Do you want to actively contribute to a company’s growth and help turn ambitious plans into reality? Then join our team!
As Director Ecosystem Governance (Data, AI, Open Platform), you can expect exciting challenges, an inspiring environment, and a work culture that brings flexibility and collaboration together – supported by our 60/40 model and modern offices in Ratingen as a hub for ideas.
As part of our team, you will take on the following responsibilities:
- You design, operate, and continuously improve enterprise governance frameworks across APIs, data products, AI, platform lifecycle management, and partner integrations.
- You lead cross‑functional governance bodies, including the Data & AI Council, Data Governance Board, and Open Platform Governance, aligning diverse stakeholders across group companies and your own teams. You are the backbone of our Strategy and will bring Ecosystem life with your strong governance!
- You define, enforce, and evolve enterprise standards and compliance frameworks, covering Data Mesh principles, API policies, AI guardrails, SLO and SLA rules, and regulatory requirements such as GDPR, DORA/NIS2, and the EU AI Act.
- You govern the open platform ecosystem by overseeing partner onboarding, API integrity controls, interoperability standards, and contractual and technical guardrails.
- You run federated data governance across decentralized domains, ensuring clear ownership structures, robust quality management, consistent metadata and lineage, and effective Data Mesh operating principles.
- You apply responsible and agentic AI governance by addressing AI ethics, model lifecycle controls, safety mechanisms, and governance requirements for AI agents in operational environments.
- You define, track, and continuously assure ecosystem maturity KPIs, including data adoption, API monetization, marketplace usage, and AI agent performance.
- You bring a solid understanding of regulatory, security, and risk management topics, including platform security, access governance, risk controls, and regulatory frameworks shaping digital ecosystems.
