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# Data & AI Transformation Lead

- **Company:** IHC Merwede Holding B.V.
- **Location:** Kinderdijk, Netherlands (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** €5,700.0 - €8,565.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Encodings, Data Governance, Data Systems, Metadata, Power BI, Enterprise Data Management, Data Management
- **Published:** August 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.nl/job/nl823b4a3c3a4b4b0c7028bc10b546a930/eaa

## About the Role

You are a strategic and pragmatic professional who combines business insight with strong data expertise.
You bring:

 * Proven experience in data, analytics, digital transformation, or adoption initiatives.
 * Strong stakeholder management skills and experience working with senior leaders.
 * Experience with data platforms, roadmap development, or product ownership.
 * Knowledge of data governance, data quality, metadata, and data ownership.
 * The ability to translate business challenges into practical data solutions.
 * Affinity with AI and a clear understanding of how high-quality data enables AI success.
 * Strong communication, influencing, and change management skills.
 * Hands-on experience with Power BI and analytics environments.

## Description

At Royal IHC, we believe the true value of data lies not in the number of dashboards we create, but in how data improves decisions, drives business performance, and enables innovation.
We are looking for a Data & AI Transformation Lead to accelerate our journey towards becoming a truly data-driven organisation. In this strategic role, you will drive data adoption, shape the future of our data platform, strengthen governance, and help build the foundations for AI-enabled business transformation.
Your Role
As the functional owner of IHC's data platform, you will work closely with business leaders, IT, data specialists, and external partners to maximise the impact of data across the organisation.
Your focus will be on:

 * Driving adoption of data and analytics throughout the business.
 * Embedding data-informed decision-making into daily operations.
 * Developing and growing IHC's data and analytics community.
 * Defining the vision and roadmap for the enterprise data platform.
 * Translating business needs into scalable data and AI capabilities.
 * Improving data quality, ownership, governance, and standardisation.
 * Preparing the organisation for future AI, automation, and advanced analytics initiatives.
 * Influencing stakeholders and creating alignment across business and technology teams.

Success in this role is measured by business impact, adoption, and organisational maturity rather than by the number of reports delivered.


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