LOCATION

Hyderabad, IND

COMPANY

BASF Digital Solutions Private Limited

JOB FIELD

Digitalization

JOB TYPE

Permanent

JOB ID

138973

FLEXIBLE WORK OPTIONS

Hybrid

Why this role matters

- Within the Data & AI Office, we implement BASF’s Data & AI Governance Framework.
- Your role is focused on implementing the data strategy and enabling efficient, secure and compliant use of data across the company.
- Our goal is to make data easy to find, easy to use and safe – while supporting business value, innovation and AI use cases.
- You play a key part in federated data governance: governance is coordinated centrally but implemented close to the business.
- You will help embed data governance into daily work without slowing teams down.

Responsibilities :

You will facilitate and operationalize data governance across BASF, with a strong focus on collaboration and value creation:

- Coordinate data governance activities across different stakeholders
- Support the execution of BASF-wide data principles and governance guidelines
- Define, implement and continuously improve data roles and responsibilities (e.g. Data Owners, Data Product Owners, Data Domain Owners)
- Promote and support the nomination and onboarding of data roles in business
- Develop and share processes,



templates and best practices for data governance across the organization
- Create transparency on data governance maturity, risks and improvement areas
- Facilitate data usage with clear and secure agreements integrated into the Data Catalog
- Identify, assess, and manage data-related risks, especially for AI use cases
- Support governance requirements such as data classification, ownership, quality, lineage and compliance-by-design
Act as a connector between business, IT, security and compliance stakeholders
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Requirements :

- Degree in business administration, science, IT or a comparable qualification.
- Several years of professional experience in data-related roles (e.g. data governance, data stewardship, data management).
- Practical experience with governance topics, ideally in complex or federated organizations.
- Structured and pragmatic working style in complex environments.
- Initial experience in project or change initiatives is an advantage.
- Solid communication and facilitation skills.
- Ability to work with diverse stakeholders across business, IT and corporate functions.
- Strong user and value orientation – you focus on practical benefits, not bureaucracy.

📌 Senior Specialist Data Governance (m/f/d) (India)
🏢 Basf
📍 India