Senior Data Program Manager

**Company Description**
Arηs is a fully **independent** group of companies specialized in managing complex **IT projects and systems **for **large organisations**, focusing on state-of-the-art software development, business intelligence and infrastructure services.

We are composed of 17 entities across 9 countries that are unified by the Arηs Group, with more than 2500 consultants.

This corporate structure enables us to respond quickly to market changes and customer requests, and to communicate and make decisions without layers of bureaucracy.

Our success can be attributed to the synergy among our complementary entities, combined with our methodologies, which are based on the Rational Unified Process (RUP) and the Scrum agile software development framework.

ARHS Spikeseed is looking for an experienced Data Program Manager for one of its clients in Brussels, a key player in the Energy Sector with increasing new projects.

**Goals**
- Setting up data domains. All data is assigned to a domain, to which an owner is assigned. The owner then becomes accountable for the data in his domain. He is supported by the data steward, who is responsible for monitoring data quality, etc.
- The switch from IT-led data products to business-led data products. The responsibility for high-quality, timely delivery of data products will lie with the business. The elaboration of the data products is then done by multidisciplinary (business and IT) teams and is led by a data product owner.
- Extensive training and coaching to make and support transitions.
- Governance of all this is important and will need to be set up.

**Role & responsibilities**
- Developing the vision (including the why story) for this program. Managing the scope, budget and timing.
- Elaborating governance (detailing, aligning, etc.) of terms of references, processes linked to this governance, etc.).
- Managing and chairing steerco for the program.
- Setting up structured pilots (e.g. scoping, follow-up progress, etc.), in consultation with business and IT; helping to prepare a second wave of pilots.
- Helping set up data product teams
- Preparing the transition from IT-led to business-led data products, in close collaboration with business and IT.
- Planning training courses and other initiatives to increase data competences, first in function of the pilots that will start later this year, then in function of a second wave of products and finally for the entire impacted population.
- Coaching the data product owner, data domain owner and data steward.
- Acting as SPOC to business and IT for the implementation of the data program. Providing feedback to ensure that the model is implemented consistently.
- Setting up and facilitating so-called communities of practice for Data Stewards & Data Owners; ensuring the feedback from data stewards, data owners and data products to management.
- Managing potential ad hoc cross-cutting initiatives on data quality and leading one or more of these initiatives if necessary.

**Qualifications** Your profile**
- Strong communication skills (both with more technical data profiles and management profiles)
- You are analytical, flexible and have excellent planning and organizational skills.
- You have a master's degree, preferably as a (commercial) engineer or IT
- You are trilingual (French, Dutch, English). German is an asset.
- You can work independently and in a team and come up with creative solutions.

**Technical skills**
- Demonstrable and extensive experience/knowledge in data management, governance, architecture, modeling, and **data mesh principles.**:

- Proven experience as a program manager: extensive experience in managing data-related programs, setting up and leading governance/steercos,...
- Experience in setting up and supervising the introduction of data products or initiatives aimed at increasing data quality and exchange between different users (internal) and publications (external)

**Additional Information** Don’t hesitate Join our team**

**_ What you’ll get:_**

An **informal hierarchy **and work environment:
Our open, flat structure supports a strong focus on communication and collaboration, enabling to respond quickly to market changes and customer requests.

An **attractive salary package**:
With an attractive salary and benefits package - including advantageous fringe benefits - you’ll be paid for what you love to do.

A strong **corporate culture**:
You’ll join a **dynamic team **of smart and ambitious people. From the way we hire to the way we relate to our clients - our values form the foundation of the way we work.

**Learning **& development opportunities:
We constantly **invest in our people** and are committed to providing individual development opportunities to help you continue to grow and stay happy and satisfied at work.

**Exciting projects**:
You’ll take ownership of various projects for both **public and private clients**:calling for creativity and innovation, at the cutt