Collibra & Data Governance Practitioner

V-IT NV; Brussel; Sur place; EUR 80 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

V-IT NV in Antwerpen is seeking a Senior Collibra & Data Governance Practitioner to lead the Collibra POC and shape a scalable governance setup. You will drive testing of core capabilities, translate business requirements into concrete scenarios, and guide multiple tester populations toward adoption.

Responsibilities include mapping existing capabilities to Collibra, conducting fit-gap analyses, and collaborating with governance, architecture, and engineering teams to reduce complexity and

Qualifications

• Senior hands-on Collibra practitioner with enterprise implementation experience.
• Strong knowledge of metadata management, data catalogs, and data governance.
• Ability to translate demos into requirements and actionable steps.
• Comfortable collaborating with engineers, architects, and management.

Responsabilités

• Drive the Collibra POC with testing of key capabilities (metadata management, lineage, catalogue, workflows, data quality).
• Translate requirements into concrete test scenarios and derive conclusions and recommendations.
• Explain the platform to testers, guide their testing, and drive user adoption.
• Map existing capabilities to Collibra and perform a pragmatic fit‑gap analysis.
• Translate POC findings into simple, scalable setup recommendations and work with teams on integration and operating model.
• Build internal capability through hands‑on coaching and knowledge transfer.

Connaissances

Collibra expertise

Data governance

Metadata management

Enterprise data integration

Testing & POC delivery

Description du poste

Senior Collibra & Data Governance Practitioner

Location: Antwerpen

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive the Collibra POC:
  
  
  
  • Structure and execute functional testing of key Collibra capabilities, including metadata management, technical lineage, catalogue, governance workflows, and data quality integration.
  
  
  • Translate requirements into concrete test scenarios and rapidly turn findings into conclusions and recommendations.
  
  
  • Explain the platform to different tester populations, guide their testing, and help drive adoption.
  
  
  • Ensure the POC produces reusable insights and patterns for a potential industrialized setup.
  
  
  
  


• Translate and Challenge the Existing Landscape:
  
  
  
  • Rapidly understand existing capabilities through demos, documentation, and discussions with subject‑matter experts.
  
  
  • Separate the underlying business or functional requirement from the way it is implemented today.
  
  
  • Map existing capabilities to Collibra and perform a pragmatic fit‑gap analysis.
  
  
  • Apply an \"adopt native before rebuild\" mindset: favor standard Collibra capabilities and actively challenge unnecessary customization, complexity, and legacy ways of working.
  
  
  • Identify what should be adopted natively, configured, integrated, custom built, simplified, or retired.
  
  
  
  


• Shape the Future Setup:
  
  
  
  • Translate POC and fit‑gap findings into recommendations for a simple, scalable, and maintainable Collibra setup.
  
  
  • Work with Data Governance, architecture, and engineering teams on integration, metadata ingestion, lineage, workflows, and operating model.
  
  
  • Contribute to a pragmatic transition approach while minimizing unnecessary customization and long‑term technical debt.
  
  
  
  


• Build Internal Capability:
  
  
  
  • Transfer Collibra knowledge through hands‑on collaboration, coaching, and remote training.
  
  
  • Help new team members progressively take ownership of platform configuration, integration, troubleshooting, evolution, and maintenance.
  
  
  • Contribute to establishing the foundations of a sustainable internal Collibra competence centre.
  
  
  
  

Required Profile:

• Senior hands‑on Collibra practitioner with strong practical experience in enterprise implementations.


• Strong knowledge of metadata management, data catalogues, technical lineage, Data Governance, and enterprise data integration.


• Ability to rapidly understand unfamiliar existing solutions and translate them into underlying requirements and appropriate Collibra capabilities.


• Strong standard‑first/adopt‑native mindset, with the confidence to challenge historical complexity and unnecessary customization and the pragmatism to make the project happen.


• Ability to combine hands‑on execution with solution‑level thinking and pragmatic decision‑making.


• Strong facilitator and communicator, comfortable working with operational teams, engineers, Data Governance stakeholders, architects, and senior management.


• Autonomous, pragmatic, and able to deliver tangible results at pace in an evolving environment.


• Experience in large, complex, or regulated organizations is strongly preferred.


• Experience and/or knowledge of data architecture is a plus.