Business Data Analyst Governance & Architecture

APG; Heerlen; Hybrid; EUR 5,900 - 8,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8.33% annual bonus

Wellness & personal development focus

Work-from-home 2–3 days per week

Pension scheme

Job summary

APG is seeking an experienced Business Data Analyst in the Data Governance & Architecture area within the Data Office. The role bridges business requirements and data solutions to ensure accessible, compliant data for multiple asset classes.

You will contribute to data pipelines, standards, and enterprise data models while collaborating across multinational teams and senior stakeholders. This position supports flexible work options and a strong pension program.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of experience as a Business Analyst or Data Analyst.
• Degree in econometrics / mathematics / data science / Economics or a related field.
• Advises and acts as a sparring partner to (senior) management.

Responsibilities

• Understand and document data requirements across business units.
• Work with stakeholders to gather, define and document data needs via data flow diagrams.
• Translate business needs into clear data requirements for data teams.
• Identify data gaps and liaise with teams to address them.
• Provide SME support on tooling, solutions, and data strategy initiatives.
• Explain data concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Serve as the linking pin between Business & IT.
• Understand ingested data, metrics, and appropriate data models; design ETL/ELT pipelines with engineers.
• Help teams find and retrieve data and ensure consistent usage and governance compliance.
• Support data governance initiatives with data modelers and architects.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

SCRUM/Agile experience

Stakeholder management

Education

Econometrics / mathematics / data science / economics

Job description

Location Amsterdam, Heerlen Employment 40-40 hours Years of experience 5-8 years of experience Education University Degree (Bachelor) Salary indication EUR 6153 – 8790 Publication date 28 August 2026

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Business Data Analyst Governance & Architecture

Data Office

The COO Data Office strives for a competitive edge in data delivery to have data at APG AM’s fingertips. The objective of the Data Office is to enhance APG AM's data operating model, simplify the data architecture and leverage best practices. This does not solely aim to bring data under governance but also aims to optimize data delivery and distribution through building a shared Data Platform where both CIO-CMI, CIO-PMI and COO can compute, transform and obtain data faster and simpler. In addition, the Data Office has an overarching responsibility including data policies and architecture, the enterprise data model, establishing a data management operating model and data frameworks. More specifically, the Data Office, is responsible for all data-related activities at APG-AM ranging from the ingestion, transformation, storing, processing, to the implementation in order to provide data readily available for consumption (consume layer). Technically, this is done by realizing ‘data pipelines’ on the data platform that adhere to architecture standards and principles. The high standards and robust implementation make the Data Office the best provider for information products that have to comply with high quality standards for e.g. client reporting or formal performance reporting.

The role

A Business Data Analyst in a Data Governance & Architecture team plays a crucial role in bridging business requirements with data solutions. This role is more strategic covering all asset classes and focusing on ensuring that business teams can find, access, and use data effectively while guaranteeing we meet the Data Governance & Architecture frameworks and patterns.

What you would do

• Understanding & Documenting Data Requirements
• Work closely with business stakeholders to gather, define, and document data needs via data flow diagrams.
• Translate business needs into clear, structured data requirements which could be picked up further by the Data teams to deliver data products & information products.
• Identify gaps in available data, propose solutions and liaise with business and data teams to fill these gaps.
• As Subject Matter Expert (SME) support the team within Data Office on strategic initiatives around tooling, solutions and data to help achieving the Data Office ambitions.
• Communicating data-related concepts and solutions effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and giving advice where needed.
• You are the linking pin between the Business & IT.
• Understanding of ingested data, metrics, choose appropriate data models and design robust ETL/ELT pipelines together with our data engineers and developers.
• Support business teams find and retrieve relevant data and data products to fulfil their specific needs (thus improve data discoverability) and ensure consistency of usage and compliance with policies.
• Support data governance initiatives in close collaboration with data modelers & architects (in role of central data steward).
• Help define and implement data quality standards and guidelines based on business requirements.
• Align data products with business needs and drive standardization across teams.
• Support the design of physical, logical and conceptual data models.

What You Bring

• At least 8 years of experience as a Business Analyst or Data Analyst.
• Degree in as econometrics / mathematics / data science / Economics or a related field (advanced degrees or certifications such as CFA, FRM are a plus). .
• Advises and acts as a sparring partner of (senior) management when it comes to features.
• Prior experience with SCRUM/Agile methodologies with enterprise-level application development projects.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and synthesizing skills.
• Business analysis or project management experience in the financial industry, ideally with background in the asset management industry.
• Highly developed communication skills in English.
• Flexible and resilient team player ith strong interpersonal skills taking initiative to drive things forward.
• Adaptable, able to work across teams and functions in multinational environment.
• Any qualifications like CFA will be an added plus.

What We Offer You

We will offer you, depending on relevant knowledge and experience, a gross salary in the range of 5931 - 8473 EUR based on full-time employment and great employment conditions aimed at flexibility, such as:

• A guaranteed end of year bonus of 8.33%
• Attention to your vitality and personal development
• Possibility to work from home 2-3 days per week
• And obviously a well-managed pension

Where you will work

For pension provider APG, pension is about people, life, and living together. With careful asset management, pension administration, communication and advice, we work on a livable future for current and future generations. One in which we share prosperity and well-being fairly and sustainably. Now and later.

APG is committed to around 4.5 million people in the Netherlands, which is why we believe it is important to be a reflection of Dutch society. This means that APG strives for an inclusive work environment, in which everyone can be themselves and where your unique qualities are embraced.

When you choose to work at APG, you're choosing a job where you contribute to a bright future.

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