Data Governance Specialist

Job Description
Are you passionate about Data Governance? Would you like to be part of the team that drives the development and implementation of Data Governance across the LEGO Group?

Have a look at the video at the bottom of the page to see what Data Governance at the LEGO Group looks like!

Please note this role will not have relocation budget and it will be based in our headquarter in Billund, Denmark.

Core Responsibilities
You will be part of the Data Governance team within the Data Office, which is a central data department at the LEGO Group. The team consists of 8 Data Specialists based in Billund and London with expertise in data ownership, data quality and business glossary. Our purpose is to build trust in and unlock the value from data - by driving Data Governance across the LEGO Group. In close alignment and collaboration with the other Data Specialists in the team, you will:

• Contribute to and drive Data Governance forward in a specific Data Area and support them in setting the direction, making it operational and ensuring progress.
• Guide and support operational & leadership data ownership roles across business functions and digital product teams to be successful and create value.
• Prepare and facilitate Data Governance forums, communities, training sessions and workshops.
• Work on development and maintenance of the Data Governance training setup and ensure data ownership roles and relevant business partners are onboarded and trained.
• Develop and maintain communication material, presentations and process documentation.
• Assist in the development, maintenance and implementation of the Data Governance Framework and ensure it is integrated in relevant processes and part of how we operate across the organization.
• Contribute to the ongoing definition of requirements for the technology and solutions that support Data Governance.
• Promote Data Governance and trusted data across the organization.

Play your part in our team succeeding
The role of the Data Office is to help unlock the value from data, across the LEGO Group. The Data Strategy is about enabling high quality data to flow seamlessly between data producers and data consumers in a Data Marketplace, to drive better and faster data-driven decisions and processes. The Data Office is also a Centre of Excellence for data science and artificial intelligence.

The Data Office builds and deploys self-serve solutions to publish data, analyse data and generate insights - with distributed data ownership and clear roles & responsibilities.
This is where you come in.

Do you have what it takes?
You come with a track-record as a practitioner in delivering and executing Data Governance in a large complex organization. Your peers recognize you as a specialist in Data Governance, who easily connects and builds trusting relationships, manage business partners and navigate across the organization. You are passionate about Data Governance as well as patient and persistent by nature. In addition, you have:

• Change management and communication skills knowing how to demonstrate the value of Data Governance, create organizational buy-in and get the organization to understand Data Governance.
• Skills in preparing, facilitating, and driving forums, communities, training sessions and workshops with people across various levels of the organization.
• Business understanding with knowledge of how data ownership, data quality, data lifecycle processes etc. impacts business performance.
• Skills in developing communication & training materials.
• Understanding of frameworks, best practice, tools and technology for Data Governance and how to develop and implement them.

Nice to have:

• Experience working with Collibra

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Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

Research shows that women and people from different underrepresented backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. If you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO® team today.

• Location
  Billund, Denmark
• Job ID:
  0000020486
• Category
  IT, Telecom & Internet