Data Governance Lead / Senior Data Steward

Data Governance Lead / Senior Data Steward (interim)

Can you get a whole organisation to agree on what its numbers mean, and make it stick? A Dutch insurer is looking for an interim Data Governance Lead / Senior Data Steward to harmonise data definitions and KPIs in a short time.

What you'll do

• Take stock of existing definitions, data sources, reports and the bottlenecks between them

• Prioritise and run working sessions with business and IT stakeholders

• Organise decisions and record agreed definitions in a business glossary or data catalogue

• Set up ownership and a change process so the definitions stay in use

What you bring

• Proven experience as a Data Governance Lead or Senior Data Steward: data governance, metadata management and data quality

• Hands-on experience building business glossaries or data catalogues

• The ability to turn business terms into clear, testable definitions

• Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation at management level

• A hands-on, results-driven way of working in an IT and data environment

What we offer

• Interim Data Governance Lead / Senior Data Steward assignment from mid-October to 31 December 2026

• 32-40 hours per week, hybrid near Amersfoort

Desired Skills and Experience Proven experience with data governance, metadata management, data quality and business glossaries or data catalogues. You turn business terms into clear, testable definitions and lead workshops at management level.