Expert Lead Finance & Risk Data Platform

Details

The Finance & Risk Data Domain Store supports stakeholders in Finance and Risk with the implementation and continuous improvement of current and future data structures. As Expert Lead Finance & Risk Data Platform, you will lead experts and platform activities that make Finance and Risk data reliable, traceable, governed and available for reporting, analytics, regulatory commitments and AI-enabled use cases.

You will translate the Finance & Risk data strategy into concrete platform priorities while ensuring alignment with business value, data quality, control effectiveness and operational stability. You will also provide direct leadership to a team of data professionals and specialists.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the vision, roadmap and priorities for the Finance & Risk Data Platform in alignment with Finance, Risk, Data and Technology stakeholders.
• Lead and develop a team of experts and specialists, creating clarity on goals, delivery expectations, capabilities and professional development.
• Drive platform improvements across data sourcing, integration, transformation, data quality checks, lineage, metadata, reporting readiness and operational controls.
• Act as a senior stakeholder partner for Finance, Risk, IT, data sourcing, data modelling, reporting teams, platform teams and relevant bank-wide programmes.
• Enable AI and analytics use cases by ensuring that the platform delivers trusted, governed and reusable data capabilities.
• Steer prioritisation, risks, issues and dependencies across platform initiatives, including regulatory and BCBS239-related commitments.
• Promote a structured, transparent and delivery-focused way of working across teams, including clear decision-making, stakeholder alignment and follow-up.
• Balance innovation, speed and delivery ambition with strong risk management, compliance and operational resilience.

Working Environment

The Finance & Risk Data Domain is part of Finance & Risk Business Grids and employs more than 200 international professionals. The domain works to improve risk data, data systems and data processes using an Agile operating model. It consists of seven departments and has a dynamic, open and informal atmosphere.

You will work closely with Finance, Risk, Data, IT and AI stakeholders, connecting strategic platform direction with daily delivery, operational stability and future AI-enabled capabilities. You will be part of the F&R Common Data Integration department and report to the Business Lead Common Data Integration.

Requirements

• Successfully completed higher professional education (BSc) or a university degree (MSc).
• At least 10 years of relevant work experience, preferably including leadership or people-management experience.
• Experience with data platforms, data products, data management or reporting environments in Finance and Risk.
• Knowledge of data management, including sourcing, transformation, data quality, metadata and preferably data lineage.
• Affinity with Finance, Risk Management, regulatory reporting and BCBS239 principles.
• Experience working in or with Agile, Scrum or DevOps teams and translating strategic objectives into clear delivery priorities.
• Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with senior business, data and technology stakeholders.
• Ability to give and ask for feedback, motivate employees and develop expert professionals.
• Comfort making decisions in a complex environment with multiple stakeholders, dependencies and regulatory expectations.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

Core competencies include ownership and accountability, vision and strategic thinking, coaching and people development, stakeholder management and influencing, structured delivery management and prioritisation, data-driven decision-making, risk awareness and regulatory sensitivity, collaboration across business and technology, change leadership and adaptability, and clear, transparent and proactive communication.

Benefits

• Gross monthly salary based on a 36-hour work week, including holiday allowance and a flexible benefit budget.
• Excellent pension scheme.
• Flexible working, with the possibility of working from home in consultation with the team and depending on the role.
• Ergonomic home-office setup.
• Five weeks of vacation per year, supplemented by two mandatory days off, with the option to purchase up to four additional weeks annually.
• Five additional “Banking for better days” for personal development or volunteer work.
• Development budget of €1,000 per year, which can accumulate up to €3,000.
• Annual public transport pass providing free public transportation throughout the Netherlands for business and private use.