Data Governance Lead

Jobtailor; Oslo; On-site; NOK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hydro seeks a data governance professional to establish and implement the data governance framework, policies, and operating model across the organization.

You will define decision rights, data ownership, stewardship responsibilities, and accountability while promoting trusted data for analytics, AI, and emerging digital capabilities. Collaboration with business, IT, legal, compliance, and digital teams is essential.

Qualifications

• A relevant higher degree in related fields.
• Experience with data governance, data management, analytics, digital transformation, or management consulting.
• Experience across complex organizations is highly valued.
• Strong understanding of data governance, data quality, metadata management, data platforms, and analytics.
• Experience supporting AI or advanced analytics initiatives is an advantage.
• Excellent English skills are required; Norwegian is an advantage.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement across business and technology functions.
• Structured, proactive, and comfortable driving initiatives across multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement Hydro's data governance framework, policies, and operating model.
• Define decision rights, data ownership, stewardship responsibilities, and accountability across the organization.
• Develop governance standards and processes ensuring data is accessible, secure, and high quality throughout its lifecycle.
• Support compliance with relevant regulations and internal requirements.
• Support Hydro's Data & Analytics strategy by enabling trusted data for analytics, AI, and emerging digital capabilities.
• Promote responsible AI practices and help drive business value through well-governed data.
• Facilitate the Data Governance Council.
• Collaborate with business, IT, legal, compliance, and digital teams.
• Promote governance best practices and strengthen data management capabilities across Hydro.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Quality

Metadata Management

Data Platforms

Analytics

AI Support

Digital Transformation

Management Consulting

Education

Relevant higher degree

Job description

• Establish and implement Hydro's data governance framework, policies, and operating model
• Define decision rights, data ownership, stewardship responsibilities, and accountability across the organization
• Develop governance standards and processes ensuring data is accessible, secure, and high quality throughout its lifecycle
• Support compliance with relevant regulations and internal requirements
• Support Hydro's Data & Analytics strategy by enabling trusted data for analytics, AI, and emerging digital capabilities
• Promote responsible AI practices and help drive business value through well-governed data
• Facilitate the Data Governance Council
• Collaborate with business, IT, legal, compliance, and digital teams
• Promote governance best practices and strengthen data management capabilities across Hydro

Requirements

• A relevant higher degree within Business Administration, Information Systems, Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, STEM disciplines, or similar
• Experience with data governance, data management, analytics, digital transformation, or management consulting
• Experience working across complex organizations is highly valued
• Strong understanding of data governance, data quality, metadata management, data platforms, and analytics
• Experience supporting AI or advanced analytics initiatives is an advantage
• Excellent English skills are required
• Norwegian is an advantage
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills across business and technology functions
• Structured, proactive, and comfortable driving initiatives across multiple stakeholders
• Able to translate governance principles into practical ways of working that create business value

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in data governance frameworks, policies, and processes, ensuring data accessibility, security, and quality. Proficient in stakeholder engagement and translating governance principles into actionable strategies that drive business value.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Data Governance
• Data Management
• Analytics
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Data Quality

Hard Skills

• Data Governance Frameworks
• Data Quality Management
• Metadata Management
• Data Platforms
• Analytics
• AI Support
• Digital Transformation
• Management Consulting

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication
• Proactive Initiative Driving
• Structured Approach

Industry Keywords

• Data Stewardship
• Compliance
• Data Governance Council
• Business Value
• Emerging Digital Capabilities