Habemco is a shared services company wholly owned and operated by the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, a federally recognized Native American tribe located in Northern California. Habemco’s support services such as product development and technology which are needed for business growth, ultimately power the Tribe’s economy, and enable the delivery of education, health care, and elder support programs for the Tribal community. Our talented team provides cross-functional support services to various tribal business and government entities. The Habemco team plays a critical role in ensuring a successful future for our customers, our employees, and the Tribe. 

Headquartered in a beautiful, yet remote part of California, the Tribe recognizes that to compete in highly competitive industries such as FinTech, the Tribe must access expertise throughout the nation. In addition to employees that work remotely, the Tribe has employees located at its headquarters in Upper Lake, California and at a campus in Lenexa, Kansas. 

Employees receive competitive pay and benefits, quarterly performance bonuses and 401(k) with a 4% match. Our team is creative, forward-thinking, passionate and moves fast! Are you ready to grow with us?

Purpose of the Position

Coordinates an organization's quality, security, and maintenance of data. Defines data elements and establishes policies and procedures related to the collection and accuracy of data and performs tests on data systems. Ensures sufficient data quality is maintained so that the data can effectively support the business process. Work is generally independent and collaborative in nature. Contributes to moderately complex aspects of a project.

Key Responsibilities

• Detective Work: Conduct "ride-along" with and interview departmental staff to map the "as-is" journey of a data point from entry to storage.
• Curation: Take ownership of the Business Glossary, ensuring that every term used by the business is defined, tagged, and linked to the correct technical asset.
• Metadata Health: Audit the Silver layer to ensure that ingestion is not just "moving data," but is capturing the metadata required for lineage and trust.
• SQL Profiling: Use SQL to verify that the data matches the "Detective" findings—if a user says a field is "optional" but the data shows it is always populated, you find out why.

Education and Experience

Required:

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited university with a major in Engineering, Computer Science, or another technical field, or in lieu of education, four or more years applied experience working in Data Center Operations, Data Control or Quality or as a Data Steward or Data Governance Specialist.
• Plus:
• Four (4) or more years of experience working in Data Center Operations, Data Control or Quality or as a Data Steward or Data Governance Specialist. 
• In addition to the above Education and Experience, the following experience or skills are required:
• Solid understanding of principles, practices, theories, and/or methodologies associated with data stewardship.
• 1-3 years of experience; strong SQL skills; a background in Business Analysis or Technical Writing.
• Applicants for this position must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Habemco (e.g., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (STEM/OPT), TN visa.)
• All offers are contingent upon successfully passing a third-party drug screen and background check, which may include, but is not limited to, previous employment, education, criminal, and credit checks. The Company retains the right to administer similar ongoing drug and background checks throughout the course of employment. While THC from marijuana has been legalized under some state laws for medicinal or recreational uses, it remains an illegal drug under federal law. The Company, as a wholly owned entity of a federally recognized Indian tribe, observes the federal definition of illegal drugs, and therefore, THC use is considered an illegal drug by the Company.

Preferred: 

• Three (3) or more years performing Data Steward activities such as those outlined above in a FinTech or Banking industry. 
• Experience with Lucid chart/Visio; familiarity with the Medallion architecture.

Skills & Abilities

• Synthesize Chaos: You can take a messy, manual business process and curate it into a clean, automated data model.
• Intellectual Curiosity: You are not satisfied with "that's just how the system works,” you want to know the human intent behind the entry.
• Personal Courage: You have the backbone to tell a department their process is creating "Data Debt" and the curation skills to show them the path out.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical skills
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Proven results in developing, driving, and executing successful activities that support strategic objectives.
• Ability to interpret and apply business rules, then align with create and maintain master data.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven success with difficult and complex tasks and projects.
• Proven to have high sense of initiative, responsibility, and ownership for master data.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods in a stationary seated position, such as working on a computer. 
• Verbal communication to exchange accurate ideas and information.