Data Governance Lead — Drive Trusted Data & Impact

Vodafone; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive salary + bonus

Generous pension

Health and wellbeing support

On-site wellness centre & gym

Mobile plan & device offers

Job summary

Vodafone Ireland is seeking a Data Governance Lead to drive trusted data foundations across the organisation. You will partner with senior stakeholders to establish data ownership, quality and governance standards, enabling data products and AI use cases.

The role requires strong collaboration, change leadership and experience with data governance frameworks, GDPR, and Collibra. The Data & Analytics team sits at the heart of Vodafone Ireland's ambition to become more data-driven and AI-enabled,

Qualifications

• Experience leading or implementing data governance in large organisations.
• Strong knowledge of data quality management and metadata governance.
• Ability to translate governance concepts into practical business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead Vodafone Ireland's Data Governance roadmap.
• Build Data Owners/Stewards community across the business.
• Establish trusted definitions, metadata and governance standards for critical data domains.
• Improve data quality and embed proactive management of data quality risks.
• Enable trusted, well-governed data products reusable across multiple use cases.
• Drive adoption of data governance tooling and capabilities (e.g., Collibra).
• Champion data as a strategic business asset with ownership embedded in business functions.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to prioritise governance initiatives and maximise business value.
• Ensure alignment with GDPR, Privacy, Security and Group Governance standards.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Management

Stakeholder Engagement

GDPR Compliance

Metadata Management

Data Ownership

Data Stewardship

Change Leadership

Data Quality

Enterprise Data Platforms

Tools

Collibra

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

Vodafone Ireland is seeking a Data Governance Lead to drive trusted data foundations across the organisation. You will partner with senior stakeholders to establish data ownership, quality and governance standards, enabling data products and AI use cases.

The role requires strong collaboration, change leadership and experience with data governance frameworks, GDPR, and Collibra. The Data & Analytics team sits at the heart of Vodafone Ireland's ambition to become more data-driven and AI-enabled,