Data Governance Specialist

Location: Brussels

Start Date: Asap

End Date: 31/12/2026

Role Description:

As a Data Governance Specialist, you will be part of the data incubator squad and the data governance experts chapter. Your primary responsibility will be to coordinate the Data Governance stream, defining and supporting the deployment of data product frameworks and guidelines across the organization. This role involves close collaboration with end users, senior management, and the Chief Data Officer (CDO). You will orchestrate functional guidelines and recommendations on Data Products, considering business and regulatory requirements, and contribute actively to the development and execution of the data management strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish enterprise data governance standards and guidelines (quality, semantics, modeling, regulation frameworks) on data products to ensure data quality integrity, protection, regulation compliance, and data product interoperability.

• Translate enterprise data governance standards on data products into policies and procedures.
• Coordinate the overall rollout of data product standards and guidelines.
• Act as a change management ambassador on standards and guidelines, serving as a point of escalation for governance, quality, integrity, protection, interoperability, and data compliance issues.
• Collaborate closely with Business, IT, and data stakeholders to enhance the overall value of data products.

Language Requirements:

• Dutch is a plus

• French is a plus
• English: Written and spoken proficiency required

Education and Experience:

• Preferably a degree in IT engineering or computer science.

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in data governance, data quality, data analytics, business intelligence, or data lake.

Technical Experience:

• Mandatory: Data Mesh principles (data products, data product contracts, data product specifications, metadata harvesting), Data Governance principles, Enterprise Data Management Tools.

• Preferable: Project Management/Planning Tools, Agile methodology.

Business Experience:

• Preferable experience in the financial industry.

Soft Skills:

• Team player with a proactive attitude.

• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Excellent analytical and synthesis skills.
• Autonomy, commitment, and perseverance.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and multicultural environment.
• Open to changes and receptive to others' opinions, ideas, and feedback.
• Proactively invests time in continuous learning and knowledge improvement.
• Demonstrates awareness of efficiency and efficacy.
• Thinks outside the box and works with energy and empowerment to deliver great results.