Freelance
Data Governance and Compliance Officer
Description de la mission
You will join our team of experts in data governance.
Your responsibilities will include:
Data Governance Roadmap
- Define, maintain, and communicate the Data Governance roadmap, aligned with business objectives and regulatory priorities
Compliance and Regulatory Oversight
- Ensure compliance with Data Act and other applicable legislation
- Ensure compliance with GDPR, data retention, access control, and privacy-by-design principles, and support the implementation and monitoring of related data protection and regulatory controls
- Coordinate with CISO, DPO, Legal, Risk, and Security teams to support and strengthen data compliance management activities across the organization
Governance
- Develop, monitor, and optimize data governance processes and controls, analyzing non-compliance issues and governance gaps to define and implement corrective and preventive actions
- Ensure proper execution of governance activities including business term documentation, data classification, metadata maintenance, data lifecycle management and data quality rule definition
- Design and enforce enterprise-wide policies, procedures and standards aligned with GDPR, NIS2, Data Act, etc. and sector-specific regulations
Data Ownership & Community Leadership
- Define clear roles, responsibilities, and governance bodies
- Provide training and guidance to data roles
- Lead the Data Governance Community
- Chair the Data Governance Board
Business Process Optimization and Change Management
- Analyze and redesign data-related processes for efficiency and accuracy
- Coordinate with platform and architecture teams to integrate governance-by-design principles into tools, platforms, and technical architectures
- Drive adoption of new governance practices across the organization
Training & Data Literacy
- Foster a data-driven culture by building capability and awareness at all levels (starting from data roles to business and management)
- Contribute to creation of training materials, articles, etc.
Maturity Assessment and Reporting
- Define KPIs for data governance activities and data governance objectives,
- Monitor adoption of new practices and results
Representation
- Represent Data Governance in strategic programs, initiatives, and steering committees
Your responsibilities will include:
Data Governance Roadmap
- Define, maintain, and communicate the Data Governance roadmap, aligned with business objectives and regulatory priorities
Compliance and Regulatory Oversight
- Ensure compliance with Data Act and other applicable legislation
- Ensure compliance with GDPR, data retention, access control, and privacy-by-design principles, and support the implementation and monitoring of related data protection and regulatory controls
- Coordinate with CISO, DPO, Legal, Risk, and Security teams to support and strengthen data compliance management activities across the organization
Governance
- Develop, monitor, and optimize data governance processes and controls, analyzing non-compliance issues and governance gaps to define and implement corrective and preventive actions
- Ensure proper execution of governance activities including business term documentation, data classification, metadata maintenance, data lifecycle management and data quality rule definition
- Design and enforce enterprise-wide policies, procedures and standards aligned with GDPR, NIS2, Data Act, etc. and sector-specific regulations
Data Ownership & Community Leadership
- Define clear roles, responsibilities, and governance bodies
- Provide training and guidance to data roles
- Lead the Data Governance Community
- Chair the Data Governance Board
Business Process Optimization and Change Management
- Analyze and redesign data-related processes for efficiency and accuracy
- Coordinate with platform and architecture teams to integrate governance-by-design principles into tools, platforms, and technical architectures
- Drive adoption of new governance practices across the organization
Training & Data Literacy
- Foster a data-driven culture by building capability and awareness at all levels (starting from data roles to business and management)
- Contribute to creation of training materials, articles, etc.
Maturity Assessment and Reporting
- Define KPIs for data governance activities and data governance objectives,
- Monitor adoption of new practices and results
Representation
- Represent Data Governance in strategic programs, initiatives, and steering committees
Profil recherché
What profile are we looking for this position:
Must-have skills :
- 3-4 years of experience in data governance, data management or IT governance
- Experience working in regulated and/or complex organizational environments
- Strong exposure to cross-functional collaboration between business, IT, architecture, and platform teams
- Familiarity with data product concepts, master data, data quality frameworks, and regulatory compliance (GDPR, EU Data Act, AI Act)
- Comfortable interacting with both senior business stakeholders and technical experts
- Technical understanding of modern data platforms is a plus (e.g. Snowflake, DBT, AWS)
- Hands-on knowledge of data catalog, data quality, data lifecycle management, and BI tools is a strong asset
Ref. 2700131
Must-have skills :
- 3-4 years of experience in data governance, data management or IT governance
- Experience working in regulated and/or complex organizational environments
- Strong exposure to cross-functional collaboration between business, IT, architecture, and platform teams
- Familiarity with data product concepts, master data, data quality frameworks, and regulatory compliance (GDPR, EU Data Act, AI Act)
- Comfortable interacting with both senior business stakeholders and technical experts
- Technical understanding of modern data platforms is a plus (e.g. Snowflake, DBT, AWS)
- Hands-on knowledge of data catalog, data quality, data lifecycle management, and BI tools is a strong asset
Ref. 2700131