Data Governance Consultant

About the role

As a Data Governance Consultant, you will work at the intersection of business, technology, and organization to help clients establish the ownership, processes, and capabilities needed to make their data trustworthy and usable. You will define governance frameworks, shape metadata management practices, and enable organizations to create business value from their data and AI initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Assess clients’ data governance maturity, identify organizational and operational gaps, and develop actionable roadmaps.
• Design and implement data governance frameworks, including policies, standards, and escalation processes.
• Develop data governance operating models with clear roles and responsibilities for data owners and stewards.
• Establish practical approaches to data quality management, including quality rules, monitoring, and issue resolution.
• Shape metadata management practices, including business glossaries, data catalogs, and data lineage.
• Translate governance requirements into processes and tooling needs in collaboration with technical experts.
• Lead data governance projects or major workstreams end-to-end, taking responsibility for scope, quality, and stakeholder alignment.

Required skills

• Data Governance
• Data Management
• Data Strategy
• Data Quality Management
• Metadata Management
• Stakeholder Management
• German
• English

Nice to have

• Master Data Management
• Reference Data Management
• Change Management
• Data Governance Tools

Qualifications

• Degree in data science, artificial intelligence, statistics, business, economics, computer science, business informatics, or engineering
• 2+ years of relevant professional experience in data governance, data management, or data strategy

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities
• Internal and external training
• Company pension scheme
• Apple IT equipment
• Remote work days
• Team events
• Free drinks and snacks

About the Company

Statworx is a leading consulting and development company for Data & AI in the DACH region. With over a decade of experience, they support companies through consulting, development, and training, delivering over 1,000 projects across various industries.