Data Governance Principal (mfd)
Ingolstadt - Germany
Job Summary
As Data Governance Lead (m/f/d) be a core member of the central Data & AI function responsible for operationalizing MediaMarktSaturns federated data governance framework across 11 markets. Work closely with Global Data Domain Owners regional teams and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure data is trusted compliant and fit for purpose at enterprise scale.
- Ownership and continuous evolution of the enterprise data governance framework including policies standards data classification and metadata management
- Coordination of the Data Domain Council including support of domain working groups resolution of conflicting priorities between domains and escalation of unresolved issues with clear options
- Leadership of data quality governance through the definition of KPIs escalation paths and remediation workflows in collaboration with domain leads
- Maintenance and continuous enhancement of the enterprise data catalog and business glossary on GCP/BigQuery leveraging tools such as Dataplex DataHub and Collibra
- Support of GDPR compliance activities including data classification PII discovery and maintenance of Records of Processing Activities (RoPA)
- Close collaboration with Legal Tax IT Security and Data Privacy teams to ensure alignment of governance frameworks with regulatory and risk requirements
- Monitoring and reporting of governance maturity across domains with a focus on continuous improvement and progress reporting to the Data Board
- Functioning as the operational interface between the central Data & AI team and business-side domain leads ensuring translation of governance requirements into actionable processes
- Several years in data governance data management or a related discipline in a complex multi-market organization
- Proven ability to drive governance adoption in a federated model influencing and gaining genuine commitment from stakeholders without formal authority over them
- Strong command of data governance frameworks and best practices (e.g. DAMA-DMBOK); ability to adapt them pragmatically to organizational context
- Hands-on experience with data catalog and metadata tools Dataplex DataHub Collibra or similar
- Familiarity with GDPR and data privacy requirements ideally in a retail or consumer context
- Proven ability to work in a federated model influencing without direct authority across business and technology stakeholders
- Cloud data platform experience ideally GCP/BigQuery
- Excellent communication skills in English; German is a strong plus
MediaMarktSaturn is Europes leading consumer electronics retailer. It sees itself as a partner daily companion and navigator for its customers in the digital world. Its over 1000 MediaMarkt and Saturn stores are closely integrated with their online shops.
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Location:Ingolstadt
MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group
Department:HQ - Priorization Management & CDO
Entrylevel:Professional Level
Type of Employement:Full Time
Working Hours:375
Persona:Job Requisition HQ Employee
Recruiter:Lea Ellerich
Recruiter:Lea Theresa Ellerich
Required Experience:
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