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Data Governance Lead

Capgemini

Capgemini

Sweden
Posted on Jun 18, 2025

At Capgemini, you’ll have the opportunity to shape your career in a way that suits you, supported by a community of experts who inspire and empower you. We believe in reimagining what’s possible - using technology to build a more sustainable, inclusive world. Our Insights & Data team is at the forefront of this mission, delivering end-to-end Data & AI solutions across industries. With over 800 specialists in the Nordics, we leverage strategic partnerships with Google, AWS, Microsoft, Databricks, and Snowflake to scale Data & Analytics in the Cloud. Here, your expertise and perspective matter - join us in driving innovation and transforming industries with cutting-edge data solutions!

Your role
We are looking for a Data Governance Lead to join our organization. This role is critical in ensuring the effective management, integrity, security, and utilization of data across the enterprise. At Capgemini, we offer a flexible work environment, however, for your first assignment you are required to work on-site and travel to Copenhagen at least 50% of your time.

In this role you will play a key part in:
• Implementing, facilitating and driving, you will also be working through others and communicating to management. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define and implement data management policies, standards, and best practices aligned with business objectives.
• Adjustment and assignment of data roles, data quality rules set up, data modelling and more.
• Designing, implementing, and maintaining data governance frameworks, policies, and tools to ensure compliance, quality, and security of data.
• Develop, implement, and maintain a data governance framework that ensures data accuracy, integrity, and security across the organization.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and ensure that data usage is in line with corporate policies and external legal requirements.
• Manage data governance tools and technologies, including metadata management, data lineage, and data quality solutions.

Your profile
• Eligibility to work in the EU
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to navigate a complex organization, as well as having a pragmatic approach in order to move things forward.
• Proven experience in data governance, data management, or data architecture roles.
• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks and industry best practices.
• Experience with data governance tools such as Collibra, Alation, Informatica, or other metadata management solutions.
• Familiarity with data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and experience in ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Strong skills in data quality management, including data cleansing, data lineage, and data profiling.
• Solid understanding of data security practices, including access controls, encryption, and audit logging.
• Excellent ability to work with large datasets, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and reliability of data.
• Knowledge of database systems, data lakes, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in data science, Analytics, Business, or related field. Advanced degrees or certifications are a plus.

What we believe you will enjoy about working here
• We recognize the significance of flexible work arrangements to provide support. Be it remote work, or flexible work hours, you will get an environment to maintain healthy work life balance.
• Our work culture is centered around collaboration and team spirit. You will have numerous opportunities to interact and socialize with colleagues at the office.
• At the heart of our mission is your career growth. Our array of career growth programs and diverse professions are crafted to support you in exploring a world of opportunities.
• We partner with names such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Databricks, which can equip you with valuable certifications in the latest technologies, if that is your ambition.

Application
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