Join Collibra’s Software Engineering team and lead our strategic AI Governance initiative — a high-impact, C-suite-visible investment focused on ensuring the ethical, transparent, and compliant development of AI systems. In this role, you’ll define technical strategy, accelerate delivery, and shape a high-performing, autonomous engineering team. This is a multifaceted leadership role requiring strong technical grounding, people management skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
This is a hybrid role based in our Brussels office. Our hybrid model means you'll work from the office at least two days each week. This setup helps us stay connected, work more closely together, and keep making progress as a team.
Senior Software Engineering Managers at Collibra are responsible for- Technical Strategy & Execution – Define and execute the AI Governance roadmap. Drive architectural integrity, scalability, and engineering excellence in alignment with business outcomes.
- Team Leadership & Growth – Empower, mentor, and transform a talented team toward greater autonomy and accountability. Recruit and retain top talent, foster a culture of ownership, and ensure clear performance management.
- Cross-Functional Partnership – Collaborate closely with Product, UX, and other Engineering teams. Maintain transparency and ensure consistent communication on progress, risks, and outcomes.
- Operational Excellence – Promote modern engineering practices (Agile, CI/CD, microservices, cloud-native). Uphold high standards for security, performance, and reliability.
- 8+ years in software engineering, including 4+ in hands-on development and 4+ in people leadership.
- Solid experience with modern AI tools and leveraging AI to boost engineering productivity.
- Strong background in cloud-native SaaS (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and architectures (microservices, containers, CI/CD).
- Familiarity with Java, React, Postgres, and tools like GitHub, Jenkins, and Jira.
- Strategic, decisive, and transparent leader who thrives under pressure and drives results with a customer-first mindset.
- You must have work authorization to work in Brussels, Belgium.
- A high-energy, resilient leader who performs exceptionally well under pressure and possesses the strategic mindset required for this elevated responsibility.
- Decisive, highly transparent, and possess the required flexibility in working hours to meet rapid business demands.
- Able to lead by example and empower engineers to be pragmatic and passionate about solving customer problems.
- Analytical, results-focused, and committed to upholding high engineering standards while driving business outcomes.
- Able to navigate complex organizational dynamics and promote a strong bias for simplicity and user focus.
- An effective and positive communicator with great written and verbal skills in English.
- Strong technical grounding necessary to fulfill the roadmap through technical problem-solving.
- Results-Oriented; Driven by clear business outcomes and maximizing value for our users.
- Within your first month, you will establish foundational relationships with direct reports and key stakeholders (Product, Architecture). Begin deep technical familiarization with the AI Governance domain.
- Within your third month, you'll solidify technical knowledge, actively manage and support the team's delivery against the roadmap, and launch initial efforts toward transforming team culture and autonomy.
- Within your sixth month, you will be the primary knowledge holder for team performance and career development. Demonstrate measurable improvement in team velocity, quality, and decentralized decision-making capabilities.
Collibra recognizes and values that everyone has different needs, interests, and life goals. We built our benefits program with flexibility in mind to support you and your loved ones through a diverse range of circumstances and life events. These flexible offerings sit on a foundation of competitive compensation, health coverage, and time off. Learn more about Collibra’s benefits.
We create inclusion and belonging through how we onboard, meet, connect, engage, and communicate. Learn more about diversity, equity, and inclusion at Collibra.
At Collibra, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We realize the key to creating a company with a world-class culture and employee experience comes from who we hire and creating a workplace that celebrates everyone.
With this, we proudly consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sex, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, HIV status, registered domestic partner status, caregiver status, marital status, veteran or military status, citizenship status or any other legally protected category. If you have a need that requires accommodation, let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
What We Do
Data has endless potential, if people can trust it.
Collibra helps organizations turn data into a trusted asset that drives business value, innovation, and AI readiness. Our cloud-based data intelligence platform connects data, people, and processes across the enterprise so teams can find, understand, and use the right data with confidence.
By uniting governance, quality, privacy, lineage, and catalog capabilities in one secure, scalable SaaS solution, Collibra gives companies a single source of truth and a foundation they can trust as they embrace AI.
Today, Collibra powers possibility for many of the world’s most data-driven organizations, from global banks and healthcare leaders to public institutions and high-growth tech companies. We help them use data responsibly to make faster, smarter, and more ethical decisions while meeting the highest standards for compliance and innovation.
What truly differentiates us is the way we work. Collibrians bring curiosity, clarity, and care to everything we do. We collaborate across functions and time zones as a global #OneCollibra team, solving complex challenges and delivering measurable impact for our customers.
Founded in Brussels and headquartered in New York, with offices in Raleigh, London, Prague, and beyond, Collibra is a global company built on trust and connection. We work fast, communicate openly, and stay grounded in our mission to make data , and now AI, meaningful for everyone.
Because at Collibra, trusted data isn’t the end goal — it’s where possibility begins.
Why Work With Us
Work here means showing up curious, clear, and ready to build with purpose. As data and AI reshape what’s possible, Collibrians bring clarity to complexity and care to how we work. The pace is fast and the work is meaningful— because every problem we solve powers possibility, as #OneCollibra.
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