Senior Business Consultant, Data & AI Governance

Do you want to be a trusted advisor to businesses, helping them navigate the world of Data & AI Governance and turn their ambitions into real business value? Are you someone who enjoys challenging perspectives, building strong relationships and bringing people together to create lasting change? Then you might be our new colleague!

Location: Copenhagen or Aarhus

About the job

At Columbus, we’re looking for an experienced Senior Business Consultant, Data & AI Governance, who can help customers translate growing ambitions around data and AI into clear governance models, practical decisions, and sustainable ways of working.

As data and AI become increasingly embedded in business processes, governance is moving higher on the management agenda. Organizations need to define clear ownership, decision rights, policies, risk management, and controls without slowing down innovation.

This role is for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of business, technology, risk, and organizational transformation. You don’t need to be the person configuring every technical control yourself, but you should understand how governance needs to translate into something that can actually be implemented and operated.

What you do

As part of our Data & AI business line, you’ll work with customers across Denmark, helping them establish and mature governance around data and AI.

You’ll typically work across business, IT, Security, Legal and Compliance, helping different stakeholders align on how data and AI should be governed and operationalized.

More concretely, you will be:

• Designing Data & AI Governance frameworks and operating models

• Helping customers define roles, responsibilities, ownership, stewardship and decision-making structures

• Assessing governance maturity and translating findings into practical roadmaps and initiatives

• Establishing governance models for AI, generative AI and AI agents

• Translating regulatory, risk and business requirements into actionable policies, processes and controls

• Helping customers establish governance for enterprise data catalogs and data democratization

• Defining policies and processes around data protection, information lifecycle and responsible use of AI

• Developing governance KPIs and approaches for making governance measurable

• Supporting organizational change and adoption of new governance practices

• Working closely with technical specialists who implement the platforms and controls supporting the governance model

What you bring to the table

We’re looking for an experienced consultant who can navigate complex organizations and turn broad governance ambitions into something concrete.

Your background could be within management consulting, business consulting, data governance, information governance, risk, compliance, AI governance, or digital transformation.

Ideally, you have:

• Experience working with Data Governance, AI Governance, Information Protection or related areas

• Experience designing governance frameworks, operating models or organizational processes

• Strong facilitation skills and experience aligning senior stakeholders across business, IT, Security, Legal and Compliance with different priorities and perspectives

• The ability to translate complex regulatory and technology topics into clear business decisions

• Experience with maturity assessments, roadmaps and transformation initiatives

• An understanding of modern data platforms, enterprise data catalogs and data ownership

• An understanding of AI governance, Responsible AI and emerging risks related to AI

• Experience working in a consulting environment or a similar customer-facing role

It’s a bonus if you have

• Experience with enterprise data catalogs and governance platforms

• Familiarity with Microsoft Purview, Databricks Unity Catalog or similar technologies

• Experience with AI risk assessments or governance of generative and agentic AI

• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks relevant to data and AI, such as the EU AI Act, GDPR, NIS2 or DORA

• Experience with organizational change, data literacy or governance adoption

• Relevant certifications within data, AI, risk, governance or Microsoft technologies

Why Columbus?

Data & AI Governance is an area where strategy, technology and organizational change increasingly come together.

At Columbus, you’ll get the opportunity to take a central role in a newly established but rapidly growing Governance team helping customers navigate the rapidly evolving Data & AI Governance landscape. You won’t just advise on governance. You’ll help customers design it, implement it, and make it work in practice.

You’ll join colleagues across Data & AI, Security, Cloud and business transformation, and have the opportunity to help shape how we approach Data & AI Governance as the area continues to evolve and becomes increasingly important to our customers.

How to apply

You can easily apply by connecting your LinkedIn or by uploading a CV via the link. Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis.

If you have any questions related to the role, please reach out to our Governance Architect, Jakob Niel Wynn, at Jakob.Wynn@columbusglobal.com. For further information regarding the interview process, you are welcome to contact our Talent Acquisition Lead, Martin Bøgelund Arvidsen, at Martin.Arvidsen@columbusglobal.com.

We look forward to receiving your application!

About Columbus

People always come first at Columbus. We’re a global digital consultancy with a local presence, helping businesses transform and thrive through technology, data, and human insight. Just as importantly, we are a workplace where careers are nurtured, and development is supported through clear, structured career paths.

Our culture is built on trust, collaboration, curiosity, and a shared commitment to delivering customer success. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting out, you will find the freedom to explore ideas, challenge convention, and shape your own path.

With over 1,500 colleagues across more than 10 countries, we bring global perspectives and local understanding. What unites us is our belief in creating meaningful impact - for our people, our customers, and the journey ahead.

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