Data Governance Advisor

Accenture; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Mentor program

Global network access

Work-life balance

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Data Governance Advisor to join the AI & Data practice in Helsinki. You will define governance frameworks, guide clients on policies, and lead data quality and metadata initiatives across data domains. This role emphasizes translating governance into actionable, business-driven results.

The position offers collaboration with world-leading clients, mentorship, and a focus on growth within a supportive, inclusive culture. Finnish and English language skills are required.

Qualifications

• A few years of experience in data governance, data strategy, or data consulting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a business-first mindset.
• Ability to translate governance concepts into practical, implementable solutions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English.
• Proficiency in Finnish.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement data governance frameworks and strategies aligned with business objectives, ensuring data quality, integrity, and regulatory compliance.
• Advise clients on governance policies, standards, and operating models, including data ownership, stewardship, and accountability structures.
• Establish data quality management practices, including standards, controls, and monitoring across critical data domains.
• Lead the development of data policies, documentation, and metadata management, improving data discoverability, lineage, and consistency.
• Support risk, compliance, and data privacy initiatives, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements.
• Act as a trusted advisor, translating governance challenges into practical, business-driven solutions.
• Contribute to data strategy and transformation programmes, embedding governance across data, analytics, and AI initiatives.

Skills

Data governance

Analytical thinking

Communication

English

Finnish

Education

Master's degree

Job description

Accenture is looking for a Data Governance Advisor to join AI & Data practice in Helsinki.

Are you ready to take your expertise to the next level with consulting? Do you have passion for helping organizations take the full benefits of data, analytics and artificial intelligence? Then a role as a Data Governance Advisor in our AI&Data practice is a great fit.

This is an extraordinary opportunity to build a rewarding career and play a key role in transforming organizations and communities. Working in highly collaborative teams for world-leading clients, we’ll nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity.

• Define and implement data governance frameworks and strategies aligned with business objectives, ensuring data quality, integrity, and regulatory compliance.
• Advise clients on governance policies, standards, and operating models, including dataownership, stewardship, and accountability structures.
• Establish data quality management practices, including standards, controls, and monitoring across critical data domains.
• Lead the development of data policies, documentation, and metadata management, improving data discoverability, lineage, and consistency.
• Support risk, compliance, and data privacy initiatives, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements.
• Act as a trusted advisor, translating governance challenges into practical, business-driven solutions.
• Contribute to data strategy and transformation programmes, embedding governance across data, analytics, and AI initiatives.

What’s in it for you:

• A unique opportunity to build deep expertise in data governance, strategy, and consulting, working on impactful transformation programmes.
• Exposure to leading governance frameworks, tooling ecosystems, and global best practices.
• The chance to work closely with clients, influencing strategic decisions and enterprise-wide data agendas.
• Access to Accenture’s global network, including methodologies, assets, and domain experts in data, AI, and compliance.
• A collaborative and inclusive working environment with highly skilled colleagues.
• Strong focus on work-life balance, wellbeing, and continuous learning.
• A dedicated mentor to support your professional and personal growth.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

Who are we looking for:

• A few years of experience in data governance, data strategy, or data consulting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a business-first mindset.
• Ability to translate governance concepts into practical, implementable solutions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English.
• Proficiency in Finnish.

Nice to have:

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Experience in Financial Services or regulated industries is considered an advantage.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

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