Data Governance Officer – Taste

About the role

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is seeking a Data Governance Officer for its Taste business unit. The role will help build and maintain a data governance framework across the organization, supporting a data‑driven culture and improving business outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement data quality controls, identify issues, and coordinate remediation.
• Maintain governance frameworks, policies, standards and procedures, and drive continuous improvement.
• Partner with Data Owners and Data Stewards to define data standards, business rules, critical data elements and accountability models.
• Collaborate with business and technical teams to align data requirements and governance priorities.
• Monitor data quality through audits, metadata verification, data profiling and stewardship activities; maintain data catalogs and business glossaries.
• Develop, track and report data governance and data quality KPIs.
• Review business processes and data flows to identify governance opportunities.
• Deliver training and awareness sessions to promote governance best practices.
• Work with Digital Technology Solutions teams to integrate governance processes and tools into the broader data ecosystem.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Business Reporting, Computer Science, Information Governance or a related field.
• At least 2 years of experience in data governance, data management, business intelligence, analytics, master data management or related disciplines.

Required skills