Data Governance Specialist

Join a team supporting a strategic data transformation project for a large Polish organization.

Role

The role is suited to a senior IT professional with strong organizational and consulting experience and a solid understanding of Data Governance, Data Management, and data-related processes. You will help the organization build a practical Data Governance model from the ground up, establish ownership and accountability, improve decision-making processes, and build support for Data Governance at senior-management level.

Responsibilities

• Assess the organization’s current approach to data management and identify key governance gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Design and help implement a practical Data Governance operating model tailored to the organization’s business and organizational structure.
• Develop a Data Governance strategy and roadmap, considering current maturity, business priorities, and internal constraints.
• Define and establish key governance processes, including:
  • Data ownership and accountability
  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Data requirements and demand management
  • Decision-making and escalation paths
  • Prioritization and budgeting
  • Stakeholder engagement and communication
• Help establish clear ownership and accountability for data, data products, and analytical solutions.
• Review existing ways of working and identify opportunities to improve how data-related initiatives are initiated, prioritized, funded, and delivered.
• Identify and flag data, information security, and governance risks and recommend appropriate improvements.
• Work closely with business, data, IT, security, and management stakeholders to build alignment and ownership.
• Develop and communicate a strong business case for Data Governance, demonstrating its value to the organization.
• Support the client in building visibility and organizational support for the data function, including communication with senior management and executive stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted Data Governance subject-matter expert and advisor, providing practical recommendations and challenging existing approaches when necessary.
• Help establish foundations that enable Data Governance to become a sustainable part of the organization’s operating model.

What We Are Looking For

• 8+ years of professional experience in IT, data, technology, or related areas gained in complex organizational environments.
• Significant practical experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Data Strategy, or related data-focused areas.
• Experience designing, implementing, or improving Data Governance processes, operating models, or frameworks.
• Proven hands-on implementation and delivery track record; not exclusively advisory or strategy work.
• Strong understanding of organizational processes, operating models, roles and responsibilities, ownership, and accountability.
• Experience working with data organizations, data platforms, BI environments, data products, or analytical solutions.
• Understanding of information security, data security, risk, or compliance-related topics.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills and experience working with senior management.
• Excellent consulting and communication skills, with the ability to operate as an independent expert and trusted advisor.
• Ability to navigate complex organizational structures, understand stakeholder perspectives, and build support for change.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking combined with a practical, hands-on approach.
• Ability to translate Data Governance concepts into concrete processes, responsibilities, and business outcomes.
• Fluent Polish and English.

Relevant Professional Backgrounds

Your career does not need to have followed a traditional Data Governance path. Relevant backgrounds include:

• Data Governance / Data Management
• Data Strategy
• Data Analytics / BI

Benefits

• Certification and training budget to support your growth.
• Flexible work model — remote or hybrid.
• Access to private medical care and a sports card.
• Additional training opportunities.
• Supportive, knowledge-sharing environment with senior experts.
• Opportunity to grow within a high-impact, international project.

Hiring Process

• Quick HR call to get to know you.
• Technical meeting with a Manager or Architect.
• Feedback and next steps.