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 explicit, 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

📌 Int/Sr Business Data Steward to Support Enterprise Data Governance & Platform Migration for Automotive Finance Client (Toronto)
🏢 S.i. Systems
📍 Toronto