(Senior) Data Governance Consultant (m/f/d)

Location

Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany

Salary

Not specified

Company

Akash pawar

Job description

### Role & Company / Project Overview Statworx is a leading consulting and development company for Data & AI in the DACH region. For more than a decade, Statworx has supported companies through consulting, development, and training, delivering more than 1,000 successful projects for over 100 clients across almost all industries. With expertise across AI Strategy, Generative AI, Agentic AI, Data & AI Engineering, and AI Infrastructure, Statworx supports organizations throughout their entire AI transformation. As a (Senior) Data Governance Consultant, you work at the intersection of business, technology, and organization. You help clients establish the ownership, processes, and capabilities needed to make their data trustworthy, accessible, and usable, enabling organizations to create sustainable business value from data and AI. ### Key Responsibilities & Daily Duties - Assess clients' data governance maturity, identify organizational and operational gaps, and develop actionable roadmaps aligned with their business and data strategies. - Design and implement data governance frameworks, including policies, standards, decision bodies, and escalation processes. - Develop data governance operating models with clear roles and responsibilities for data owners, data stewards, and cross-functional governance teams. - Help clients establish practical approaches to data quality management, including quality rules, monitoring, issue resolution, and accountability. - Shape metadata management practices, including business glossaries, data catalogs, and data lineage, to improve transparency and a shared understanding of data. - Translate governance requirements into processes and tooling needs, working closely with business stakeholders and technical experts from the development department. - Prepare and facilitate workshops, develop training and communication materials, and support the adoption of governance practices across business and IT teams. - Connect governance initiatives to data products and AI use cases, define measures of success, and communicate recommendations through clear, management-ready deliverables. Additional responsibilities as Senior Data Governance Consultant: - Lead data governance projects or major workstreams end-to-end, taking responsibility for scope, approach, deliverables, quality, and stakeholder alignment. - Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders on data governance, ownership, and operating model decisions. - Guide clients through organizational change, resolve competing stakeholder priorities, and ensure governance practices become part of day-to-day operations. - Further develop data governance methods, frameworks, and service offerings, and contribute to business development through proposals and client discussions. - Mentor junior colleagues and promote knowledge sharing on data governance and data management. ### Required Qualifications, Skills & Experience - Degree in data science, artificial intelligence, statistics, business or economics, computer science or business informatics, engineering, or a comparable quantitative, technological, or governance-oriented field. - 2+ years of relevant professional experience in full-time in data governance, data management, or data strategy, ideally in consulting or a relevant role in industry. - Practical experience in one or more of the following areas: - Design and implementation of data governance frameworks and policies - Definition of data ownership, stewardship roles, and governance operating models - Data quality management, including quality rules, monitoring, and issue resolution - Metadata management, business glossaries, data catalogs, or data lineage - Master and reference data management - Change management and adoption of data governance practices - A solid understanding of modern data platforms and architectures, and how governance requirements translate into organizational processes and technical capabilities. - Familiarity with data governance or data management tools is a plus, particularly experience translating business requirements into tool selection, configuration, or rollout. - Strong conceptual and structured thinking, with the ability to turn complex data landscapes and organizational challenges into practical solutions. - Confident stakeholder management and facilitation skills; ability to build alignment between business, IT, and control functions and make responsibilities clear. - A consulting mindset: taking ownership, comfortable with ambiguity, and enjoying collaborative work in client-facing teams. - Very good communication and presentation skills in German and English. Additional requirements for Senior Data Governance Consultant: - 4+ years of relevant professional experience in full-time, with a clear focus on data governance or data management. - A proven track record of leading projects or substantial workstreams that put governance frameworks, roles, and processes into practice. - Experience advising senior stakeholders on governance priorities, organizational responsibilities, and implementation trade-offs. - Ability to define pragmatic governance approaches that fit a client's maturity, business priorities, and organizational structure. - Experience in business development, such as proposal work, developing service offerings, or thought leadership, is a plus. - A high level of autonomy and confidence in representing perspectives on data governance in front of clients. ### Working Hours, Shifts & Location Details - Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany - Work arrangements include remote work days alongside a modern office environment. ### Compensation & Benefits - Responsibility for shaping the service offering of a leading data & AI consulting company in the DACH-region. - Comprehensive methodical and personal development opportunities, including regular internal and external training opportunities. - Flat, team-based structures, friendly work environment, short decision routes, and an agile work style. - Performance-based attractive remuneration package. - Modern and high-quality designed office. - Apple IT equipment (MacBook), remote work days, regular team events, company pension scheme, free drinks, and snacks. - Welcoming, diverse working culture across all backgrounds. ### Application Instructions Apply online by filling out the contact form and attaching a current CV including a description of your software and method knowledge.