Data Governance Manager
emagine · Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium · hybrid
Data Governance & NFR Advisor
Data Governance Management | Role description
Role purpose
Support corporate projects and Product Managers in the adoption and implementation of Data Governance requirements and data-related Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs), ensuring that governance, compliance, risk, and data management considerations are addressed throughout the project and product lifecycle.
Key responsibilities- Organize and lead intake sessions with project teams and Product Managers to identify applicable Data Governance requirements and data-related NFRs.
- Advise projects and products on governance requirements related to privacy, retention, data classification, data ownership, data quality, data exchange, metadata management, AI Governance, and other applicable governance domains.
- Facilitate workshops to assess governance risks, identify impacted data assets, and determine the required governance activities.
- Guide stakeholders in producing the documentation, evidence, and governance artefacts required by Legal, DPO, Security, Compliance, Data Governance, and other relevant control functions.
- Coordinate follow-up with project teams and Product Managers to ensure that resulting actions and remediation plans are clearly assigned, monitored, and addressed.
- Monitor and report on the implementation of Data Governance requirements and data-related NFRs across supported initiatives, providing visibility on outstanding actions, risks, issues, and dependencies.
- Identify recurring governance gaps, bottlenecks, and control weaknesses, and contribute to the continuous improvement of methodologies, standards, templates, controls, and guidance.
- Support the maintenance and evolution of relevant governance assets, workflows, and metadata within Collibra.
- Prepare management reporting, dashboards, and governance insights to support prioritization and decision-making.
- Act as a liaison between project teams, Product Managers, Legal, DPO, Security, Architecture, Compliance, and Data Governance stakeholders.
Education and experience- Master's degree or equivalent professional experience.
- Approximately five years of relevant experience in Data Governance, Privacy, Information Management, Business Analysis, Architecture, Process Management, Risk Management, or a related domain.
- Proven experience supporting projects, products, or transformation initiatives in a corporate environment.
Technical and business skills- Good understanding of Data Governance principles, data-related NFRs, and the data lifecycle.
- Practical experience with Collibra; certification is considered a strong asset.
- Understanding of privacy, data management, information security, risk, and compliance principles.
- Ability to translate governance requirements into pragmatic and actionable guidance for project and product teams.
- Experience with governance reporting, documentation, action tracking, and stakeholder coordination.
Competencies and behaviours- Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.
- Business-oriented and data-minded, with the ability to connect governance requirements to business objectives.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, combining assertiveness with respect.
- Analytical, pragmatic, constructive, and solution-oriented.
- Autonomous, efficient, well organized, and able to manage multiple initiatives and deadlines.
- Collaborative, service-oriented, resilient, and persistent in driving actions to completion.
Languages- Fluent in English, Dutch is a nice asset.