What Type Of Person Thrives In The Data Quality Industry, According To A Data Quality Data Steward At An International Bank
Tarsha's biggest challenge as a Data Quality Data Steward is "convincing people to own a problem," a difficulty stemming from the lack of incentive to take on extra work and budget constraints, requiring strong people management skills. This highlights the crucial, yet often underestimated, soft skills necessary for success in data stewardship roles.
Problem-Solving, Communication, Teamwork, People Management, Overcoming Challenges
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Job Title
Company
Undergrad
Grad Programs
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Tarsha Subramaniam
Data Quality Data Steward
International Bank
University of California, Los Angeles
Arizona State University (ASU) - W. P. Carey M.S. Business Analytics
Economics, Mathematics, Data Science, Statistics
Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
Data and Analytics
International Student, Immigrant
Video Highlights
1. Convincing stakeholders to take ownership of data quality issues is a major challenge, requiring strong people management skills and the ability to address budgetary and time constraints.
2. Data quality improvement often requires work outside of teams' usual responsibilities, demanding extra time and effort.
3. The role necessitates developing skills in negotiation and collaboration to align teams with data quality initiatives despite limited resources and competing priorities.
Transcript
What is your biggest challenge in your current role?
The biggest challenge is convincing people to own a problem. This is human nature; nobody really wants to own issues and problems.
It means more work, and the team that ends up owning a problem would have to find the budget to fix it. It's not really incentivized for them to own something.
So a large part of my job is trying to figure out how to get people on the same page while addressing their concerns. I understand we don't have infinite budget or time.
Many of the issues we discover and ask people to fix aren't always within their usual work. It takes more of their time to help us investigate or figure out the best solution. This can be challenging because it requires people management skills, something you pick up as you do the job, not something you're expected to know from the very beginning.