The Data Chapter is seeking a Data Advisor to contribute to data initiatives and bridge the gap between business and data. Together with business experts, the consultant establishes the foundations for data within a product team, focusing on metadata, responsibilities, and discoverability. This is an advisory role without decision-making authority on behalf of the business, solution, or technical architecture.
Responsibilities:
- Understand and analyze business needs and identify solutions that deliver value quickly while remaining sustainable in the medium term
- Help improve the Data Governance methodology through feedback from practice
- Advise, train, and coach Data Owners, Data Stewards, business teams, and IT teams on the job
- Maintain and further formalize the Business Glossary, including business definitions of data and their purpose
- Align with multidisciplinary stakeholders, departments, and product teams and manage expectations
- Facilitate workshops and bring people with different backgrounds to an agreed outcome
Required experience and skills:
- At least 4 years of experience in Data Management, with thorough knowledge of Data Governance, Data Quality Management, Metadata Management, and Master Data Management
- Demonstrable experience in similar projects or assignments
- Analytical, customer-oriented, and focused on continuous improvement
- Strong communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to challenge, persuade, and create adoption
- Product-oriented mindset and team player
- Fluent in English and fluent in Dutch, French, or German
Nice to have: experience with Data Classification, Privacy, Security (CIA), BI & Analytics, Big Data, Data Modelling, Data Integration & API.