Senior Data & AI governance expert

At Telenet, we believe data, analytics & (Gen)AI are key drivers of our digital transformation. Data is used to better understand our customers, support smarter decision-making, and enable innovative AI-driven solutions.

Within Telenet, the Data Acceleration Tribe plays a central role in unlocking the value of data & (Gen)AI across the organization, from strategy to execution.

As a Senior Data & AI Governance Expert, you will join the Data & AI Governance Team, where you help shape robust, scalable and future-proof governance practices that ensure our data & (Gen)AI products are value-driven, secure and compliant.

Your tasks as a Senior Data & AI governance expert

As a Senior Data & AI Governance Expert, you play a key role in defining, operationalizing and embedding data & AI governance across Telenet:

• Designing and operationalizing a data & AI governance framework aligned with our agile, product-oriented way of working
• Defining policies, guidelines and processes for both structured & unstructured data classification, ownership, data quality, lineage, cataloguing and lifecycle management
• Embedding governance into tools and workflows, enabling policy-as-code where possible (e.g. policy scoring, AI risk assessment, product catalog, metadata management, unstructured data tagging, ...)
• Driving our enterprise data governance platform, including:
  • implementing and optimising workflows (e.g. data product onboarding, ownership, policy scoring, risk screening)
  • defining and maintaining metadata models, operating models and governance roles
  • increasing adoption and usability through stakeholder engagement, training and continuous improvement
• Governing AI, GenAI & GenBI use cases, including semantic layer management, risk assessments, responsible AI controls and model governance
• Collaborating closely with product owners, product managers, data analysts, architects, security and legal teams to ensure governance is practical and embedded in daily operations
• Defining, monitoring and reporting on governance KPIs, compliance indicators and risk metrics
• Driving adoption and change, through coaching, training and continuous improvement of governance practices

What we offer

• You become part of a team of passionate and highly skilled data professionals that is on the cross-roads of business, data and AI.
• You get all the room you need to develop your expertise. We stimulate personal growth through extensive learning opportunities and internal mobility.
• You get the flexibility to work from home for up 50% of the time.
• You’ll enjoy a wages and benefits package that will get you places. We’re talking a mobility budget, meal vouchers, group and health insurance, a yearly bonus and discounts on Telenet products. Come experience it for yourself, our passion is contagious.

Our ideal Senior Data & AI Governance Expert

You bring the following experience and mindset:

• A senior professional with at least 5 years of experience in data governance, information management or related domains
• Master's degree in a quantitative field (Business Engineering, Applied Economics, Computer Sciences, Information Management) or equivalent by experience
• Proven experience with enterprise data & AI governance platforms, including workflow configuration, training and driving enterprise-wide adoption 
• Strong expertise in translating policies into operational processes in complex, multi-stakeholder environments 
• Solid knowledge of data & AI legislation (EU AI act, GDPR, ...) and governance best-practices (metadata, quality, ownership, …) 
• Experience with AI/ML governance, model risk management or responsible AI is a strong plus
• Comfortable working with both technical and business stakeholders
• Pragmatic, impact-driven and able to make governance work in practice, not just on paper
• Fluent in English and Dutch or French