Consultant Data

Highberg B.V.; Zoetermeer; On-site; EUR 44,640 - 55,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range €4,000–€5,000

Pension scheme

Hybrid working

Mobility options

Job summary

Highberg is a European transformation consultancy focused on helping organizations mature their data capabilities. As a Data Consultant, you will advise on governance, ownership, and policy design to enable reliable, data-driven decision making across public and private sectors.

You’ll work with Chief Data Officers, data owners and stewards to design governance frameworks and ensure alignment with privacy, security and ethics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field and strong written/verbal English; Dutch preferred.
• Several years of consulting or advisory experience in the data domain.
• Knowledge of data management standards (e.g., DAMA DMBOK) and practical application.
• Experience with data and analytics tools such as Power BI, Databricks, Azure; certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on data governance, ownership, and operating models; translate data strategy into practical implementation.
• Define data strategies, policies, and governance frameworks for responsible data sharing and use.
• Lead workshops and stakeholder sessions to address data definitions, quality, and governance questions.
• Develop client relationships, identify opportunities, and contribute to propositions and frameworks.

Skills

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

AI literacy

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Tools

Power BI

Databricks

Microsoft Azure

Job description

As a Data Consultant at Highberg, you advise both public and private sector organizations, including regulators, government ministries, pension funds, and insurance companies, on how to organize, strengthen, and mature their data organizations. Without reliable data, organizations cannot operate effectively. How can a pension fund make accurate pension payments if the underlying data is incorrect? How can a regulator enforce compliance if the required information is incomplete or inconsistent? Data is a strategic asset that requires clear policies, ownership, quality standards, and governance.

This is where your expertise makes a difference. You help organizations gain control over their data and translate that control into tangible improvements in the way they operate, collaborate, and make decisions. The challenges you work on are diverse, complex, and meaningful. For example, we have supported organizations in the public safety domain in establishing fully‑fledged data organizations and contributed, together with another leading consulting firm, to the development of the Dutch Intergovernmental Data Strategy, the foundation for data governance across the Dutch public sector.

About the role

At Highberg, everything revolves around people. Around colleagues who want to make a difference, take ownership, and work together based on trust and craftsmanship. We believe real change happens when strategy, execution, and humanity come together. That starts with our own team. This is why we create an environment where you can continue to grow, apply your expertise, and expand it further. An environment where you can make lasting impact.

Bringing strategy to life

At Highberg, you are not a remote advisor. You work closely with clients on challenges that truly matter, from strategy through to implementation. This allows you to make an immediate impact and see the results of your work in practice.

Collaborative, human, and professional

We work closely together, share knowledge, and strengthen one another to achieve the best possible outcomes. Our culture is open and built on trust, with room for both ambition and humanity. We listen, celebrate successes, and hold each other accountable, always with attention to people as well as to quality.

European outlook, locally rooted

With teams in the Netherlands and the DACH region, you work in an organization with a broad, European perspective. At the same time, the culture remains personal and close‑knit. This gives you the opportunity to collaborate internationally at a high level, within a committed and engaged team.

Culture as a catalyst

Our culture is a key reason why colleagues enjoy working at Highberg. We place trust in our people, value initiative, and believe it is important that everyone can continue to develop. This enables you to get the best out of yourself, while together contributing to sustainable growth.

Your role as Consultant Data

• As a Data Consultant, you advise organizations on data governance and help senior leaders translate data strategy into practical implementation. You keep up with developments such as European legislation and emerging technologies and help organizations determine how these changes should be incorporated into their operating models and governance structures.
• You support clients in establishing data ownership, defining roles and responsibilities, and working closely with Chief Data Officers (CDOs), data owners, and data stewards. You design data strategies, policies, and governance frameworks for the responsible sharing and use of data, while ensuring alignment with privacy, security, and ethical standards.
• You facilitate workshops and stakeholder sessions where fundamental questions are addressed: What do we mean by data? Who owns it? What level of quality is required for specific purposes? How should quality be measured and managed? Working closely with colleagues from change management, enterprise architecture, security, and privacy disciplines, you help clients embed sustainable, data‑driven ways of working throughout their organizations.
• In addition, you build long‑term client relationships by actively maintaining your professional network, identifying opportunities, and translating them into new engagements and partnerships. You contribute to the growth of the team by sharing knowledge, helping to develop propositions and frameworks, and supporting colleagues where needed.

Who are you?

• You enjoy diving deep into complex data challenges and are only satisfied when solutions work not just in theory but also in practice. You are proactive, take initiative, and quickly find your way within organizations. You communicate clearly and are able to navigate political, organizational, and stakeholder dynamics with confidence.
• Through experience, you have developed a strong understanding of what works—and what doesn’t—when establishing effective data governance. You use these insights to help organizations move forward. You also have an interest in adjacent domains such as data architecture, data platforms, artificial intelligence, privacy, and ethics. Experience in one or more of these areas is considered a strong advantage.
• You possess a commercial mindset and can identify opportunities within existing client relationships. You are able to turn substantive discussions into concrete follow‑up proposals and long‑term collaborations. An existing professional network is a plus.
• You are AI‑literate and know how to leverage data and AI to enhance analyses and improve processes and governance challenges.

What are we asking?

• You hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree, preferably in Business Administration, Public Administration, Information Management, Information Science, Business Analytics, or a related field. You have excellent written and verbal communication skills in Dutch and a good command of English.
• You bring several years of experience as a consultant, advisor, or specialist in the data domain, for example as a Policy Advisor, Data Steward, Data Officer, or Data Consultant.
• You have proven knowledge of data management standards and frameworks such as DAMA DMBOK and are able to translate them into practical, actionable solutions.
• You also have experience with data and analytics tools such as Power BI, Databricks, and cloud‑based data platforms, including Microsoft Azure. Certifications such as Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), SAFe/Agile, or TOGAF are considered a plus.

What are we offering?

Attractive and comprehensive employment conditions

• A salary of €4.000 – €5.000, excluding holiday allowance, with variable compensation aligned with the responsibility and impact of your role, complemented by paid leave, mobility options, and a pension scheme.

The best of two worlds

• The intellectual sharpness and quality of a high end consultancy firm, combined with the agility and engagement of an entrepreneurial organization.

Responsibility, autonomy, and entrepreneurship

• From the very start, you take ownership in projects and client work, with plenty of room to take initiative, supported by experienced colleagues. A structured development cycle with coaching from partners and development coaches, offering strong growth and career opportunities.

Collaborating in an accessible environment

• You work in a setting where decision making is close to the action and ideas quickly gain traction.

Flexible working with strong connection

• Hybrid working is possible, combined with regular moments where we come together for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and team activities such as inspiring sessions and the Highberg Festival.

About the culture

Highberg is a European transformation consultancy. We support organizations in realizing their strategic ambitions by combining clear direction with execution.

We believe sustainable change happens when deep expertise and human dynamics are in balance. That is why we work closely with our clients, not only as advisors, but as partners in realization.

Our teams combine analytical depth with pragmatism and build solutions that not only work on paper, but above all in practice.