Data Governance Engineer

Your Tasks

• Define and implement the Data Governance Framework to ensure compliance to all relevant internal and external regulations.
• Implement and enhance the Data Catalog as a central tool to create data transparency and to automate Data Governance workflows.
• Contribute to regular Data & Analytics Governance Board to consult and align on Data Governance across projects.
• Act as a Data Governance Subject Matter Expert at MediaMarktSaturn.
• Assess latest market trends and industry best-practices regarding Data Governance.
• Assist in compliance audits for key issues related to GDPR, PII, legal guidance, and other financial regulations.
• Develop, implement and document data policies, standards, and procedures for new data environments as well as for data quality including data catalogs, etc.
• Pro-actively identify opportunities for further improvement of the Data Governance Framework.
• Work in a global, multinational Data & Analytics team in a dynamic and challenging environment.

Your Profile

• University degree in computer sciences or comparable disciplines, ideally with a focus on Data & Analytics and Data Management.
• Knowledge of modern data governance concepts, data modelling and data management.
• Understanding in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Data Engineering and data catalog (e.g., Datahub) tools.
• At least 1 year of experience in Data Governance functions with relevant experience in defining and implementing data governance frameworks, documenting data flow & process mapping, metadata management, Data as a Product Framework, etc.
• At least 1 year of experience in Data engineering principles.
• Experience working with regulatory compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR)
• Extensive experience and knowledge of data governance strategies, data quality and data protection management practices.
• Outstanding understanding of technology solutions, and experience creating data management tasks, e.g., glossaries, data modelling and data catalogue
• Being a team player with innovative mindset and hands-on mentality
• Excellent English language skills.