficiency, without owning or developing enterprise‑scale engineering solutions. Ability to collaborate effectively with Technology teams by articulating logic, requirements, and expected outcomes, informed by hands‑on tool familiarity. Basic Soft Skills Strong analytical thinking with a detail‑oriented, investigative mindset. High ownership and accountability for data quality outcomes. Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non‑technical stakeholders. Clear written and verbal communication, with strong documentation discipline. Ability to manage ambiguity and drive issues to resolution. Additional Preferred Qualifications Preferred Key Qualifications Experience supporting Global Markets or Fixed Income datasets, particularly U.S. municipal securities. Exposure to data standardisation initiatives, governance frameworks, or large‑scale data remediation programs. Familiarity with enterprise data platforms, reference data systems, or content management ecosystems. Preferred Soft Skills Proactive mindset with the ability to anticipate data risks and improvement opportunities. Strong stakeholder engagement and prioritisation skills. Curiosity and willingness to continuously deepen municipal market and data domain expertise. What’s In It For You? Our Mission: Advancing Essential Intelligence. Our People: We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference. Our Values: Integrity, Discovery, Partnership Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals. Benefits: We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global. Our benefits include: Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body. Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on. Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills. 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Responsibilities

The Data Steward is responsible for maintaining authoritative municipal bond datasets, ensuring data quality, accuracy, and regulatory alignment. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement business rules, perform root-cause analysis, and support data modernization initiatives.