dataforvaltere

Dataforvaltere is a term used in data governance to describe individuals or teams responsible for the stewardship and management of data assets within an organization. Their primary focus is to ensure data quality, accessibility, privacy, and compliance across the data lifecycle. A dataforvalter identifies data owners, clarifies responsibilities, and acts as a bridge between business units and IT.

Key responsibilities include establishing data ownership and accountability, defining and applying data standards, maintaining metadata and data catalogs, enforcing data quality rules and measurement, ensuring data lineage and traceability, and managing access controls and data security. They also oversee data retention, deletion policies, and compliance with applicable regulations, such as privacy laws. Dataforvaltere collaborate with data architects, engineers, and stewards to translate business requirements into workable data practices and to resolve data quality issues.

Organizationally, dataforvaltere operate within a data governance program and report to data governance leads or data management offices. Their scope may cover domains such as master data, customer data, product data, or financial data, and can be centralized or distributed across departments. Necessary skills include a good understanding of data governance frameworks, data quality management, metadata management, data modeling, privacy and security considerations, and practical familiarity with data catalogs, lineage tools, and SQL.

See also: data governance, data steward, data quality, data privacy.