Senior Data Governance Manager

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Data Governance Manager (m/w/d)
• Focus: Enterprise data strategy, governance, and analytics

Description

You will own the strategic further development of the company-wide data, analytics, and governance landscape in the energy and water domain. You will build and continuously improve a modern data and analytics ecosystem, including standards, target architectures, and governance structures to ensure a consistent, future-ready data foundation. You will design and steer data, reporting, BI, and analytics initiatives and advise management on data-strategic opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and continuously evolve the enterprise data, analytics, and governance landscape
• Build a modern data and analytics ecosystem for data-driven decision-making
• Create enterprise-wide data standards, target architectures, and governance structures
• Plan and manage Data/Reporting/BI/Analytics initiatives to implement the business strategy
• Ensure data quality, transparency, and traceability across business areas
• Advise management on data strategy topics and identify new data-driven potentials
• Steer cross-functional projects, coordinate stakeholders, and further develop relevant data and analysis systems in a key-user role
• Actively shape the data strategy and continuously optimize data processes and system landscapes

Requirements

• Degree in Business Informatics, Computer Science, Energy Economics, or equivalent
• Relevant experience with data strategy development and implementation
• Experience building governance structures
• Strategic and analytical mindset, strong data affinity, and clear communication of complex relationships
• Independent, solution-oriented approach; communication skills, initiative, and interest in change processes
• Confident presence when working with business units and management; ability to align differing interests
• Solid knowledge of data models, databases, and system architectures
• Experience with reporting, BI, and analytics solutions
• Sound understanding of business processes, regulatory requirements, and data-based corporate steering
• Safe handling of modern data governance and data quality concepts

Benefits

• Permanent position (unlimited)
• 38 hours/week, working time account
• 30 vacation days plus additional free days at Christmas and New Year’s Eve, company rest days between holidays, and sabbatical options
• Salary according to pay group K of the AVEU collective agreement
• Subsidy for VBB or Deutschland-Ticket
• Health and sports offers, modern height-adjustable workplaces
• Employee events, diverse development opportunities, and discounts via the corporate benefits portal

Applications are welcome regardless of personal characteristics; applications from people with disabilities or equivalent status are explicitly encouraged and will be given special consideration if qualifications are equal.