Director Data Governance & Operations (f / m / d)

Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain | Hybrid (minimum on-site presence required)

Role Overview

The Director Data Operations & Governance will lead the enterprise-wide strategy and execution of data governance, data quality, technical data stewardship, and compliance, ensuring data is trusted, standardized, secure, and high-quality across the organization. This role is accountable for establishing policies, standards, and practices that improve transparency and accessibility, and responsible for the delivery of Data Quality solutions, while also serving as the leader of the Data Office.

A side aspect of the role is its integration with ERP transformation initiatives. As a member of the ERP Transformation workstream that includes Data governance, the manager will embed governance, stewardship, and quality accountabilities into ERP design, legacy data migration, and ongoing ERP operations.

Your Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Governance

• Define and execute a roadmap for governance, stewardship, and quality, tightly aligned with enterprise data strategy and ERP transformation.
• Establish data ownership, policies, and standards balancing global consistency with business needs.
• Develop frameworks for data quality, cataloguing, security, and compliance with clear KPIs.
• Govern data across all levels (Group & Business Units) with clear accountability models.

Operating Model & Tools

Data governance and Data quality within the ERP Transformation

Leadership & Engagement

Risk, Compliance & Value

We offer

You bring

About dsm-firmenich

As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, and fragrances for the world's growing population to thrive. With our comprehensive range of solutions, with natural and renewable ingredients and renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, and more sustainable for the planet. dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch company, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, with operations in almost 60 countries and revenues of more than €12 billion. With a diverse, worldwide team of nearly 30,000 employees, we bring progress to life™ every day, everywhere, for billions of people.

Inclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement

dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate : (here,) there's a place for everyone with us.

dsm-firmenich is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Our people are as diverse as our customers. For us that includes a commitment to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

We are committed to providing reasonable support for disabled applicants in our recruiting process. Should you need assistance, and are comfortable to share this, please let us know.

Agency statement

We're managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you're applying as an individual, we'd love to hear from you. We're not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.

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