Data Governance Analyst (all gender) in Einbeck bei KWS Group

KWS Group

Do you want to help shape the future and contribute your knowledge of data governance to a leading company? Then be our new Data Governance Analyst (all gender) at KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA at our headquarters in Einbeck, Germany. As a member of the R&D Digital Product and Technology Development group, you will establish trust in R&D data and work together with different stakeholders in R&D and Business Units. The contract for this role is full-time and unlimited. After an onboarding phase you will have the chance to agree on remote work within Germany.

In detail, you will be responsible for the following:

Define standards, policies, and procedures to assure data connectivity and application of FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable) principles.
Establishing a metadata management and cataloging system; and or working on data graphs (at the beginning hands-on work required).
Establish source of truth data (create master tables from aligned standards)
Create operating model to classify R&D data based on its value and criticality to organization and work collaboratively with Global IT, compliance, and quality teams to align on data requirements.
Work collaboratively with external service providers to establish data governance tools.

Contribute your strengths:

University degree or equivalent certification in computer science or related field plus hands-on professional experience within data governance OR University degree plus master’s in data governance or data science or data governance certifications
Project management skills
Willingness to develop competences and pursue career on data governance with availability to participate in external courses if required.
Ability to drive topics to solve problems
Strong communication skills in fluent English language, German is a plus

To let you grow with us... What can we offer you to help you grow?

As a family-run company, we live by the values of proximity, reliability, foresight and independence - a culture that is also lived in practice, e.g. through an open and friendly working atmosphere.
True to the motto: "Make yourself grow!", we promote individual professional and personal development.
As a basis, we offer excellent work equipment (ergonomic workstations, several monitors, air conditioning, the latest IT equipment), a fully subsidized canteen and sufficient free parking spaces on site.
We create the right conditions for you: Company pension scheme, capital-forming benefits, christmas and vacation bonuses
We attach great importance to health and safety, which is ensured by our company doctor, company fire brigade/paramedics (with time off in lieu) and company sports.

Did we spark your interest? We are looking forward to your application using our online application system.

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About KWS

KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. Over 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.8 billion in the fiscal year 2022/2023. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for 165 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for corn, sugar beet, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants’ resistance to diseases, pests, and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than €300 million last fiscal year in research and development.

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