Senior Data Governance Officer

As Senior Data Governance Officer you will play a key role in strengthening our new Data Center of Excellence (CoE). You will be leading the adoption of the Federated Data Governance Operating Model and thereby directly impacting the strategy of PostNL!

Why choose PostNL as Senior Data Governance Officer?

• Visible work: You’ll help embed governance practices that impact every business domain and enable data-driven decisions across PostNL.
• Challenge: You’ll lead the rollout of a new operating model and coach teams through complex organizational change.
• Great atmosphere: Collaboration, tackling challenges, and having fun at work are key elements of the positive atmosphere in this team.
• Freedom: You have the flexibility to work partly from home and partly at a flexible workspace in our vibrant and state-of-the-art office in the historic Stationspostgebouw, next to Holland Spoor station.
• Responsibility: You have the freedom to largely shape your role and working hours.
• Development opportunities: There are plenty of opportunities to take courses and grow into other roles or departments within the company.

This is your role

You will play a key role in strengthening PostNL’s new Data Center of Excellence (CoE). Your mission is to lead the adoption of the Federated Data Governance Operating Model across the organization. You’ll translate strategy into practical ways of working, support domains in setting up governance roles, and embed data management processes into daily operations.

You’ll also run workshops to identify data products, map domains, and guide teams in documenting quality expectations. Acting as a trusted advisor, you’ll coach leaders, solve governance issues, and promote a data-driven culture through clear communication and structured support.

There’s a lot of pull from the business, everyone is coming towards us for advice and suggestions, which makes this role very interesting. You don’t need to constantly chase people, but they’re open for your knowledge and guidance – especially in light of the new AI First Strategy, you’ll play a critical role in the future of PostNL!

Your colleagues

You’ll join the new to be established Data Center of Excellence, a growing team of data professionals dedicated to improving data maturity across PostNL. The team includes data managers, architects, and analysts who work closely with business domains and IT to deliver governance solutions that make a real impact.

What we offer you

An innovative position and work that affects literally every street in the country. PostNL wants to be the logistics e-commerce platform of the future, delivering special moments faster, smarter and better. With your mindset, you can help PostNL face its challenges head on. You can count on excellent benefits in the process. The benefits of your position are:

• Salary between €5.200 and €7.559 gross per month at 37 hours per week. But 32 hours is possible too!
• Hybrid working is encouraged and you’ll have flexible working hours. Employees who work from home more than two days a week get an allowance of €45 net per month.
• 8% vacation pay and 25 vacation days on a full-time contract.
• Travel allowance for commuting from 6 km each way up to a maximum of 70 km each way, or an NS Business Card for business travel and commuting.
• A good pension plan through the PostNL pension fund.
• Laptop (Mac or Windows) and a smartphone.
• Training opportunities for personal development through Mijn Leerplein.
• Discounts on holidays, events and products.

This is what you bring

You are a structured, pragmatic problem-solver who brings clarity in complex environments. You also have the following qualities:

• 6+ years of experience in Data Management, Data Governance, or a related data domain.
• Strong understanding of metadata, data quality, and governance best practices.
• Experience facilitating multi-stakeholder sessions or consulting engagements.
• Excellent facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across business and IT.