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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Governance & Product Architect - **Company:** Ernst & Young - **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Presentation, Data Systems, Data Vault Modeling, Dimensional Modeling, Enterprise Data Management, Snowflake, Collibra, Databricks - **Published:** August 6, 2026 - **Apply:** https://careers.ey.com/ey/job/Amsterdam-Data-Governance-&-Product-Architect-1083-HP/1423516633/ ## About the Role * Have 6+ years of relevant experience in data architecture, data engineering, data governance, or data product management. * Have experience in a client-facing role in a consultancy firm. * Demonstrate strong understanding of data product concepts, including lifecycle management, data contracts, and value-driven design. * Have experience working with enterprise data platforms (e.g. Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, AWS) and modern data architecture. * Have experience working with or demonstrate strong understanding of DAMA DMBOK. * Have firsthand experience with data governance tools (e.g. Collibra, IBM WatsonX.Governance or similar) in an enterprise environment, which is highly desirable. * Ability to communicate clearly to both technical and business (senior) stakeholders. * Proficiency in Dutch is a great plus. * Experience or knowledge of data modelling approaches (e.g. Data Vault, dimensional modelling) and data integration patterns are a plus. * Experience in regulated industries (e.g. financial services) is considered a plus. ## Description * Lead the design and delivery of data products across their full lifecycle, from ideation through to deployment and continuous improvement. * Define and implement data product frameworks, including operating models, governance structures, and lifecycle management. * Drive the adoption of data product thinking (e.g. data as a product, domain-driven design, self-service infrastructure and federated governance) across client organisations. * Ensure data products are discoverable, reusable, and trusted, with clear metadata, lineage, quality standards, and access policies through your knowledge of the implementation and or usage of data governance tooling. * Work closely with data engineering, architecture, and governance teams to design scalable and future-ready data solutions. * Facilitate workshops and stakeholder discussions to align business, data, and technology teams on priorities, design, and value delivery. * Contribute to business development by shaping proposals, defining reusable frameworks and approaches, and presenting data product concepts to senior stakeholders. * Drive EY's data governance and data product thought leadership go-to-market activities, building communities and knowledge sharing around these topics. ## Related Videos - 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