Business Information Services Data Steward (Hybrid)

We are seeking a skilled Data Steward to ensure the quality, consistency, and usability of data assets across Morgan Stanley's Corporate Services. This role is pivotal to our data governance efforts and serves as a bridge between business and technical teams to support data modernization initiatives.

In the Corporate Services division, we empower our businesses by creating collaborative workplace solutions and commercial services that enhance the employee and client experience, while optimizing the value of our sourcing and third-party lifecycle to enable the Firm to do-and-win business. This is a Director level position within the Business Information Services, which specializes in providing and maintaining business information services for the Firm, including front-office research and analytics, data product management, management of data services, data storage, and conducting research related projects.

Embedded within a business function such as Real Estate or Corporate Security, you will coordinate with subject matter experts across Corporate Services. Key responsibilities include defining and prioritizing use cases, standardizing data definitions, and enforcing governance policies. You will also support the adoption of new platforms, ensure compliance, and contribute to the development of data ontologies and semantic models.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on…

What you'll do in the role:

• Ensure data quality, accuracy, completeness, and consistency throughout the modernization project.

• Act as or coordinate with the subject matter experts (SMEs) for business processes and data domains within Corporate Services

• Standardize definitions, metrics, and business rules across systems to support unified reporting and analytics.

• Support data governance and compliance by enforcing policies, managing metadata, and ensuring regulatory requirements are met.

• Identify and resolve data-related issues, collaborating with cross-functional teams to minimize risk and rework.

• Document business processes, data flows, and dependencies to support migration and ongoing operations.

What you'll bring to the role:

• At least 6 years of experience as a Data Steward or SME and a Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

• Proven experience developing and maintaining data ontologies, taxonomies, and semantic modeling in enterprise environments.

• Possess or gain a deep understanding of business processes and data domains relevant to the division.

• Strong knowledge of data governance, data quality, and compliance best practices.

• Experience with metadata management, data lineage, and master data management.

• Experience with business intelligence tools, automation platforms, and AI/ML use cases is a plus.

At Morgan Stanley Montreal, we support the Firm’s global businesses and infrastructure with cutting edge technology and innovation. The multi-faceted and highly technical Montreal team plays a critical role in building and maintaining our leading technology platform, including electronic trading, algorithm trading, data analytics, cloud engineering, cybersecurity and digital technologies. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in the Montreal community since 2008 and is considered a leading employer among the area’s highly skilled technology talent.

All our positions are located in Montreal, Quebec. We offer a hybrid work environment, combining remote work and attendance in the office.

Knowledge of French and English is required.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential.