Head of Data Stewardship

About the role:

Barry Callebaut Digital (BC Digital) is on a mission to lead the digital revolution in the chocolate industry, and we're looking for a [Director/Head of] Data Stewardship, to lay the foundation for data-driven decision-making. Reporting directly to the  Director of Data Governance, Strategy & Design, you will have the unique opportunity to shape our digital future based on best-in-class data governance. You will drive data governance across Barry Callebaut, leading a team of Data Stewards and Custodians and ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and accessibility of data assets. This position will play a key role in turning our aspirations of data-driven operations into reality and lifting Barry Callebaut to the next Level.

Key responsibilities:

• Oversee the Data Stewardship unit at Barry Callebaut, directly reporting to the Director of Data Governance, Strategy & Design, while ensuring the usability, accessibility, quality, and trustability of Barry Callebaut's data.
• Lead the development and implementation of our data governance, data quality, and data management strategies, ensuring that they align with business goals.
• Lead the team of Data Stewardship, fostering a culture of continuous improvement by providing data stewardship best practices.
• Oversee a team of data stewards and data custodians, creating and maintaining data quality initiatives to ensure the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of data across the organization.
• Lead and guide your team to follow the latest trends in data stewardship solutions, stay up-to-date, and implement new data management technologies and tools to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Closely collaborate with business stakeholders ensuring the usage of defined data governance methodologies.
• Implement effective metadata management on our data assets (e.g. data definitions, etc.).
• Communicate data stewardship goals, progress, and challenges to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Support relevant audits on data stewardship.
• Lead and manage the Data Stewardship team, providing direction, mentoring, and support.
• Collaborate with Domain Data Owners & business partners to align on a roadmap on metadata, business glossary, and data product implementation.
• Manage external parties that support metadata/data models/data product implementations.
• This is a global leadership role with key stakeholders located in Brussels, Zurich, and other locations of our global footprint, and thus requires up to 25% travel.
   

About you:

• Graduate degree in IT/technology, data, computer science, engineering, business administration, or a comparable field.
• Proficiency in English.
• Significant experience in building and leading data management/ governance teams in the food & beverages / manufacturing industry (additional relevant industry experience is a plus).
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, including managing multi-cultural, dispersed teams in senior roles.
• Experienced in transforming data governance and quality towards best-in-class capabilities.
• Extensive experience with data governance and quality frameworks.
• Deep understanding of roles and processes around data governance and stewardship incl. best practices.
• Experienced in leading a cross-functional team and driving change collaboratively on a global scale.
• Able to set and communicate a clear vision for data stewardship that aligns with the company’s objectives.
   

We offer:

• Employment on a regular basis in the sweetest company in the world.
• Annual bonus based on your work results.
• Lunch card to be used for groceries and restaurants.
• Private medical care in Lux Med (basic package fully financed by BC).
• Fit Profit sports card co-financed by BC.
• PPE: we care about your future, and we save money for your retirement.
• Cafeteria Program as a part of Social Fund.
• Group life insurance.
• Hybrid working model: min. 8 days in the office a month.
• As part of our work-life balance culture, we can start work between 7 am and 10 am.
• Free consultation with a lawyer once a quarter.
• Chocolate! Yes, surprising but we have chocolate in the office, for Christmas, BC’s Birthday, and many other occasions during the year.
• And if chocolate is still not enough, you can join one of our theme clubs, where together with other employees we develop our passions and interests.
• Daily delivery of fresh fruits and veggies to the office.
• You can purchase our sweet products with a special discount.
• Relax zone in the office and plenty of options to choose from: PlayStation 5, football table, pool table, Ping-Pong, library, table games, and massage chairs.
• Sport @work? Sure! We have treadmills and indoor exercise bikes with a laptop station.
• We like to party as much as we like chocolate! We have integration budgets we can use for team events.
• Forever Chocolate and Event Team: you can join them and have a real influence on social life in BC and CSR activities.