Head of Data Stewardship Location: Lodz, PL, 90-530 At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond! About the role: Barry Callebaut Digital (BC Digital) is on a mission to lead the digital revolution in the chocolate industry, and we're looking for a [Director/Head of] Data Stewardship, to lay the foundation for data-driven decision-making. Reporting directly to the Director of Data Governance, Strategy & Design, you will have the unique opportunity to shape our digital future based on best-in-class data governance. You will drive data governance across Barry Callebaut, leading a team of Data Stewards and Custodians and ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and accessibility of data assets. This position will play a key role in turning our aspirations of data-driven operations into reality and lifting Barry Callebaut to the next Level. Key responsibilities: + Oversee the Data Stewardship unit at Barry Callebaut, directly reporting to the Director of Data Governance, Strategy & Design, while ensuring the usability, accessibility, quality, and trustability of Barry Callebaut's data. + Lead the development and implementation of our data governance, data quality, and data management strategies, ensuring that they align with business goals. + Lead the team of Data Stewardship, fostering a culture of continuous improvement by providing data stewardship best practices. + Oversee a team of data stewards and data custodians, creating and maintaining data quality initiatives to ensure the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of data across the organization. + Lead and guide your team to follow the latest trends in data stewardship solutions, stay up-to-date, and implement new data management technologies and tools to improve efficiency and effectiveness. + Closely collaborate with business stakeholders ensuring the usage of defined data governance methodologies. + Implement effective metadata management on our data assets (e.g. data definitions, etc.). + Communicate data stewardship goals, progress, and challenges to stakeholders at all levels of the organization. + Support relevant audits on data stewardship. + Lead and manage the Data Stewardship team, providing direction, mentoring, and support. + Collaborate with Domain Data Owners & business partners to align on a roadmap on metadata, business glossary, and data product implementation. + Manage external parties that support metadata/data models/data product implementations. + This is a global leadership role with key stakeholders located in Brussels, Zurich, and other locations of our global footprint, and thus requires up to 25% travel. About you: + Graduate degree in IT/technology, data, computer science, engineering, business administration, or a comparable field. + Proficiency in English. + Significant experience in building and leading data management/ governance teams in the food & beverages / manufacturing industry (additional relevant industry experience is a plus). + Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, including managing multi-cultural, dispersed teams in senior roles. + Experienced in transforming data governance and quality towards best-in-class capabilities. + Extensive experience with data governance and quality frameworks. + Deep understanding of roles and processes around data governance and stewardship incl. best practices. + Experienced in leading a cross-functional team and driving change collaboratively on a global scale. + Able to set and communicate a clear vision for data stewardship that aligns with the company’s objectives. We offer: + Employment on a regular basis in the sweetest company in the world. + Annual bonus based on your work results. + Lunch card to be used for groceries and restaurants. + Private medical care in Lux Med (basic package fully financed by BC). + Fit Profit sports card co-financed by BC. + PPE: we care about your future, and we save money for your retirement. + Cafeteria Program as a part of Social Fund. + Group life insurance. + Hybrid working model: min. 8 days in the office a month. + As part of our work-life balance culture, we can start work between 7 am and 10 am. + Free consultation with a lawyer once a quarter. + Chocolate! Yes, surprising but we have chocolate in the office, for Christmas, BC’s Birthday, and many other occasions during the year. + And if chocolate is still not enough, you can join one of our theme clubs, where together with other employees we develop our passions and interests. + Daily delivery of fresh fruits and veggies to the office. + You can purchase our sweet products with a special discount. + Relax zone in the office and plenty of options to choose from: PlayStation 5, football table, pool table, Ping-Pong, library, table games, and massage chairs. + Sport @work? Sure! We have treadmills and indoor exercise bikes with a laptop station. + We like to party as much as we like chocolate! We have integration budgets we can use for team events. + Forever Chocolate and Event Team: you can join them and have a real influence on social life in BC and CSR activities. At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth. If you want to learn more about Barry Callebaut, please find further information here. Were you missing anything in this job ad? Please share your feedback with us by clickinghere (https://app.talenthub.io/feedback/ad81b0fb66d2416990060452e7511e45?default\_lang=en) .