Data Governance and Compliance Officer

act digital is an international consulting and engineering group that supports its clients in their digital transformation projects.

Present in 12 countries and with more than 7,000 employees, we leverage our expertise to address their challenges in software development, cybersecurity, data, cloud, and AI.

Our ambition: to become the trusted technology partner of the most innovative companies, by designing and securing systems that enhance their performance and resilience.

Joining act digital means becoming part of an agile and committed organization that works closely with its clients to turn ideas into concrete results, with pragmatism and high standards.

Job Description :

You will join our team of experts in data governance.

Your responsibilities will include:

Data Governance Roadmap

• Define, maintain, and communicate the Data Governance roadmap, aligned with business objectives and regulatory priorities

Compliance and Regulatory Oversight

• Ensure compliance with Data Act and other applicable legislation
• Ensure compliance with GDPR, data retention, access control, and privacy-by-design principles, and support the implementation and monitoring of related data protection and regulatory controls
• Coordinate with CISO, DPO, Legal, Risk, and Security teams to support and strengthen data compliance management activities across the organization

Governance

• Develop, monitor, and optimize data governance processes and controls, analyzing non-compliance issues and governance gaps to define and implement corrective and preventive actions
• Ensure proper execution of governance activities including business term documentation, data classification, metadata maintenance, data lifecycle management and data quality rule definition
• Design and enforce enterprise-wide policies, procedures and standards aligned with GDPR, NIS2, Data Act, etc. and sector-specific regulations

Data Ownership & Community Leadership

• Define clear roles, responsibilities, and governance bodies
• Provide training and guidance to data roles
• Lead the Data Governance Community
• Chair the Data Governance Board

Business Process Optimization and Change Management

• Analyze and redesign data-related processes for efficiency and accuracy
• Coordinate with platform and architecture teams to integrate governance-by-design principles into tools, platforms, and technical architectures
• Drive adoption of new governance practices across the organization

Training & Data Literacy

• Foster a data-driven culture by building capability and awareness at all levels (starting from data roles to business and management)
• Contribute to creation of training materials, articles, etc.

Maturity Assessment and Reporting

• Define KPIs for data governance activities and data governance objectives,
• Monitor adoption of new practices and results

Representation

• Represent Data Governance in strategic programs, initiatives, and steering committees

Profile / Requirements :

What profile are we looking for this position:

Must-have skills :

• 3-4 years of experience in data governance, data management or IT governance
• Experience working in regulated and/or complex organizational environments
• Strong exposure to cross-functional collaboration between business, IT, architecture, and platform teams
• Familiarity with data product concepts, master data, data quality frameworks, and regulatory compliance (GDPR, EU Data Act, AI Act)
• Comfortable interacting with both senior business stakeholders and technical experts
• Technical understanding of modern data platforms is a plus (e.g. Snowflake, DBT, AWS)
• Hands-on knowledge of data catalog, data quality, data lifecycle management, and BI tools is a strong asset