Job Description

Fugro is a leading geodata company, dedicated to creating a safe and liveable world. We are committed to leveraging data & AI to drive innovation and empower our business to achieve their goals. We pride ourselves on our innovative and our dedication to excellence. We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of data and AI governance and are seeking a highly skilled professional to join our team to contribute to setting up and help us optimize our data management practices.

As Data and AI manager, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing governance policies and procedures, and advising our internal stakeholders on best practices in data management, including data quality, data architecture, and data lifecycle management. This role requires a deep understanding of data management, AI ethics, regulatory compliance, and risk management, and will work closely with internal stakeholders to understand their needs and support the development of data-driven solutions to enhance our data management capabilities.

Your role

You design and implement comprehensive Data and AI governance frameworks and data quality management processes to identify and resolve data issues;

You develop policies and procedures for managing data throughout its lifecycle and enforce policies and guidelines to ensure ethical use of Data and AI;

You promote ethical AI, implement mechanisms to monitor biases in AI models and develop accountability measures for AI systems;

You identify risks related to Data and AI initiatives, develop and implement risk mitigation strategies and monitor on risk mitigation activities;

You ensure that Data and AI related policies are consistently applied across Fugro;

You foster a culture of responsible Data and AI usage within Fugro by providing training and support on data management and Data and AI governance tools.

Your track record

You have a BSc or MSc degree in Data Science Information Technology or Business Administration Law with at least 8 years of experience in a related field;

As a plus, you are certified in CIPP, CIPM, CDMP and DGSP;

You have good knowledge of data management and governance principles, AI ethics, governance frameworks, data modelling, data warehousing and ETL processes;

You have effective communication, presentation and interpersonal skills and the ability to explain complex concepts in simple ways;

You have strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills;

You are client oriented and can initiate decisions and actions to build consensus;

You have excellent English language skills, both written and oral. Any additional European language skills are seen as a plus.

What Fugro offers

A competitive salary;

29 holidays per year based on a fulltime employment (of which 4 are appointed by Fugro management) and the possibility to purchase 12 additional days;  

Extensive career & training opportunities both nationally and internationally;

Flexible working hours and the ability to work from home in accordance with your manager and corporate policies;

Commuting allowance;

Modern pension scheme;

Collective health insurance;

Possibility to register with our corporate fitness plan;

Coaching options through our EAP (Employee Assistance Program).

Are you interested?

Please visit our Company Page to find out more on what it is like to work at Fugro.

If you have any further questions, please contact Umit Nesar, Corporate Recruiter, tel. +31 (0)6 -81 41 07 68

After you have applied 

You will receive an automated confirmation-email of the receipt of your application;

When we see a match, we will invite you for the first interview within a couple of days. Of course, you will also receive a message if we will not invite you;  

After a successful first round, you will be invited for the second round;

If we are both still positive after the second interview, we will make you an offer and with that we hope to welcome you at Fugro!

Disclaimer for recruitment agencies:

Fugro does not accept any unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies. Acquisition to Fugro Recruitment or any Fugro employee is not appreciated.