Senior Data Governance Specialist (m/w/d)

Join us in this role where you'll shape and drive the adoption of enterprise data governance practices across Ørsted, enabling business teams to treat data as a strategic asset and ensuring data products are managed consistently, governed effectively, and ready for analytics and AI.

You'll be part of the Data Management Product Team, where you'll play a key role in accelerating adoption of Ørsted's Enterprise Data Catalogue platform. Our platform is a strategic enabler for scaling data-driven decision-making, analytics, AI, and self-service data consumption across the organisation. In this role, you'll work closely with business stakeholders, data owners, engineers, architects, and leadership teams across Ørsted to identify, onboard, and govern new data products.

A significant part of your success will be your ability to engage stakeholders across the business, help them understand the value of data as a strategic business asset, and guide them through the onboarding and governance journey of their data products.

You'll play an important role in

• driving adoption of Ørsted's Enterprise Data Catalogue platform by partnering with business domains to identify, onboard, and govern new data products that support analytics, AI, and business growth
• establishing and evolving data governance frameworks, policies, and controls that enable trusted and scalable use of data across the organization
• facilitating data product onboarding, governance workshops, and stakeholder engagement activities, ensuring ownership, metadata, quality standards, and governance are embedded from the start
• driving metadata management, data cataloguing, business taxonomy, and governance practices that improve discoverability, interoperability, and reuse of data assets
• defining and monitoring data quality standards and performance metrics that drive accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement across data domains
• acting as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders, promoting a strong data culture and helping translate governance principles into tangible business outcomes.

To succeed in the role, you

• have strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex data, governance, and technology concepts into clear and engaging language for non-technical audiences, driving understanding and adoption
• excel at stakeholder management and relationship building, enabling you to align business and technology teams, build consensus, and successfully onboard new data products
• have experience working at the intersection of business and technology, combining data governance or data management expertise with an understanding of modern cloud platforms, preferably Azure and/or AWS, to help align business requirements with technical capabilities
• have practical experience developing governance frameworks, standards, controls, and operating models that balance compliance, business value, and usability
• have hands-on experience with enterprise data catalogues and metadata platforms such as Collate, OpenMetadata, DataHub, Collibra, Atlan, Informatica, or similar technologies
• have experience defining and using governance KPIs or performance metrics to drive accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement across data domains.

Maybe your profile doesn't match every requirement

Even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement, we'd still like to hear from you. If you're passionate about helping organisations unlock the value of data and believe you can make a meaningful contribution to our team, we encourage you to apply.

Shape the future with us

Send your application to us as soon as possible. We'll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we've found the right candidate.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via [email protected].

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position

Position salary range

For this role, the base pay will be determined according to the relevant pay structure for the location where the position is filled. Actual pay will be based on skills, experience, and the expected role fulfilment to ensure a fair and competitive offer. Where applicable, you may also be eligible for variable payment and a comprehensive benefits package. Pay details specific to your location will be provided during the interview process.

Pre-employment background checks

For certain positions, a background check may be required as part of the hiring process. Because we recruit across multiple countries, the specific checks performed will depend on the role and the legal requirements in the location where the position is filled. If a background check is relevant for the role you are being considered for, you will be informed during the recruitment process. All background checks are carried out by an external provider and always in accordance with applicable local laws and regulations.