Data Governance Lead — Compliance, Quality & Strategy

act digital EMEA - Alter Solutions; Brussel; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

act digital is an international consulting and engineering group seeking a Data Governance Specialist to join its data governance team in Brussels. You will help define and drive the Data Governance roadmap, ensuring it aligns with business objectives and regulatory priorities.

Collaborating with CISO, DPO, Legal, Risk and Security, you will develop governance processes, monitor compliance, and lead the Data Governance Community to improve data quality, lifecycle management and regulatory

Qualifications

• 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 (e.g. Snowflake, DBT, AWS).
• Hands-on knowledge of data catalog, data quality, lifecycle management, and BI tools.

Responsabilités

• Define, maintain, and communicate the Data Governance roadmap, aligned with business objectives and regulatory priorities
• Ensure compliance with Data Act and other applicable legislation
• Ensure GDPR, data retention, access control, and privacy-by-design compliance; support regulatory controls
• Coordinate with CISO, DPO, Legal, Risk and Security teams to strengthen data compliance
• Develop and optimize data governance processes; analyze non-compliance and governance gaps; implement corrective actions
• Execute governance activities: term docs, data classification, metadata, lifecycle, and quality rules
• Design and enforce policies aligned with GDPR, NIS2, Data Act and sector regulations
• Define roles, responsibilities, and governance bodies
• Provide training and guidance to data roles
• Lead Data Governance Community
• Chair Data Governance Board
• Analyze and redesign data processes for efficiency and accuracy
• Coordinate with platform/architecture teams to embed governance-by-design in tools and architectures
• Drive adoption of governance practices across the organization
• Foster data-driven culture across all levels; build capability and awareness
• Create training materials and articles
• Define KPIs for governance activities and objectives
• Monitor adoption and results
• Represent Data Governance in strategic programs and steering committees

Connaissances

Data governance experience

Regulated environment experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Data product concepts

Stakeholder communication

Data platforms knowledge

Data catalog/quality

Description du poste

act digital is an international consulting and engineering group seeking a Data Governance Specialist to join its data governance team in Brussels. You will help define and drive the Data Governance roadmap, ensuring it aligns with business objectives and regulatory priorities.

Collaborating with CISO, DPO, Legal, Risk and Security, you will develop governance processes, monitor compliance, and lead the Data Governance Community to improve data quality, lifecycle management and regulatory