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# Data Manager

- **Company:** Fluxys
- **Location:** Brussel, Belgium (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Cyber Security, Data Architecture, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Data Security, Distributed Data Store, Information Lifecycle Management, Information Management, Meta-Data Management, Scrum Methodology, Reference Data, Systems Integration, Enterprise Data Management, IT Architecture, Data Strategy, Data Management
- **Published:** June 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://be.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=74a2d66bef79f951

## About the Role

* Master's degree or equivalent in data, IT, engineering, economics or a related field
 * 10-15+ years of professional experience, including 10+ years in senior leadership roles within data, IT or digital functions
 * Proven experience in defining and deploying enterprise-wide data strategies in complex organisations, covering objectives, roadmaps, programmes and projects, with sufficient level of detail to ensure effective execution; results-oriented, with the ability to turn obstacles into levers for impact
 * Strong ability to translate complex business and regulatory requirements into pragmatic, scalable data solutions
 * Proven experience working in agile and Scrum ways of working, aligned with organisational strategy, objectives and roadmaps
 * Strong expertise in data management, data governance, data architecture and information management
 * Solid understanding of OT/IT environments, modern data platforms, metadata management and data quality frameworks
 * Good knowledge of information security and regulatory data requirements
 * 10+ years of people management experience, demonstrating a strategic mindset to navigate highly complex, multi-stakeholder environments, credible leadership with the ability to influence without direct authority, strong accountability and results orientation focused on value creation, and resilience in leading change
 * Demonstrates a strategic and transversal vision, enabling anticipation of impacts of decisions across the entire organisation
 * Shows a strong agility and change mindset, encouraging openness, anticipating change and driving the adoption of new practices in a continuously evolving environment
 * Able to create impact and influence at C-level, gathering relevant information, structuring compelling arguments and adapting communication to secure engagement and buy-in
 * Builds strong relationships to enable open exchange, shared understanding and effective information flow across the organisation
 * Fluent in English, Dutch or French
 * Experience in energy, utilities, infrastructure or other regulated environments is a strong asset

## Description

The Data Manager is responsible for defining, structuring and driving the Group-wide data strategy, ensuring data quality, security and regulatory compliance while enabling value creation across operations, finance, ESG and advanced analytics

The role reports to the Director Digital & IT and acts as the executive owner of data for the Fluxys Group, * Data strategy and governance

 + Define and implement an enterprise data strategy aligned with Fluxys' corporate strategy and energy transition objectives.
 + Establish and operate a clear data governance model (data domains, data owners, data stewards, decision rights)
 + Define and enforce policies and standards for data quality, metadata, lineage, access rights and data lifecycle management
 + Promote a consistent, enterprise wide "data driven" and "trusted data" culture
 * Data architecture and platforms
 + Design the target data architecture, including OT/IT integration, data products, and analytics enablement
 + Ensure coherence of data models (master data, reference data, exchange standards, APIs) across the Group
 + Oversee enterprise data platforms, including data catalogues, quality tooling, reporting and analytics foundations
 * Regulatory compliance and data security
 + Work closely with Cybersecurity, IT Architecture, Regulatory Affairs, Legal and People& Organisation department, to ensure secure, resilient and traceable data
 + Define and oversee information security and data protection policies in line with critical infrastructure requirements
 * Value creation and advanced use cases
 + Identify, prioritise and steer high value data and analytics use cases (e.g. asset health and maintenance, capacity and balancing, emissions and methane reporting, financial and performance insights)
 + Build the AI ready data foundations required for advanced analytics and industrialised AI use cases
 * Leadership and organisation
 + Manage a team of 10-15 internal and external experienced experts
 + Build and lead a central Data function (governance, architecture, platforms, data protection)
 + Coordinate and enable distributed data teams across business units and subsidiaries through a federated model
 + Manage budgets, planning, performance and capability development for the data function
 + Act as a strategic partner and advisor to senior management on all data related topics


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