Intern - Data Steward

About the role

Country: United States of America. Santander is a global leader and innovator in the financial services industry, evolving from a high‑impact brand into a technology‑driven organization. Our people are at the heart of this journey, driving a customer‑centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what’s possible. This is a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference. We are looking for a dynamic, energetic intern eager to learn about our company by assisting the data steward department, focusing on learning how the organization runs.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation and coordination of monthly Data Owner materials and meetings across the Bank’s key domains, including Risk, Finance, Operations, Commercial, Products, and Premier Banking.
• Assist in gathering and validating information from stakeholders, preparing meeting materials, documenting key decisions and action items, and tracking outstanding deliverables through completion.
• Support periodic attestation activities with Data Owners and business domains to review existing data management projects and data quality rules.
• Coordinate reviews, prepare inventories, collect stakeholder feedback, document attestations, identify items requiring modification or retirement, and track resulting actions.
• By the end of the internship, contribute to the monthly Data Owner governance cycle, ITWG reporting, project and rule attestations, BAU data quality rule management, remediation tracking, and stakeholder follow‑ups.
• Complete at least one process‑improvement initiative that leaves the Data Management team with a measurable improvement (e.g., enhanced tracker, dashboard, standardized reporting package, improved documentation process, or streamlined governance workflow).

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Data Analytics, Finance or a similar discipline. Required skills: strong analytical and organizational skills; strong written and verbal communication skills; attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate documentation; ability to manage multiple assignments and follow up on outstanding deliverables; comfortable working with stakeholders across different business and functional areas; proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; interest in data management, data governance, banking, risk management, or data analytics; experience with data visualization or analytical tools is beneficial but not required. Nice‑to‑have: established work history or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education. Work authorization: applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis without requiring employer sponsorship to commence employment.