Global Data Governance & Stewardship Lead

Sulzer; Madrid; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract

Meal vouchers

Fringe benefits

International team

Job summary

Sulzer in Madrid is seeking a Data Governance & Stewardship Process Lead to shape and operationalize governance across the global organization, starting with customer data. You’ll define processes, enable Data Owners and Data Stewards, and lead governance forums with senior stakeholders to drive data quality and compliance.

This senior role offers a permanent contract, competitive benefits, and the chance to contribute to digital transformation while collaborating with an international team from

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Business, Information Management, Technology, or related field.
• 8+ years in data governance, data management, BPM, or information management.
• Proven experience establishing stewardship processes in a complex enterprise.
• Strong knowledge of data governance operating models and stewardship practices.
• Experience with policies, standards, issue management, and RACI models.
• Experience leading change adoption and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent English.
• Demonstrated success working within a global matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Design and improve Data Owner and Data Steward processes, responsibilities, and collaboration models.
• Coordinate and facilitate governance councils, domain forums, and working groups across the organization.
• Define, maintain, and implement governance policies, procedures, RACI frameworks, and operating practices.
• Lead discussions with Data Owners and senior stakeholders to review results, make decisions, and agree on corrective actions.
• Manage governance workflows covering data definitions, issues, exceptions, approvals, decisions, and escalations.
• Drive the resolution of cross-functional data issues in partnership with business and technology teams.
• Lead onboarding, training, and enablement activities for Data Owners and Data Stewards.
• Monitor governance decisions, actions, KPIs, and maturity indicators to assess progress and identify improvement opportunities.
• Develop communication materials, learning content, and adoption plans that strengthen engagement with data governance.
• Partner with Data Quality, Master Data Management, Enterprise Architecture, Engineering, and business teams to embed governance into delivery processes.
• Support the expansion of data definition management, lineage visibility, and governed data coverage across key business domains.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and automate governance workflows.
• Apply practical governance principles to business data, initially focusing on customer information and progressively covering areas such as products and sales.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Business process management

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business/IT

Job description

Sulzer in Madrid is seeking a Data Governance & Stewardship Process Lead to shape and operationalize governance across the global organization, starting with customer data. You’ll define processes, enable Data Owners and Data Stewards, and lead governance forums with senior stakeholders to drive data quality and compliance.

This senior role offers a permanent contract, competitive benefits, and the chance to contribute to digital transformation while collaborating with an international team from