[Hiring] Senior Appraisal Data Steward @CoreLogic

Role Description

The data steward is a core part of the enterprise data management strategy for Cotality, with responsibility for delivering the data management program for a domain of data and proactively improving the health of the data in their domain.

Unlocking Value and Governing Cotality's Data Assets:

The Senior Appraisal Data Steward is the Data Fluency Leader and Value Enabler for Cotality's core appraisal data assets. This is a strategic, high-impact role responsible for moving Data Stewardship beyond basic curation into AI Enablement and Enterprise Confidence.

As a dual role, you are the highest-level expert in data fluency across the property domain and the data supply chain. You act as the primary Business/Technology Liaison, responsible for ensuring all products, models, and decisions built on Cotality’s data have a strong foundation of data that is fit-for-use and has consistent interpretation.

Your core mandate is to fundamentally unlock the strategic use of our appraisal data assets for the business by enforcing governance principles and enabling effective data consumption. You will champion the "why" behind governance, providing the essential scaffolding and framing the organization relies on, ensuring that data is Findable, Usable, Well Understood, and Trustworthy. Your success will be measured by delivering AI-Ready Data and championing AI-Enabled Data Stewardship.

Key Responsibilities

• Data Governance Interpretation and Advocacy
• Standard Advocacy & Policy Enablement: Support the creation and maintenance of the Data Stewardship Standard Handbook.
• Data Classification and Metadata Stewardship: Responsible for Metadata management and Classification of all core data fields in the property domains.
• Compliance and Permissible Use: Partner with data governance, data sourcing, and compliance to ensure appropriate permissible use standards are tagged and enforced.
• Center of Excellence (CoE) Leadership: Drive the adoption of stewardship principles through the CoE.
• Data Asset Strategy & Ontological Enablement (The Data Asset Enabler)
• Strategic Data Asset Readiness & Fit-for-Use: Champion the fitness-for-purpose of appraisal data assets for all business use cases.
• Data Feasibility and Product Advisory: Conduct in-depth analysis and research to advise Product, Data Science, and Engineering teams.
• Define and Govern Ontology (The Keeper of the Dictionary): Partner with key stakeholders to define the unifying language and global ontology for appraisal data concepts.
• AI Readiness and Semantic Interpretation: Collaborate with key stakeholders to design the Clarification Layer within the semantic framework.
• AI & Technology Enablement
• Operational AI Advocacy: Identify and advise on opportunities where AI and ML operations can be leveraged.
• Governance Platform Super User: Act as the primary feedback loop for the Data Governance Tool.
• Embedding Governance: Partner with Data Engineering and Technical Stewards to embed governance into the "native run of show."

Qualifications

• Intimate knowledge of appraisal data domains (Assessor, Appraisal, Transactions) and the specific business use cases within the financial, insurance, or real estate sectors. 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• Proven experience in supporting data governance standards, policies, and operating models.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Bachelor's Degree preferred or equivalent work experience.

Additional Skills Preferred

• Demonstrated hands-on experience as a core user of AI tools (e.g., LLMs, generative AI, advanced analytics).
• Background in developing and implementing data ontologies for use in semantic layers.

Benefits

• Generous PTO and 11 paid holidays, plus well-being and volunteer time off.
• Up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave and a baby stipend.
• Multiple medical plan options with mental health and wellness support offerings.
• 401(k) with company match and vesting after one year.
• $400 annual well-being stipend and tuition assistance up to $5,250.
• Recognition Rewards, Referral bonuses, exclusive discounts and more!