Data Governance Manager

Asenium Consulting; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Asenium Consulting seeks a Senior Data Manager to lead data quality and governance in a banking environment. You will embed Data-by-Design across processes and work with IT, Legal, Risk, and business stakeholders to ensure data integrity, protection, and regulatory readiness.

You will coordinate governance across Agile squads, maintain data dictionaries and lineage, and drive GDPR compliance with strong data risk controls. English fluency with Dutch or French is preferred.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in banking or financial services.
• 5+ years in data management, governance, or risk reporting.
• Strong knowledge of GDPR, BCBS 239, KYD, and Risk/Finance reporting processes.
• Expertise in data lineage, data dictionaries, quality metrics, and data risk controls.
• Knowledge of API governance, ISO 20022, and Swagger.
• Experience with Wikidata, EDM, and Agile/AWOW frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder management, coaching, analytical, and proactive problem-solving skills.
• Fluency in English, plus Dutch and/or French.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, IT, Risk Management, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end data quality, integrity, and protection, including validation of data used in regulatory reporting.
• Identify data risks, define controls and quality indicators, monitor remediation, and elevate critical issues.
• Maintain business terms, data dictionaries, critical report documentation, and data lineage in governance tools.
• Promote Data-by-Design through coaching, awareness sessions, and sustainable alternatives to non-compliant practices.
• Assess project compliance with data protection, transfer, retention, inventory, and EUC requirements; contribute to release Go/No-Go decisions.
• Align APIs, data models, terminology, and reference data with enterprise standards alongside architects and IT.
• Coordinate governance activities across Agile squads, governance forums, and cross-functional teams.
• Complete recurring GDPR follow-ups and report governance progress and risks to leadership and relevant control functions.

Skills

Data management

Data governance

Risk reporting

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Coaching

Proactive problem-solving

English fluency

Dutch/French

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Finance/IT/Risk

Tools

APIs governance

ISO 20022

Swagger

BCBS 239

GDPR tooling

Wikidata/EDM

Agile/AWOW

Job description

Asenium is looking for a Senior Data Manager to drive data quality, integrity, protection, and governance in a banking environment. You will embed Data-by-Design principles across business processes and projects, working closely with IT, Legal, Risk, and Business stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end data quality, integrity, and protection, including validation of data used in regulatory reporting.
• Identify data risks, define controls and quality indicators, monitor remediation, and elevate critical issues.
• Maintain business terms, data dictionaries, critical report documentation, and data lineage in governance tools.
• Promote Data-by-Design through coaching, awareness sessions, and sustainable alternatives to non-compliant practices.
• Assess project compliance with data protection, transfer, retention, inventory, and EUC requirements; contribute to release Go/No-Go decisions.
• Align APIs, data models, terminology, and reference data with enterprise standards alongside architects and IT.
• Coordinate governance activities across Agile squads, governance forums, and cross-functional teams.
• Complete recurring GDPR follow-ups and report governance progress and risks to leadership and relevant control functions.

Must-have requirements:

• 7+ years of overall experience, including a track record in banking or financial services.
• 5+ years in data management, data governance, or risk reporting.
• Strong knowledge of GDPR, BCBS 239, KYD, and Risk/Finance reporting processes.
• Expertise in data lineage, data dictionaries, quality metrics, and data risk controls.
• Knowledge of API governance, ISO 20022, and Swagger.
• Experience with Wikidata, EDM, and Agile/AWOW frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder management, coaching, analytical, and proactive problem-solving skills.
• Fluency in English, plus Dutch and/or French.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, IT, Risk Management, or a related field.