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Expert Data Governance Specialist - Payments

Sector: Banking

Location: Brussels

Contract length: 13 months

Estimated daily rate (EUR): 650 - 760

Languages: English (Fluent) · Dutch or French

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Role details

Start date: 2026-12-01

Duration: 13 months

Extension possible: Not specified

Education: Bachelor's or Master's in Finance, IT, Risk Management or related field; CDMP, CIPP/E or Agile/Scrum certification is a plus

Location detail: Brussels (5 min walk from Central Station). Remote/telework from Belgium only

About the role

A major Belgian bank in Brussels needs an Expert Data Governance Specialist / Data Manager for its payments domain. You ensure end-to-end data quality, integrity and protection from origination to regulatory reporting, drive data-by-design across new projects and APIs, and ensure compliance with GDPR and BCBS 239.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure end-to-end quality, integrity and protection of payments data from origination to regulatory reporting
  • Identify data quality and protection risks, define controls and quality indicators, and drive remediation
  • Document key business terms, data dictionaries and end-to-end data lineage in the bank's governance tools
  • Validate that data-by-design requirements (DPIAs, encryption/transfers, retention, EUC risk, ISO 20022 API governance) are embedded in new projects and release Go/No-Go decisions
  • Collaborate with architects and IT to align APIs, data models and reference data with enterprise standards
  • Coach delivery teams on GDPR, BCBS 239 and data-by-design principles and challenge non-compliant EUC practices
  • Oversee annual GDPR compliance reviews and report data risks to domain leadership and the Chief Data Office

Business experience

SkillLevelPriority
Data management, data governance or risk reporting5+ yearsMandatory
Track record in a banking or financial services environment7+ years overallMandatory
Risk and Finance regulatory reporting processesNot specifiedMandatory

Functional experience

SkillLevelPriority
End-to-end data ownership, regulatory sign-off and quality control monitoringExpert (S5)Mandatory
Embedding data-by-design into new projects, releases and steering committeesNot specifiedMandatory

Technical experience

SkillLevelPriority
Data governance frameworks (GDPR, BCBS 239, Know Your Data)5+ yearsMandatory
Data lineage, data dictionaries, key business terms and quality metricsNot specifiedMandatory
API and message governance (ISO 20022, Swagger) and EUC risk assessmentsNot specifiedMandatory
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA), data transfers and retention controlsNot specifiedMandatory
Data governance certifications (CDMP, CIPP/E) or Agile/ScrumNot specifiedPreferable

Language requirements

English (Fluent) · Dutch or French

LanguageSpeakingReadingWritingMandatory
EnglishFluentFluentFluentYes
DutchGoodGoodGoodNo
FrenchGoodGoodGoodNo

Soft skills

  • Strong stakeholder management across IT, Legal, Risk and Business
  • Coaching and advocacy for a data-by-design culture
  • Analytical mindset with attention to detail
  • Proactive problem-solving and escalation

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