Data Manager & Governance

Rhox; Brussel; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Rhox in Brussels seeks a senior data governance specialist to manage data quality, integrity and protection from source to regulatory reporting.

You will embed governance controls into new projects, coach delivery teams on Data-by-Design, and ensure traceability and risk awareness across IT, Risk and business units. This role requires a strong background in GDPR, BCBS 239, ISO20022, API governance and agile delivery.

Qualifications

• At least seven years of overall experience, including banking or financial services.
• At least five years in data management, governance or risk reporting.
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks, GDPR, BCBS 239 and KYD.
• Experience with data lineage, data dictionaries, quality metrics and data catalogues.
• Knowledge of Risk/Finance reporting processes.
• Experience with API governance, ISO20022, Swagger and EDM.
• Experience working in Agile delivery teams.
• Stakeholder management across IT, Legal, Risk and business teams.
• Coaching skills, analytical thinking, attention to detail and proactive problem-solving.
• A bachelor's or master's degree in Finance, IT, Risk Management or a related field.
• English, C1.
• Dutch or French, C1.

Responsibilities

• Validate data used in regulatory reporting.
• Monitor data quality controls and remediation actions.
• Maintain traceability from data sources to reporting.
• Coach delivery teams on Data-by-Design practices.
• Assess data risks before release go/no-go decisions.
• Escalate critical data risks and non-compliant practices.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Regulatory reporting

GDPR

BCBS 239

Data lineage

Data dictionaries

Quality metrics

Data catalogues

API governance

ISO20022

Swagger

EDM

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Coaching skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Problem solving

English C1

Dutch/French C1

Education

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

Tools

KPI tracking

Job description

We're looking for a senior data governance specialist to manage data quality, integrity and protection from source to regulatory reporting. You'll embed governance controls into new projects and release decisions.

What you'll do

• Validate data used in regulatory reporting.
• Monitor data quality controls and remediation actions.
• Maintain traceability from data sources to reporting.
• Coach delivery teams on Data-by-Design practices.
• Assess data risks before release go/no-go decisions.
• Escalate critical data risks and non-compliant practices.

What you bring

• At least seven years' overall experience, including banking or financial services.
• At least five years in data management, governance or risk reporting.
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks, GDPR, BCBS 239 and KYD.
• Experience with data lineage, data dictionaries, quality metrics and data catalogues.
• Knowledge of Risk/Finance reporting processes.
• Experience with API governance, ISO20022, Swagger and EDM.
• Experience working in Agile delivery teams.
• Stakeholder management across IT, Legal, Risk and business teams.
• Coaching skills, analytical thinking, attention to detail and proactive problem-solving.
• A bachelor's or master's degree in Finance, IT, Risk Management or a related field.
• English, C1.
• Dutch or French, C1.

Nice to have

• Experience applying Data-by-Design and DPIA (Data Protection Impact Assessment).
• Knowledge of encryption, CFT/MQ compliance and EUC risk assessments.
• CDMP, CIPP/E or Agile/Scrum certification.