Data Governance Manager

emagine; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

emagine is seeking a Data Governance & NFR Advisor to support corporate projects and Product Managers in adopting and implementing Data Governance requirements and data-related Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs). The role ensures governance, compliance, risk, and data management considerations are addressed throughout the project and product lifecycle.

The ideal candidate brings a Master’s degree or equivalent experience, ~5 years in Data Governance or related domains, and hands-on Collibra

Qualifications

• Understanding of Data Governance principles and data-related NFRs.
• Ability to translate governance requirements into actionable guidance.
• Experience documenting governance artefacts for Legal, DPO, Security and Compliance.

Responsibilities

• Organize intake sessions to identify Data Governance requirements and data-related NFRs.
• Advise projects on governance related to privacy, retention, data classification, and data quality.
• Facilitate workshops to assess governance risks and determine required activities.
• Produce documentation and governance artefacts for control functions.
• Coordinate actions and remediation plans across project teams.
• Monitor implementation of Data Governance requirements across initiatives.
• Identify governance gaps and contribute to improving templates and guidance.
• Maintain governance assets and metadata within Collibra.
• Prepare management reporting and governance insights for prioritization.

Skills

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree or equivalent professional experience

Tools

Collibra

Privacy & Security concepts

Job 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.

Data Governance & NFR Advisor

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.