Data Governance Specialist - Remote, Quality & Compliance

Telia Company; Jyväskylä; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Job summary

Telia Company is seeking a Data Governance Specialist to advance data governance models, catalogs, and lineage across Telia Finland. You will collaborate with business, IT, and Group Technology while supporting data owners and stakeholders in implementing data management requirements.

The role emphasizes strong analytical and organizational skills, with fluency in Finnish and English. A Master’s degree and 2–5 years of data-related experience are preferred, including knowledge of data lifecycle

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in data management, information management, analytics or other data-intensive tasks.
• Practical experience in data catalog, metadata and data lineage solutions; open source and commercial tools welcome.
• Understanding of data lifecycle, metadata management, data modeling, data quality and data documentation.
• Strong analytical, systematic and collaborative way of working.
• Excellent organizational and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent in Finnish and English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and continuous development of Telia Finland’s data governance models, processes and practices.
• Coordinate data management development and improvement measures in cooperation with business, IT and Group Technology.
• Maintain and develop data catalogs, metadata and data lineage solutions and support their utilization in the organization.
• Support data owners and other stakeholders in implementing the responsibilities, processes and requirements of data management.
• Monitor the development of data management capabilities, data quality and documentation, and report on observations and development needs.
• Participate in the implementation and development of data management policies, guidelines, standards and controls, as well as in their practical implementation.
• Support the fulfilment of audits, risk management and compliance requirements related to data management in cooperation with the information security, privacy and legal teams.
• Work as an active expert in various development projects, ensuring that data governance requirements are considered as part of the design and implementation of solutions.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Collaboration

Multitasking

Communication

Education

Master's degree (business administration, economics, IT, computer science)

Tools

Data catalog tools

Metadata management tools

Data lineage tools

Job description

Telia Company is seeking a Data Governance Specialist to advance data governance models, catalogs, and lineage across Telia Finland. You will collaborate with business, IT, and Group Technology while supporting data owners and stakeholders in implementing data management requirements.

The role emphasizes strong analytical and organizational skills, with fluency in Finnish and English. A Master’s degree and 2–5 years of data-related experience are preferred, including knowledge of data lifecycle