Data Governance Officer

Would you like to be part of a purpose-driven organization where data is key to creating economic and social progress? Join our team and help us shape the way we govern, manage, and use data to drive growth, compliance, and innovation. If that sounds interesting, please click apply now!

Your role
We are looking for a passionate and skilled Data Governance Officer to strengthen our team. You will play an important role in establishing strong data governance practices that empower business users, enable trustworthy analytics, and align with our broader data strategy.

Working closely with Data Stewards, Data Owners, and project teams, you’ll ensure that data changes are properly managed, aligned with governance standards, and embedded sustainably into operations.

You will be responsible for setting and evolving data policies, defining key business terms, and promoting ownership and accountability. Your efforts will empower teams to trust and use data confidently in decision-making. Through training, monitoring, and continuous improvement, you will foster a culture where data is respected, understood, and leveraged responsibly, contributing directly to FMO’s operational efficiency and development impact.

Your Key Activities Will Include

• Manage Data Governance Organization: Oversee the data governance organization, including the roles of data owners and data stewards, ensuring clear accountability and responsibilities for data management
• Business Glossary Management: Manage the process of identifying and defining critical business elements in our business glossary, ensuring consistent and accurate metadata and definitions
• Policy Development: Develop and implement data governance policies, standards, and procedures enabling adherence throughout the organization
• Regulatory Monitoring: Monitor regulations related to data management and assess their applicability to FMO, ensuring compliance with relevant data governance standards
• Training and Awareness: Conduct training sessions and workshops to promote data governance awareness and best practices among employees
• Reporting and Metrics: Report on data management metrics to track the effectiveness of the data governance program and identify areas for improvement
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with key stakeholders to understand their data needs and ensure data governance initiatives support business goals

Our offer

• A salary of EUR 70-85K annual gross pay (based on 40-hour work week) depending on your experience
• Yearly development budget
• Pension scheme, partly paid by FMO
• 31 holidays
• Working remotely abroad for 60 days in a rolling period of 12 months
• Hybrid way of working (50/50)
• Flexible work hours including a 4x9 schedule

For more information, please visit our website  Secondary Benefits - FMO .

Your team
We are a dynamic team focused on delivering FMO’s data strategy through architecture, governance and quality. Our goal is to effectively and efficiently manage FMO’s data to ensure accessibility, quality and usefulness throughout its lifecycle, in support of operations and decision-making.

Our team operates across the full breadth of the organization, partnering with various business functions, project teams, technology and control functions. We foster collaboration, value practical solutions, and strive to create a culture where data is understood and used effectively. Reliable data leads to better compliance, clearer reporting, and stronger development impact.

We embrace innovation, encourage diversity of thought, and believe in continuous learning. By ensuring high-quality data, we unlock better decisions, stronger compliance, and more impactful development outcomes.

Your background

• Bachelor’s / Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g. Information Management, Mathematics, Economics, Business Administration, Data Science and Analytics, or related field)
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in data, analytics or data management related roles
• Knowledge of data management frameworks (e.g. DCAM, DAMA -DMBOK), data related regulations (e.g. BCBS 239, GDPR) and data management best practices
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills – able to analyze, interpret, evaluate, and make recommendations based on data
• Effective communication – ability to communicate complex ideas at all levels in the organization
• Influencing, persuasion, and negotiation skills
• Teamwork – strong interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Very good English language skills both written and verbal

Some Nice To Have Skills Include

• Experience working with Data Governance or other governance roles
• Knowledge of SQL
• Experience in financial services

Please note, if we make you an offer to join FMO, you will need to work through the screening process with our screening partner. The process is designed to check your integrity and reliability.