Data Governance Officer - Taste

About the role

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) is looking for a Global Data Governance Officer for its Taste business unit, which builds technology-enabled flavour designs for food and beverage brands. The role helps build the Data Governance team in Slovenia or Brazil (hybrid) and reports to the Director of Data Governance, working with Data Owners and Data Stewards.

Key responsibilities

• Help establish and maintain the Data Governance organization, taking part in governance implementation and delivering training and guidance.
• Design and implement data quality controls, identify data issues, run root cause reviews and coordinate remediation.
• Maintain governance frameworks, policies, standards and procedures through continuous improvement and governance council meetings.
• Define and maintain data standards, business rules, critical data elements and accountability models with Data Owners and Data Stewards.
• Work with business and technical teams to align data requirements and governance priorities.
• Monitor data quality through audits, metadata verification, data profiling and stewardship, and maintain data catalogs and business glossaries.
• Develop, track and report Data Governance and Data Quality KPIs.
• Review business processes and data flows to find governance opportunities.
• Deliver training and awareness sessions and work with Digital Technology Solutions teams to integrate governance tools.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Business Reporting, Computer Science, Information Governance or a related field.
• 2 years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Business Intelligence, Analytics, Master Data Management or related fields encouraged.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Required skills

• Knowledge of Data Governance, Data Quality, Metadata Management, Data Stewardship, Master Data Management and Data Lifecycle Management; familiarity with DAMA-DMBOK is a plus.
• Good problem-solving, organizational and communication skills, and stakeholder engagement.
• Nice to have: familiarity with platforms such as Snowflake, Atlan, Collibra, Alation, Informatica; exposure to data security, privacy and data classification; experience with SAP, Salesforce or Power BI.

What we offer

• Compensation package including a 13th-month salary, holiday allowance paid at the maximum tax-exempt amount and an annual bonus opportunity.
• Optional supplementary insurance programs.
• Cross-functional work with local, regional and global teams, and opportunities for career growth and mobility.