Business-side people who own the meaning and quality of a domain's data.
Steady demand. Regular postings, but fewer than the busiest roles. Expect a longer search or more specialization.
Common titles for this role at each level. Companies vary; see Role titles decoded.
| Level | Typical titles |
|---|---|
| Entry | Junior / Associate Data Steward · Data Steward I |
| Mid | Data Steward · Data Steward II |
| Senior | Senior Data Steward · Lead Data Steward |
| Expert (IC track) | Staff / Principal Data Steward |
| Management track | Manager, Data Stewards → Director of Data Stewards → VP |
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Often a part-time duty held by a senior analyst or business manager rather than a standalone title; dedicated stewards in banks/pharma earn more. Glassdoor page not available.
Bachelor's typical but not strictly required; one Collibra steward posting asked only for an associate's degree or equivalent training. Domain knowledge matters more than degree.
| Exam fee | not published |
| Training | Collibra University: 200+ free self-paced courses |
| Renewal | not published |
| Typical total | pricing on request (badge listed as paid; amount not published) |
'Collibra Data Steward' is itself a common posting title; the vendor badge proves tool fluency.
| Exam fee | $311 |
| Training | DAMA-DMBOK2 self-study (book price not published by the vendor) |
| Renewal | annual maintenance fee (amount not published) + attestation |
| Typical total | $311-600 |
Gives business-side stewards the shared DMBOK vocabulary the governance team uses.
| Exam fee | not published |
| Training | Informatica University |
| Renewal | not published |
| Typical total | pricing on request |
Relevant for master-data stewards at Informatica MDM shops; postings name Informatica alongside Collibra.
No certification appears 'often'; the Collibra Data Steward posting reviewed lists none. Salary.com's steward benchmark page mislabels some levels (it reuses Data Quality Analyst III figures), so the Master Data Steward page is the primary median. Glassdoor Data Steward page returned an error. Collibra and Informatica exam prices are not published.
Figures are US, from the sources listed, and change often; verify before deciding.