Data Governance & AI Consultant - Retail

As a Data Governance & AI Consultant, you help retail and consumer-services organizations structure their data and make it suitable for scalable analytics, AI and agentic use cases. You design data operating models, implement governance, improve metadata and data quality, and translate strategy into practical ways of working. You can facilitate workshops, align stakeholders and make complex data topics understandable for business and IT. How you strengthen the team

• Design and improve data operating models, governance structures, roles, responsibilities and decision-making.
• Facilitate workshops on data ownership, data quality, metadata, data definitions, lineage, data catalogues and AI readiness.
• Perform data maturity and AI-readiness assessments and translate findings into practical roadmaps.
• Operationalize data governance: not only policy, but processes, tooling, KPIs and adoption.
• Connect business, IT, data teams, security/privacy and management in pragmatic improvement initiatives.

• Contribute to propositions, client decks, service offerings and thought leadership in retail data and AI., You will work within CGI’s retail team on assignments where data, governance, AI and digital transformation come together. The focus is on consultants who not only advise, but also help make governance workable in large, complex organizations with different domains, brands, systems and maturity levels. What we offer

• A key role in building CGI’s retail data and AI capability.
• The opportunity to make data governance practical for clients where scalability, margins and operational adoption matter.
• Collaboration with experts in data engineering, cloud, AI, cybersecurity, privacy and business consulting.
• Room for certification, thought leadership, proposition development and business development contribution.

• 5-10 years of experience in data management, data governance, analytics, business consulting or digital transformation.
• Proven experience with data governance in an enterprise environment; retail or consumer services is strongly preferred.
• Experience with metadata, data quality, data ownership/stewardship, data catalogues, lineage or data policies.
• Able to independently prepare and facilitate workshops and translate outcomes into clear deliverables.
• Understands how data governance enables trustworthy analytics, AI and automation.

• Professional fluency in Dutch and English; strong advisory and presentation skills. We would also value

• DAMA CDMP Foundation/Practitioner or comparable data management certification.
• Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900), Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900), Databricks or Snowflake fundamentals.
• Experience or certification with Collibra, Microsoft Purview, Informatica, Alation, dbt, Power BI or Tableau.
• Knowledge of privacy/GDPR, information security, ISO 27001, COBIT, ITIL or AI governance frameworks.
• Experience with retail data domains such as customer, product, pricing, promotions, supply chain, store operations, e-commerce or loyalty.

• Work in small self-managing teams consisting of experts in your field
• Take control of your own career with the space to continue developing yourself
• You work with the latest technologies
• An excellent salary and attractive secondary employment conditions
• Immediate permanent contract
• Part-time possibilities
• And the opportunity to become a CGI shareholder

CGI is one of the world’s largest IT consultancy firms. Our people keep the Netherlands running. Government agencies, banks, (aero-) space, infrastructure organizations and energy and manufacturing companies are clients of CGI. We work on interesting projects that touch the daily lives of millions of people. We are present regionally, augmented with global domain knowledge, our ecosystem, and colleagues spread all over the world. We are proud of the impactful projects that we, together with our colleagues, make a success.

At CGI, we place great value on diversity and inclusion, as this not only promotes collaboration but often leads to better results. We look forward to your contribution to our team!, Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.

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