Data Manager

The Digital & IT department is at the heart of the company’s transformation

It drives performance, innovation and value creation by putting digital, data and information technologies at the service of the business 

As a partner to the teams, it designs and continuously evolves technological solutions that support today’s operations while preparing for tomorrow’s challenges, within a reliable, coherent and secure environment 

To support increasing regulatory requirements, operational excellence, international expansion and data driven transformation, Fluxys is strengthening its enterprise-wide data leadership 

We’re therefore, looking to recruit a Data Manager (m/f/x)  for our Digital & IT department.

The Data Manager is responsible for defining, structuring and driving the Group-wide data strategy, ensuring data quality, security and regulatory compliance while enabling value creation across operations, finance, ESG and advanced analytics 

The role reports to the Director Digital & IT and acts as the executive owner of data for the Fluxys Group

• Data strategy and governance
  • Define and implement an enterprise data strategy aligned with Fluxys’ corporate strategy and energy transition objectives.
  • Establish and operate a clear data governance model (data domains, data owners, data stewards, decision rights)
  • Define and enforce policies and standards for data quality, metadata, lineage, access rights and data lifecycle management
  • Promote a consistent, enterprise wide “data driven” and “trusted data” culture

• Data architecture and platforms
  • Design the target data architecture, including OT/IT integration, data products, and analytics enablement
  • Ensure coherence of data models (master data, reference data, exchange standards, APIs) across the Group
  • Oversee enterprise data platforms, including data catalogues, quality tooling, reporting and analytics foundations

• Regulatory compliance and data security
  • Work closely with Cybersecurity, IT Architecture, Regulatory Affairs, Legal and People& Organisation department, to ensure secure, resilient and traceable data
  • Define and oversee information security and data protection policies in line with critical infrastructure requirements

• Value creation and advanced use cases
  • Identify, prioritise and steer high value data and analytics use cases (e.g. asset health and maintenance, capacity and balancing, emissions and methane reporting, financial and performance insights)
  • Build the AI ready data foundations required for advanced analytics and industrialised AI use cases

• Leadership and organisation
  • Manage a team of 10-15 internal and external experienced experts
  • Build and lead a central Data function (governance, architecture, platforms, data protection)
  • Coordinate and enable distributed data teams across business units and subsidiaries through a federated model
  • Manage budgets, planning, performance and capability development for the data function
  • Act as a strategic partner and advisor to senior management on all data related topics 

• Master’s degree or equivalent in data, IT, engineering, economics or a related field
• 10–15+ years of professional experience, including 10+ years in senior leadership roles within data, IT or digital functions
• Proven experience in defining and deploying enterprise‑wide data strategies in complex organisations, covering objectives, roadmaps, programmes and projects, with sufficient level of detail to ensure effective execution; results‑oriented, with the ability to turn obstacles into levers for impact
• Strong ability to translate complex business and regulatory requirements into pragmatic, scalable data solutions
• Proven experience working in agile and Scrum ways of working, aligned with organisational strategy, objectives and roadmaps
• Strong expertise in data management, data governance, data architecture and information management
• Solid understanding of OT/IT environments, modern data platforms, metadata management and data quality frameworks
• Good knowledge of information security and regulatory data requirements
• 10+ years of people management experience, demonstrating a strategic mindset to navigate highly complex, multi‑stakeholder environments, credible leadership with the ability to influence without direct authority, strong accountability and results orientation focused on value creation, and resilience in leading change
• Demonstrates a strategic and transversal vision, enabling anticipation of impacts of decisions across the entire organisation
• Shows a strong agility and change mindset, encouraging openness, anticipating change and driving the adoption of new practices in a continuously evolving environment
• Able to create impact and influence at C‑level, gathering relevant information, structuring compelling arguments and adapting communication to secure engagement and buy‑in
• Builds strong relationships to enable open exchange, shared understanding and effective information flow across the organisation
• Fluent in English, Dutch or French
• Experience in energy, utilities, infrastructure or other regulated environments is a strong asset