Sr. Specialist Data Governance (m/w/x)

What we offer:

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Group Summary:

As an engineering and manufacturing partner, Magna’s Complete Vehicle group helps traditional OEMs and new entrants to bring their automotive visions to life. At Magna, you will work in an innovative, international and dynamic team, always pursuing the goal of delivering high-quality products. We work in a diverse environment with global development opportunities. Together with our employees we constantly strive to create a better world of mobility.

Job Responsibilities:

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced colleague to join our Digitalization & Data Management team. In this role you will establish and maintain our data governance framework, ensure data quality, compliance and security across the organizational data domains.

If you are passionate about leveraging data in a global acting company and enjoy driving data governance initiatives, you would be the ideal candidate. We offer a challenging role in a dynamic, innovative, and international environment at Magna in Graz, where you can develop your skills and significantly contribute to our company's growth.

Your tasks

• Develop a Data Governance Framework: Develop and implement organizational structures, processes, and standards to manage our company's data assets and ensure seamless and secure access to trusted data for all business areas
• Build a Data Governance Community: Establish and maintain a data-centric community of business domain owners and data stewards who enforce data quality measures and develop data use cases that add value to the company
• Collaboration: Work with stakeholders in the company and IT to establish and maintain data standards, including data definitions, business rules, and data lineage; represent and enforce data governance issues in projects and work with strategic vendors
• Provide Tooling: Take responsibility for the established data governance tools and ensure their continuous development and acceptance
• Data Security & Compliance: Establish and monitor processes to manage data security and privacy controls to protect data assets and ensure compliance with data protection regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA
• Data Retention Policies: Develop and enforce data retention policies to determine how long data should be retained and how it should be disposed of
• Training: Offer training on best practices in data governance to ensure employees understand their roles and responsibilities in managing data

Who we are looking for

• Degree in Business Administration, Business Informatics, or a comparable qualification -HTL/FH/(Technical) University
• Several years of experience in data related topics preferably data governance
• Solid grasp of related technical architectures and tools
• Knowledge about (data) governance frameworks like DAMA, DICAM, COBIT or TOGAF
• Understanding of metadata management and master data management principles
• Experience with data quality tools and techniques, ensuring accuracy and consistency of data
• Knowledge of cloud computing platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud for data management and governance
• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar
• Experience in setting up and leading virtual organizations or communities
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and practices.
• Fluent proficiency in German and English

Your preferred qualifications

• Excellent communication, presentation and organization skills
• Ability to efficiently plan and allocate resources
• Team player with an independent working style
• Excellent collaboration skills to work with various departments and roles in achieving our data management goals
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Site Benefits

• Mobility offers and parking spaces - Arriving at work is easy!
• Home office and Flextime models - Magna offers you a specific framework for this!