Data Governance Consultant / Project Manager

Lokki Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Lokki Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy in Helsinki is seeking a Data Governance Consultant / Project Manager for the HR data domain, full-time with a hybrid work model. Role involves coordinating a multi-day on-site presence in Helsinki with remote work for the remainder of the week.

Finnish language is not mandatory. The candidate will plan, define, and drive the HR data domain scope, data quality, metadata standards, and governance model, collaborating with HR, IT, and Data & AI teams.

Qualifications

• Strong project management and facilitation skills in a corporate environment.
• Practical understanding of data governance and data domain operating models.
• Ability to plan and drive a cross-functional project with milestones and dependencies.
• Ability to facilitate data domain scope, entity, concept, semantic and business definition work without owning business decisions.
• Understanding of data and IT landscapes, metadata, documentation, data quality, controls and issue management.
• Ability to translate between HR/business, Data & AI, and IT stakeholders.
• Strong documentation, communication, and progress-reporting skills.
• Proactive, structured, hands-on working style.

Responsibilities

• Plan, phase, schedule, and coordinate the HR data domain takeover project with the HR domain and project team.
• Facilitate definition of the HR data domain scope, entities, common language, semantics, and business concepts.
• Facilitate definition of minimum AI-ready data quality requirements and metadata standards for HR domain data.
• Coordinate mapping and prioritization of physical HR data across systems and the overall data landscape.
• Facilitate definition of controls that ensure AI-ready content at data creation, with a clear error-handling model.
• Facilitate creation of the operational HR data domain governance model, including roles and processes.
• Run shared project tasks and collaboration across HR, Data & AI, and IT specialists.
• Produce and maintain project documentation, plans, milestones, and status reporting.

Skills

Project management

Data governance

Cross-functional leadership

HR data domain

Documentation

Stakeholder communication

Job description

We are looking for our current client a Data Governance Consultant / Project Manager in HR Data Domain.

Full-time position until end of year, continualtion very possible. 3 days a week in Helsinki, rest remote. Finnish language is not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Plan, phase, schedule, and coordinate the HR data domain takeover project with the HR domain and project team
• Facilitate definition of the HR data domain scope, entities, common language, semantics, and business concepts
• Facilitate definition of minimum AI-ready data quality requirements and metadata standards for HR domain data
• Coordinate mapping and prioritization of physical HR data across systems and the overall data landscape
• Facilitate definition of controls that ensure AI-ready content at data creation, together with a clear error-handling model
• Facilitate creation of the operational HR data domain governance model, including roles, responsibilities, decision-making, maintenance, prioritization, processes, and tools
• Run shared project tasks and collaboration across HR, Data & AI, and IT specialists
• Produce and maintain project documentation, plans, work breakdown, milestones, Gantt schedule, decisions, and status reporting

Must-have skills

• Strong project management and facilitation skills in a corporate environment
• Practical understanding of data governance and data domain operating models
• Ability to plan and drive a cross-functional project, including work breakdown, phasing, milestones, Gantt schedule, dependencies, and shared team actions
• Ability to facilitate data domain scope, entity, concept, semantic, and business definition work without taking ownership of business decisions
• Understanding of data and IT landscapes, metadata, documentation, data quality, controls, and issue management
• Ability to translate between HR/business, Data & AI, and IT stakeholders
• Strong documentation, communication, and concise progress-reporting skills
• Proactive, structured, and hands-on working style

Additional information

As this is HR area role, any work experience on HR / personnel / workforce management / staffing is a plus. If you have it, be sure it is pointed out in cv.

Allocation: 100 %
Location: Roughly 3 days a week in Helsinki, rest remote.
Start: ASAP
Duration: Until rest of year, continuation possible

We offer you: We offer a versatile assignment where every day is different and interesting. We also offer a very competitive salary and good employee benefits.

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Lokki Henkilistöpalvelut Oy (Finnish for Seagull Recruitment Services) has been active in providing recruitment services since 2005 and we belong to The Private Employment Agencies Association HPL. Our vision is to provide the best customer experience with our reliable, humane and effortless service around Finland. Our most important asset is a person who, as we know, thrives in a reliable and supportive atmosphere. At Loki you will be supported by your own human resources consultant throughout your employment relationship. At Lokki, we believe in a partnership achieved as a result of flexible service. Explore us and our vacancies: https://www.lokki.fi/.

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