Data owner

Roles that need it

• Data Governance Analyst
• Master Data Specialist
• Data Analyst (Banking)
• Business Analyst (Banking)
• Change Manager (Banking)

Skills it belongs to

• Data governance, quality and lineage
• Stakeholder management

Related concepts

• Data stewardA data steward manages a data domain day to day on behalf of the data owner: maintaining definitions in the business glossary, monitoring quality rules, triaging issues and coordinating fixes with IT and operations.
• Data quality dimensionA data quality dimension is one measurable aspect of how fit data is for use. Common dimensions are accuracy, completeness, timeliness, consistency, validity and uniqueness. Firms set thresholds per dimension and report breaches through data quality dashboards.
• Golden sourceA golden source is the single system or dataset an organisation designates as the authoritative origin for a given data item, such as client static data or instrument prices. Other systems copy from it instead of keeping their own versions. Also called authoritative source or system of record.

Sources

• Guide on effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting, ECB Banking Supervision (external site) accessed 31 Oct 2026
• Principles for effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting, BIS (external site) accessed 31 Oct 2026

Updated 31 Oct 2026.