Head of Data Governance and Architecture

In het kort: Je gaat als eindverantwoordelijke een multidisciplinair team leiden dat data governance en architectuur ontwikkelt, implementeert en verbetert, zodat betrouwbare, goed beheerde data en AI-oplossingen organisatiebreed veilig en effectief worden ingezet.

Head of Data Governance & Architecture

COO Asset Management is building a new organization! If you are impassioned to make a difference, foster innovation, and guide a team toward excellence, this leadership role at APG Asset Management awaits you!

The role

As Head of Data Governance & Architecture, you lead the team responsible for making Data Governance work in practice across APG Asset Management. Your primary focus is to further develop, implement and operationalize the governance foundations needed to deliver Trusted Data at scale and to support the responsible use of AI. You ensure that data is well defined, owned, traceable, of sufficient quality and used in line with internal policies, external regulation and clear accountability.

The rapid development and adoption of AI makes strong Data Governance more important than ever. AI solutions depend on reliable, transparent and well-governed data. You will therefore help APG AM take the next step by connecting established Data Governance capabilities with emerging AI governance needs, including clear ownership, lifecycle controls, metadata, lineage, data quality, responsible use and effective oversight. This is a leadership role for someone who combines strategic thinking with practical execution. You will work closely with the Data Office leadership team, business stakeholders, Data Owners, Data Stewards, AI Leads, Business Owners of AI use cases, Data Product teams, Data Management, the AI Centre of Excellence, risk, compliance and legal stakeholders.

You create clarity, direction and consistency while enabling teams to deliver value in a controlled and pragmatic way. Data Architecture and Data Modelling remain capabilities within the team, but th.