Data Steward Expert Consultant

📍 San Francisco / Remote | Work Directly with Founding Team | 🚀 Stealth AI Startup | AI Agents on Data | Contract Role

Data Steward Expert Consultant

Location: Remote or onsite in San Francisco

Who We Are

UniversalAGI is pioneering the next generation of autonomous AI agents designed to harness the power of data for enterprises and government agencies. We are looking for extraordinary data stewards to join our ambitious team and contribute to product development.

About the Role

We are seeking exceptional data stewards to help shape the future of data stewardship. In this role, you will:

• Serve as an in-house expert on data stewardship best practices and methodologies

• Execute hands-on stewardship activities—cataloging, profiling, and enriching metadata

• Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams on a proprietary tool aimed at streamlining stewardship workflows

• Provide feedback and domain knowledge to guide our iterative development process

This is a unique opportunity to help define the evolving discipline of data stewardship and make a lasting impact on how enterprises harness data.

Key Responsibilities:

• Metadata Management: Define, document, and maintain standardized metadata across data domains

• Data Quality & Profiling: Perform data health checks; identify, triage, and resolve anomalies

• Semantic Type Tagging: Apply standardized semantic types to data elements—classifying columns, attributes, and fields according to business-driven taxonomy, and validating tags for consistency across datasets

• Data Cataloging: Organize datasets, maintain data asset inventories, and develop lineage diagrams

• Governance & Policy Enforcement: Implement data governance policies; ensure compliance with internal and external standards

• Tool Validation: Test and provide actionable feedback on features of our platform.

What We're Looking For:

• 3+ years in data stewardship or data governance

• Strong understanding of metadata standards, data catalog tools, and data quality frameworks

• Familiarity with databases (SQL), data modeling, and basic scripting for data manipulation

• Excellent communication skills with an ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences

• A proactive mindset—able to identify gaps and drive continuous improvement

Why You’ll Love It Here:

• Impact: Shape a pioneering AI tool that’s redefining data stewardship workflows

• Growth: Deepen your domain expertise by working on real-world governance challenges

• Collaborative Culture: Join a small, cross-functional team where your voice truly matters

• Flexibility: Whether you prefer to work remotely or in our SF-area hub, we’ve got you covered