Job Description
Senior Data Governance Specialist
We are looking for an experienced Data Governance Specialist to help establish and implement a pragmatic data governance framework within a complex, regulated environment. The role focuses strongly on data protection, NIS2 compliance, data quality, metadata, and data governance practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify, map, classify, and document critical data and data flows.
- Define and implement data governance policies, standards, and procedures.
- Establish data protection, access control, backup, and recovery requirements.
- Support NIS2 compliance related to critical data management.
- Improve data quality, discoverability, accessibility, documentation, and traceability.
- Manage data lineage, metadata, reference data (MDM), and data modelling.
- Define governance roles, responsibilities, and processes.
- Support the selection and adoption of data governance and metadata management tools.
- Train and support stakeholders in data governance best practices.
- Collaborate with DPO, CISO, Enterprise Architecture, Data & Analytics, IT, and business teams.
- Drive stakeholder alignment, change management, and continuous improvement.
Required Skills & Experience
- 7+ years of experience in Data Governance and Data Quality.
- Strong knowledge of data governance frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK.
- Practical experience with governance and metadata tools such as Collibra, Informatica, or OvalEdge.
- Strong understanding of data management, data quality, metadata, and data lineage.
- Excellent documentation, presentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently and influence stakeholders across different teams.
- Strong leadership and change-management capabilities.
Nice to Have
- Knowledge of NIS2, GDPR, ISO/IEC 38505, or ISO 8000.
- Knowledge of UML and ArchiMate.
- Experience in regulated sectors such as finance, healthcare, or the public sector.
Languages
- French and/or Dutch: Fluent.
- English: An advantage.
Work Arrangement
- Location: Brussels, Belgium.
- Assignment: Long-term opportunity, potentially up to 880 working days.
