Senior Data Governance Specialist Job ID: JP055313

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.