Data & AI Governance Manager

As a Data & AI Governance Manager within the Lighthouse team, you contribute to multidisciplinary Data & AI transformation programs where governance plays a central role in enabling trust, scalability and value creation across the organisation.

You support organisations in designing and implementing end-to-end Data & AI governance capabilities, ensuring that data and AI systems are reliable, explainable, compliant and aligned with business objectives.

This role sits at the intersection of regulation, Data & AI and business value. Your focus is on building robust and future-proof governance frameworks that support both compliance and scalable innovation. You will help organisations design, operationalise and scale Data & AI operating models, translate regulatory requirements into actionable governance capabilities, and embed governance into everyday decision-making.

This role is suited for an experienced consultant with strong expertise in Data & AI governance and the ability to engage senior stakeholders while driving tangible delivery outcomes.

What will you do?

1. Design Data & AI governance strategies

• Advise clients on governance frameworks, operating models and capabilities.
• Define structures, roles, policies and processes across the data and AI lifecycle.
• Translate regulatory and business requirements into pragmatic governance designs.
• Assess data maturity and define actionable roadmaps.

2. Enable scalable and automated governance

• Support the transition from manual to scalable and automated governance models.
• Embed governance-by-design in data pipelines, AI lifecycles and business processes.
• Design monitoring, reporting and auditing capabilities.
• Promote data-as-an-asset and data product thinking.

3. Drive governance implementation and architecture oversight

• Lead tooling selection and implementation, for example Collibra, Microsoft Purview and Informatica.
• Ensure alignment with data quality, lineage, ownership and security requirements.
• Define and implement standards such as metadata, Critical Data Elements (CDEs) and data quality frameworks.
• Bridge Data & AI, IT, Risk and Business stakeholders.
• Align Data & AI governance with broader enterprise governance.

4. Support executive decision-making

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, such as CDOs, CIOs, CROs and AI leads.
• Translate complex topics into clear risks, scenarios and recommendations.
• Support organisations in navigating regulatory challenges and AI adoption.

5. Contribute to growth and innovation

• Support proposals and define governance value cases.
• Position governance as a key enabler of Data & AI transformation.
• Contribute to Lighthouse’s governance offering across industries.
• Develop reusable assets such as playbooks, accelerators and standards.
• Drive innovation in areas such as AI governance and data product governance.

6. Strengthen collaboration and capabilities

• Coach teams on governance practices, tools and delivery approaches.
• Facilitate collaboration between Data, AI, Risk, IT and Business teams.
• Contribute to building a strong governance community within Lighthouse.

What you bring

• 4–6 years of experience in Data & AI governance. Consulting experience is a plus.
• Experience in regulatory-driven environments, involving regulations and standards such as BCBS 239, Solvency II, GDPR, the EU AI Act and CSRD.
• Knowledge of governance frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK and DCAM is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with governance tooling such as Collibra, Microsoft Purview, Informatica, DataHub or similar platforms.
• Experience with data quality and metadata tooling, such as Collibra Data Quality, Soda or Great Expectations.
• Experience with automation and integration using Python, SQL and APIs.
• Experience operationalising governance, including lineage, metadata ingestion, quality monitoring and workflows.
• Exposure to regulated industries, such as Financial Services, is an asset.
• Experience contributing to proposals or commercial discussions.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Fluency in English and either Dutch or French.

As a certified Top Employer, we offer

• An attractive remuneration package with a wide range of extra-legal benefits, including a premium electric company car and charging card, net daily and monthly allowances, a bonus, a smartphon