Enterprise Data Manager

• An attractive annual salary, including holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus equal to one month's salary.

• A fixed budget to set up your home workplace and a monthly home working allowance;

• 26 vacation days with the option to buy additional days;

• An inclusive working environment with corresponding diversity leave. This amounts to 14 hours per year on a full-time basis. You can use diversity leave at your own discretion for a holiday that is important to you;

• Full control over your own development with the right support. You are the director, we facilitate;

• Room for innovation, own initiative and creative ideas;

• An inspiring working environment in which collaboration and impact are central;

• At Portbase we work hybrid. Flexibly decide where and when you can work most comfortably and effectively. You determine this together with your team and manager;

• Excellent secondary employment benefits, such as travel expense reimbursement and a good pension scheme;

• Annually you receive a vitality budget of €250,- which you can spend freely each year for your own vitality.  

• You will work with the Data Management Framework to make Portbase more data-savvy.

• Together with the Data Stewards, you will develop data products as semi-finished goods for data services.

• You will set up the (data) governance for AI.

• And provide an impulse to the foundation for data-driven working within Portbase to support continuous improvement and better decision-making.

Data is not an afterthought: it is the raw material our services revolve around and which the port community increasingly relies upon.

Data Management at Portbase has been designed and implementation is in full swing. Good data management is not an internal IT issue. It determines whether the port community can trust that Portbase manages their data securely. Every team within Portbase has a Data Steward. The Enterprise Data Manager provides functional leadership to this group. This means: driving collaboration, developing skills, and helping where necessary.

Description of your professional mission as Enterprise Data Manager

Effectively leading the establishment of and compliance with the data management strategy and policy, so that Portbase can optimally achieve its strategic goals. Data is an important asset, as Portbase manages the data of port logistics and data forms an inseparable part of our company's mission, vision, and strategy.

• You support the Data Governance Board.

• You are the chairperson of and provide functional leadership to the data champions.

• You are responsible for building data skills within Portbase and, in addition, monitoring the data culture.

• You are a trusted advisor to the board and the management team in the field of data management.

We are looking for you as an Enterprise Data Manager if you can enrich us with

• Expertise in the field of data management, with the ability to realize the data management strategy and advise at all levels.

• Being a true connector who speaks the language of the data stewards and can guide them in their development and challenges.

• Bringing creativity that brings joy to this beautiful field.

• A go-getter who perseveres and achieves results, even when things are difficult.

• Knowledge of logistical processes and affinity with digital technologies.

Portbase has existed since 2002 and we are proud of that. What once began with the task of digitizing paperwork has grown into one of the most progressive Port Community Systems in the world and a connecting factor between all port partners. In the future, we will continue to take the lead in developing chain-wide digital solutions to make integrated services simpler and safer. If there is one thing we have learned in recent years, it is that we cannot stand still. As a port community, we are in motion. Literally.

In the field of technology, important developments are also taking place in our landscape. For example, it is important that we keep our landscape secure, continue to innovate in a timely manner, and increase flexibility in the use of the cloud. Furthermore, the need for event-driven data products is growing strongly. Standardization plays a major role in this.