Data Governance Specialist

Dates: 2026-09-07 — 2027-06-30

Arrangements: Full time; hybrid; on-site 2 to 3 days per week.

STIB-MIVB, as a public-transport planner and operator, is subject to the European NIS2 directive and must implement appropriate cybersecurity measures for data management and protection. In parallel, its Data strategy aims to strengthen the reliability, security and value of organisational data. The organisation wants pragmatic governance that improves data quality, documentation, accessibility and understanding. The Data Governance Specialist will help turn these objectives into an operational governance framework.

The mission's first and highest-priority axis is NIS2 compliance for critical data. Working closely with the DPO, CISO, Enterprise Architecture, Document Management Office, business teams and IT teams, the specialist will inventory, map and classify critical data and its flows and dependencies. The role will define data-management and protection requirements, ensure security, backup and restoration measures, and establish least-privilege access rules and access reviews. It also includes staff awareness, training, governance adoption and change‑management support.

The second axis embeds data-governance principles into business and Data roadmap initiatives together with business teams and Data & Analytics. The specialist supports the Data Governance Officer by improving data quality, discoverability, accessibility and documentation and by maintaining governance roles, responsibilities and processes. The role also covers master data management, data lineage, data modelling and the selection, deployment and adoption of governance tools. The assignment is full time and hybrid in Brussels, with an expectation of two to three on‑site days per week.

Top Reasons to Apply

Shape NIS2 compliance

Modern governance tooling

Responsibilities

• Inventory critical data flows
• Define critical data protection
• Ensure security backup restoration
• Support governance change adoption

Must Have

• 7+ years data governance
• Data governance frameworks
• DAMA-DMBOK expertise
• Data methodologies knowledge
• Data technologies knowledge

Nice to Have

• NIS2 regulation knowledge
• Standards regulations knowledge
• ISO/IEC 38505 knowledge
• ISO 8000 knowledge
• GDPR knowledge
• UML modelling knowledge
• Regulated sector experience
• Finance sector experience
• Public sector experience
• Professional English proficiency

Additional Responsibilities

• Deploy data governance tools
• Significant experience in data governance and data quality: more than 7 years.
• Strong documentation and presentation skills; Presentation level Advanced.
• Ability to learn quickly and work autonomously.
• Ability to build an internal network and align different stakeholders.
• Expert communication skills, including explaining complex methodologies in simple terms.
• Excellent leadership skills to deliver the different tasks.
• Stakeholder Management level Expert.
• Proven senior‑level capability aligned with the listed Senior Data Governance Architect role.
• Dutch or French at native or bilingual proficiency is mandatory.
• English at professional working proficiency is an asset.
• Professional experience in regulated sectors such as finance, healthcare or the public sector is preferred.

Technical skills

• Excellent understanding of data‑governance frameworks such as DAMA‑DMBOK.
• Deep understanding of data methodologies and technologies for effective collaboration with Data Management and IT teams.
• Cyber Security level Intermediate.
• Practical experience with data‑governance and metadata‑management tools.
• Knowledge of NIS2 regulation is preferred.
• Knowledge of standards and regulations such as ISO/IEC 38505, ISO 8000 and GDPR is preferred.
• Knowledge of data modelling using UML is preferred.
• Knowledge of data‑flow modelling using Archimate is preferred.
• Knowledge of data quality, discoverability, accessibility and documentation.
• Knowledge of master data management (MDM), data lineage and data modelling.
• Knowledge of critical‑data classification, protection, security, backup and restoration.
• Knowledge of data‑access governance and the least‑privilege principle.

Tools

• Practical data‑governance tool experience, for example Collibra.
• Practical metadata‑management tool experience, for example Informatica.
• Practical governance‑tool experience, for example Ovaledge.