Business Analyst – Data Lineage, Area Governance Platform

Aplaro Ltd; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Thirteenth month

8% holiday allowance

Employee Benefit Budget (10%)

Development budget €1,400

Hybrid working

Job summary

You will help ensure compliant, transparent data management across the global banking context, working with data platform and engineering teams and driving agile delivery within a strong governance framework.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in data management or analytics.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data governance concepts, metadata models and lineage-related processes.
• Experience with modern data stack technologies (e.g., ADF, Databricks, Airflow, Kafka) from a business and process perspective.
• Proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, understandable business requirements.
• Familiarity with agile delivery practices and backlog refinement.
• Bonus: DAMA certification (e.g., CDMP Associate/Practitioner) or equivalent data management accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into high-quality functional requirements by analysing metadata and lineage use cases.
• Analyse data workflows and operating models to improve efficiency, scalability and compliance of metadata and lineage processes across multiple teams.
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment by organising workshops, documenting processes and supporting consistent adoption of data governance practices.

Skills

Data governance

Metadata management

Data lineage

Requirements translation

Stakeholder management

Agile

Analytics

Communication

Tools

ADF

Databricks

Airflow

Kafka

Job description

What we offer you

• Gross monthly salary between € 5.030 and € 7.183 (scale 09)
• Thirteenth month's salary and 8% holiday allowance
• 10% Employee Benefit Budget
• EUR 1,400 development budget per year
• Hybrid working: balance between home and office work (possible for most roles)
• A pension, for which you can set the maximum amount of your personal contribution

Job Title

Business Analyst - Data Lineage, Area Governance Platform

Job Description

Help strengthen enterprise data transparency for over 49,000 colleagues worldwide by shaping scalable metadata and data lineage processes within a global banking environment.

You & your role

Drive enterprise data lineage and metadata governance as a Business Analyst by translating complex business needs into clear requirements. In this role, you work closely with stakeholders and engineers to improve data-driven processes and governance models. As Business Analyst - Data Lineage, you contribute directly to scalable, compliant and transparent data management across Rabobank.

Examples from practice

• Translate complex business and regulatory needs into structured user stories for metadata and lineage solutions.
• Analyse end-to-end data workflows to identify dependencies, risks and optimisation opportunities across platforms.
• Facilitate workshops and interviews to align business and technical stakeholders on governance processes.

Facts & figures

• 36 hours per week.
• Collaboration with multiple data platform and engineering teams across the bank.
• Over 49,000 Rabobank colleagues worldwide.

Top 3 responsibilities

• Translate business needs into high-quality functional requirements by analysing metadata and lineage use cases and aligning them with enterprise governance standards.
• Analyse data workflows and operating models to improve efficiency, scalability and compliance of metadata and lineage processes across multiple teams.
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment by organising workshops, documenting processes and supporting consistent adoption of data governance practices.

About the role

You shape enterprise metadata and lineage processes, support governance maturity and enable scalable analytics by connecting business, data and technology in a global banking context.

Together we achieve more than alone

We believe in the power of differences. By combining people's differences, we become an even better bank. We're curious about what you'll bring to our team at Rabobank. The team strengthens Rabobank's enterprise data lineage capability. Collaboration is our way of working; as one analytical team within Rabobank.

Work on yourself & the world around you

For us, your development and that of society go hand in hand. That's why we want to invest in you and work together to create a better world. We summarize this in one sentence: "at Rabobank, you work on yourself and the world around you simultaneously." This is reflected in your personal development budget, our hybrid work environment and a healthy work-life balance. You contribute to banking solutions and to societal challenges such as the food and energy transitions.

Why everyone is welcome at Rabobank

At Rabobank, we believe we are made stronger by people who complement each other. By embracing our differences, we bring out the best in each other. We seek diversity in knowledge, skills and experience, as well as in gender, background and culture. Everyone has space to be themselves.

You & your talent

• 4+ years of experience as a Business Analyst within data management or analytics domains.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data governance concepts, metadata models and lineage-related processes.
• Experience working with modern data stack technologies (e.g., ADF, Databricks, Airflow, Kafka) from a business and process perspective.
• Proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, understandable business requirements.
• Familiarity with agile delivery practices and backlog refinement.
• Bonus: DAMA certification (e.g., CDMP Associate/Practitioner) or equivalent data management accreditation.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Clear communication skills.
• Stakeholder-focused mindset.