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The company is looking for a senior Data Governance & Information Architecture Manager to lead and structure enterprise-wide data governance practices and information architecture initiatives in a complex and regulated environment.
The role combines strategic leadership, governance framework implementation, enterprise information modeling, stakeholder coordination, and data architecture oversight. The selected candidate will act as a key partner to the Head of Data and ensure alignment between governance, architecture, business, legal, security, and operational teams.
The position requires strong experience in:
1. Data Governance
2. Enterprise Information Architecture
3. Data Quality & Metadata Management
4. Regulatory Compliance (GDPR / security)
5. Enterprise Data Modeling
6. Cross-functional governance
7. Data exchange frameworks
8. Stakeholder management within large organizations
The role also involves supporting discussions related to data exchanges, ownership, access rights, retention policies, and governance principles with internal and external stakeholders.
Your mission:
9. Define and drive the enterprise Data Governance and Information Architecture strategy.
10. Establish governance frameworks, standards, policies, and operating models.
11. Design and maintain enterprise-wide information architecture and conceptual data models.
12. Ensure alignment between governance, enterprise architecture, security, legal, and operational requirements.
13. Support strategic data initiatives and transformation programs.
14. Promote data quality, data stewardship, metadata management, and data accountability across the organization.
15. Coordinate governance discussions involving business entities, operational teams, external partners, and governance stakeholders.
16. Support and guide data exchange initiatives while ensuring compliance with governance, privacy, and security standards.
17. Act as a trusted advisor to leadership on governance, information architecture, and data management topics.
Your activities:
Strategic Leadership
18. Define the vision, roadmap, objectives, and KPIs for Data Governance and Information Architecture.
19. Align governance and architecture initiatives with business strategy and regulatory requirements.
20. Support strategic transformation initiatives and enterprise data programs.
Governance Framework Implementation
21. Develop, document, and enforce governance policies, standards, procedures, and controls.
22. Define governance roles and responsibilities including stewardship and accountability models.
23. Ensure compliance with GDPR and data protection regulations.
Enterprise Information Architecture
24. Design conceptual and logical data models.
25. Define mappings and relationships for key business entities and domains.
26. Build and maintain unified enterprise information models.
27. Define information flows and integration principles between applications and domains.
28. Support project teams with data architecture and governance requirements.
Data Quality Management
29. Define data quality standards, controls, KPIs, and monitoring mechanisms.
30. Coordinate remediation initiatives with data owners and stewards.
31. Drive continuous improvement of data reliability and consistency.
Metadata & Documentation Management
32. Implement metadata management processes.
33. Maintain data lineage, definitions, glossaries, and data dictionaries.
34. Promote cataloging standards and metadata best practices.
Risk & Value Management
35. Assess risks and business value related to information usage.
36. Provide recommendations regarding data access, retention, ownership, and security.
37. Support value creation through data exploitation and ecosystem integration.
Stakeholder & Governance Coordination
38. Collaborate with Legal, Security, Privacy, IT, Enterprise Architecture, operational managers, and business stakeholders.
39. Support governance discussions related to data exchanges, ownership, access, and compliance.
40. Facilitate governance committees and cross-functional workshops.
41. Promote a data-driven culture across the organization.
Team Leadership
42. Lead and develop governance and information architecture capabilities.
43. Support and mentor data stewards and governance contributors.
44. Foster collaboration between business, IT, architecture, and governance teams.
45. Promote agile and adaptive governance practices.
You have the following skills:
Functional Expertise
46. Strong expertise in Data Governance frameworks and best practices.
47. Advanced knowledge of Enterprise Information Architecture and Data Modeling.
48. Strong understanding of metadata management, taxonomies, ontologies, and information structures.
49. Experience with Master Data Management (MDM) and Business Intelligence environments.
50. Good understanding of distributed/cloud/hybrid data ecosystems.
51. Strong understanding of GDPR, data privacy, and security principles.
Technical & Architectural Skills
52. Enterprise data modeling
53. Information architecture
54. Data governance frameworks
55. Metadata management
56. Data quality management
57. Data lineage and cataloging
58. Enterprise integration and information flows
59. Governance operating models
60. Cloud and hybrid data environments
Soft Skills
61. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
62. Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
63. Ability to bridge business and technical stakeholders.
64. Leadership and governance facilitation capabilities.
65. Strong coordination and cross-functional collaboration mindset.
66. Ability to articulate governance and architecture value to executive and operational audiences.
Required Experience
67. Minimum 8 years of experience in:Data GovernanceInformation ArchitectureEnterprise Data ManagementRelated strategic data functions
68. Experience within large and complex organizations.
69. Experience in regulated environments.
70. Previous team leadership or coordination experience.
71. Experience interacting with multiple business and operational stakeholders.
Education & Certifications
72. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in:Information ManagementComputer ScienceBusiness Administrationor related field
73. Relevant certifications are appreciated:TOGAFCDMPDM-BOKEnterprise Architecture certifications
Languages
74. Fluent English required.
75. French or Dutch required.
Votre profil
76. You have at least 5 years of professional experiences in IT
77. If you are at least fluent in FR/ENG or NL/ENG it’s best
78. You’re eager to learn, motivated and curious
79. Let’s have a chat !
Advantages
80. Hospitalization insurance (partner/children incl.)
81. Group insurance
82. Dental insurance (partner/children included)
83. 20 days statutory paid vacations (legal vacations cumulated for 1 year of work)
84. 11 days recovery time work 38/40 per year (= annual average: 1 day per 20 days worked) if the client asks you to work 8h/day
85. Representation fee net per month.
86. Internet fee of € 40 per month.
87. Company car with national fuel card OR Public transport reimbursed OR mobility package.
88. Daily fee of 5.50€ net /day provided.
89. Subscription GSM unlimited calls for Belgium (ITS subscription)
90. Training plan (e-learning - certification at ITS charge)
Extra advantages:
91. Being a rather small team in BE (6 in back-office), we’re very close to each of our consultants and we differentiate ourselves trying to really take care of you and make you grow with us and within our different clients.
92. Regular follow-up (every 3 to 6months depending on your needs/will)
93. Regular teambuilding to meet-up and have fun (every 3 months more or less)
94. Flexibility and trust
95. Benefits of still being part to a bigger group (ITS Group) and having access to resources and of a larger team of Experts
96. Co-optation system because sharing is caring!
Processus de recrutement
97. 1st pre-screening on the phone to discuss about your search and conditions and our first potential opportunities matching.
98. Job descriptions sent and Teams meeting fixed with us (HR and Sales) to dig into your experience and the role.
99. Package proposal so we all agree beforehand.
100. Your CV is sent to the different clients you’ve agreed to, to find the best mission for you!