About COFRA Holding AG COFRA Holding AG is a family-owned group, headquartered in Switzerland, with operations in Europe, the Americas and Asia. COFRA has a diverse portfolio of investment businesses in private equity (Bregal Investments), real estate (Redevco) and asset management (Anthos Fund & Asset Management). Businesses and investments are also held in retail, clean energy and sustainable food.

Through business, COFRA strives to be a force for good in the world – a mission that began over 180 years ago. Today, we actively direct our expertise, energy and capital into businesses and investments that we believe have the potential to create superior value. Think about Data Governance differently and make a real impact A welcoming and supportive setting where you can develop and make a real difference in the world – that’s what you’ll find at COFRA.

We’re a family business, geared to creating lasting value and united by an ambition to change industries and society for the better. Aspiration and entrepreneurism are encouraged and rewarded with opportunity. Teams are diverse yet close-knit.

Relationships matter. People matter. What we can achieve together One of our greatest strengths is our people: talented, dedicated professionals who are true experts in their field, committed to the pursuit of excellence and open to new opportunities and ways of capturing them.

We're looking for an experienced Data Governance Lead to join our COFRA team in Porto. You will join a multi-generational family business with a commitment to achieve systemic change across Liveable Cities, Responsible Capital, Clean Energy and Sustainable Food together with our management teams and mission-aligned external partners.

About The Role

The Data Governance Lead is responsible for establishing and maintaining the Group’s data governance framework, ensuring master data quality, consistency, and control across all entities and systems. The incumbent will be focused on building a unified data foundation by defining standards, enforcing governance, and partnering with Data Owners/SMEs to ensure end‑to‑end data integrity. It acts as the central authority for data definitions, lineage, stewardship, and quality monitoring.

Key Responsibilities

include: Define, implement, and maintain the Group’s Data Governance framework, ensuring alignment with organisational and regulatory standards. , Finance, Vendor, Customer, Organisational Structure), establishing policies, standards, quality rules, and approval workflows, while setting up governance forums, stewardship roles, and operating procedures to ensure clear data ownership and accountability. Collaborate closely with the Digital Application Owner to align data structures across enterprise applications and BI/analytics platforms.

Monitor data quality KPIs, drive remediation initiatives, and maintain data lineage and metadata documentation.

Requirements

, data protection standards, and audit expectations. Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of master data, including creation, enrichment, validation, change control, and deactivation. Lead cross-entity data cleansing and harmonisation initiatives supporting consolidation, investment reporting, and digital integration.

Identify and resolve data inconsistencies across systems, acting as the final escalation point for master data issues, and maintain group-wide data catalogues, business glossaries, and reference data sets. Coordinate with external partners to execute data quality processes, perform bulk updates, automate data pipelines, and support governance initiatives, ensuring adherence to governance standards, security principles, and operating model expectations. Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Investment teams, BI, and local data stewards, ensuring alignment between governance design and operational execution.