Data Governance Specialist

Context

As a planner and operator of public transport, STIB is subject to the European NIS2 directive, which requires the implementation of appropriate cybersecurity measures, particularly in the area of data management and protection.

Furthermore, as part of its Data strategy, STIB aims to strengthen the reliability, security, and value of its data by implementing a pragmatic governance structure tailored to the organization's needs. This approach seeks to improve the quality, documentation, accessibility, and understanding of data in order to ensure its consistency and optimize its use.

Main Mission

The Data Governance Specialist plays a central role in defining, implementing, and maintaining STIB's data governance framework. They contribute to the company's compliance with regulatory requirements, particularly those stemming from the NIS2 directive, and support the execution of the organization's data strategy.

In this capacity, it intervenes on two main axes (the first being the priority):

Ensure compliance with NIS2 requirements relating to the management and protection of critical data

Working closely with the DPO, the CISO, the Enterprise Architecture, the Document Management Office, as well as the relevant business and IT teams, the Data Governance Specialist participates in defining and implementing the necessary governance mechanisms.

- Phase 1: Governance and identification of critical data
- Inventory, map and classify critical data as well as their flows and dependencies.
- Define data management policies, standards and procedures.
- Phase 2: Data Protection
- Define the protection requirements for critical data according to their classification level.
- Ensure the implementation of security, backup and recovery measures.
- Phase 3: Access Management
- Define and enforce data access rules according to business needs and the principle of least privilege.
- Ensure control and review of access to critical data.
- Phase 4:



Awareness and Adoption
- To train and raise awareness among employees regarding good practices in data management and protection.
- Supporting the adoption of data governance and driving change.

Deploying data governance principles in business and data initiatives

In collaboration with the business teams and the Data & Analytics department, the Data Governance Specialist ensures the integration of good governance practices into the projects of the Data roadmap.

He supports the Data Governance Officer within the D&A; team by ensuring:

- Ensure the quality, discoverability, accessibility and documentation of data.
- Define and maintain governance roles, responsibilities and processes .
- Ensure mastery of master data (MDM) , data lineage and data modeling .
- Contribute to the selection, deployment and adoption of data governance tools .

Profile

- Significant experience in data governance and data quality (+7 years).
- Excellent understanding of data governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK).
- Strong documentation and presentation skills.
- In-depth understanding of data methodologies and technologies in order to collaborate effectively with Data Management and IT teams.
- Practical experience with data governance and metadata management tools (e.g., Collibra, Informatica, Ovaledge,…).
- Ability to learn quickly and demonstrate autonomy
- Ability to establish an internal network to align different actors, with negotiation skills.
- Excellent communication skills, able to explain complex methodologies in simple terms and solid knowledge of change management.
- Excellent leadership skills to successfully complete these various tasks
- Proficiency in French and/or Dutch; proficiency in English is an asset.

Nice to have

- Knowledge of NIS2 regulations
- Knowledge of standards and regulations (ISO/IEC 38505, ISO 8000, GDPR,…)
- Knowledge of data modeling (UML)
- Knowledge of data flow modeling (Archimate)
- Professional experience in regulated sectors (finance, health, public sector).

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