Data Governance Consultant

Location: Grimbergen, Belgium; Data Advisory, Brussels

Company

hirify.global is an international data, digital, and AI consulting group with over 30 years of experience, 2,800 employees, and operations across 28 countries.

What you will do

• Lead and support data governance initiatives covering metadata, data quality, analytics governance, and master data management.
• Assess governance maturity and define transformation roadmaps.
• Translate business strategy into governance frameworks, operating models, ownership structures, stewardship roles, policies, and processes.
• Contribute to data privacy, security, compliance, cloud, and unstructured-data initiatives.
• Support governance initiatives from strategy through implementation and contribute to pre-sales proposals, business cases, and solution positioning.
• Help evolve governance practices in line with changing regulations and data ecosystems.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Business, IT, Data, or a related field.
• 2–5+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, or related domains.
• Experience working in cross-functional, data-driven environments.
• Professional working proficiency in Dutch or French and English.
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks, including data quality, metadata, master data management, and analytics governance.
• Experience with governance tools such as Collibra or Informatica.
• Understanding of enterprise data environments and data lifecycle management.
• Understanding of data privacy and regulatory requirements, plus exposure to cloud-based data environments.

Nice to have

• Experience in pre-sales or advisory roles.

Culture & Benefits

• Access to more than 30,000 digital learning courses, in-house training, a dedicated coach, regular check-ins, and a training budget.
• Culture focused on ownership, open feedback, continuous development, collaboration, reliability, pragmatism, and entrepreneurial initiative.
• Mobility budget or car with fuel or charging options.
• Daily and monthly net allowances, eco vouchers, hospitalisation and group insurance, and a flexible bonus scheme.
• Employee events, knowledge-sharing activities, sports events, and access to welcoming offices.