Data Governance Manager

Freelancer Opportunity

Job title: Data Governance Manager

Job location: Brussels, Belgium

Job duration: 2026-10-01 to 2027-09-30

Job weekly hours: 40 hrs./week

Job salary range: 65 to 70 euros an hour

Job Description:

Support corporate projects and Proximus Product Managers in the adoption and implementation of Data Governance requirements and data-related Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs), ensuring that governance, compliance, risk, and data management considerations are addressed throughout the project and product lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

Organize and lead intake sessions with project teams and Product Managers to identify applicable Data Governance requirements and data-related NFRs.

Advise projects and products on governance requirements related to privacy, retention, data classification, data ownership, data quality, data exchange, metadata management, AI Governance, and other applicable governance domains.

Facilitate workshops to assess governance risks, identify impacted data assets, and determine the required governance activities.

Guide stakeholders in producing the documentation, evidence, and governance artefacts required by Legal, DPO, Security, Compliance, Data Governance, and other relevant control functions.

Coordinate follow-up with project teams and Product Managers to ensure that resulting actions and remediation plans are clearly assigned, monitored, and addressed.

Monitor and report on the implementation of Data Governance requirements and data-related NFRs across supported initiatives, providing visibility on outstanding actions, risks, issues, and dependencies.

Identify recurring governance gaps, bottlenecks, and control weaknesses, and contribute to the continuous improvement of methodologies, standards, templates, controls, and guidance.

Support the maintenance and evolution of relevant governance assets, workflows, and metadata within Collibra.

Prepare management reporting, dashboards, and governance insights to support prioritization and decision-making.

Act as a liaison between project teams, Product Managers, Legal, DPO, Security, Architecture, Compliance, and Data Governance stakeholders.

Education and experience

Master's degree or equivalent professional experience.

Approximately five years of relevant experience in Data Governance, Privacy, Information Management, Business Analysis, Architecture, Process Management, Risk Management, or a related domain.

Proven experience supporting projects, products, or transformation initiatives in a corporate environment.

Technical and business skills

Good understanding of Data Governance principles, data-related NFRs, and the data lifecycle.

Practical experience with Collibra; certification is considered a strong asset.

Understanding of privacy, data management, information security, risk, and compliance principles.

Ability to translate governance requirements into pragmatic and actionable guidance for project and product teams.

Experience with governance reporting, documentation, action tracking, and stakeholder coordination.

Competencies and behaviors

Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.

Business-oriented and data-minded, with the ability to connect governance requirements to business objectives.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, combining assertiveness with respect.

Analytical, pragmatic, constructive, and solution oriented.

Autonomous, efficient, well organized, and able to manage multiple initiatives and deadlines.

Collaborative, service-oriented, resilient, and persistent in driving actions to completion.

Languages

Fluent in French, Dutch, and English.

Apply now and start your journey with Team Possible! We want to get to know you.

After your application, we will verify your profile and get back to you within 3

working days.

If you’re successful, you can expect the following steps:

An initial conversation with our recruiter - Swati Kumari

Interview with the Hiring Manager and the team.

Final decision

About Proximus

We are Team Possible turning tech into opportunities.

We are driven by four core pillars: "I care," "I make a difference," "I radically simplify," and "I embrace the future". This means you'll join a team that genuinely cares for customers and colleagues, is empowered to make a real impact, strives to radically simplify complex challenges, and is always looking ahead to embrace the future of technology. We believe in an inclusive and safe environment where everyone can thrive, offering extensive career development resources, including access to over 5,000 training modules and a minimum of 5 days of training per year, to help you continuously learn, grow, and tackle bold challenges with us.