Data Governance Lead (Amsterdam, NLD)

Responsibilities

We are representing a confidential nonprofit organization in their search for a Data Governance Lead based in Amsterdam. This is a full-time, remote-first role requiring residency in the Netherlands and proximity to the Amsterdam office.

In this position, you will own data standards, definitions, and sensitivity classification across the organization's data platform while ensuring compliance with relevant laws and documentation requirements. Beyond governance, you will play a growing role in building data literacy across the organization—helping teams understand and trust the data available to them.

Data Standards & Governance (35%):

• Establish and maintain organizational data standards, definitions, and sensitivity classifications
• Ensure the data platform and analytics practices comply with relevant laws and internal policy

Data Literacy & Adoption (30%):

• Drive standards adoption across teams to ensure data standards are actually used, not just documented
• Develop training, documentation, and enablement so teams can confidently interpret and trust available data

Cross-Team Partnership (25%):

• Work with analytics engineers and data engineers to ensure new models and pipelines are built to standard from the start
• Support other teams in applying data standards consistently in their work

Strategic Innovation & Business Impact (10%):

• Evaluate and pilot new tools or approaches for data cataloging, lineage, and standards enforcement
• Track and articulate how improved data literacy and standards adoption reduce rework and improve decision quality

First 6-12 Months Focus:

• Create data classification concepts (public, private, sensitive, etc.)
• Apply classification concepts across organizational data
• Enable teams to understand and interact with classification concepts
• Align the data platform with regulatory requirements and laws

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years of experience in data modeling and/or data governance roles
• SQL/Data Fluency: Working knowledge of SQL and data models sufficient to audit and advise on governance implementation
• Data Governance: Experience establishing and maintaining data standards, definitions, and sensitivity/classification frameworks
• Data Literacy & Enablement: Experience communicating technical data concepts to non-technical stakeholders and driving adoption of standards across teams
• Compliance Knowledge: Familiarity with data-related legal and regulatory requirements relevant to data platforms and analytics
• Documentation: Strong written communication skills; comfort building and maintaining clear, discoverable documentation
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Ability to influence without direct authority across departments
• Excellent communication skills and comfort facilitating live and asynchronous trainings or workshops on data governance
• BA/BS in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field preferred
• Fluent in English
• Must hold work authorization to work in the Netherlands without time limitations or restrictions
• Must be a resident of the Netherlands at the start of employment and within commuting distance of Amsterdam

How We Work With You

Our talent team at Get A Job.ai partners with exceptional organizations to connect them with qualified candidates. When you apply through our platform at getajob.ai, one of our recruiters will screen your application and coordinate next steps. If you're a strong match, we will submit your profile to our client for consideration.

Please apply only through Get A Job.ai. Do not contact the client directly, as this is a confidential search and direct applications cannot be considered through our process.

The hiring process includes multiple interview rounds via video conferencing, a practical exercise, and an in-person first day at the office location for onboarding.

Pay

This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with no option for part-time work. Specific compensation details will be discussed during the screening process with our recruiting team.

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