Rivant

Junior Data Governance Specialist

Sector: Banking

Location: Brussels

Contract length: 5 months

Estimated daily rate (EUR): 500 - 600

Languages: English · Dutch or French

Estimated daily rates are Rivant market estimates for guidance — not a client rate card.

Role details

Start date: 2026-10-19

Duration: 5 months

Extension possible: Not specified

Education: Master's degree in a quantitative discipline (statistics, mathematics or engineering) preferred; other backgrounds with substantial analytics knowledge welcome

Location detail: Brussels (5 min walk from Central Station) - hybrid ~50% on site / 50% homeworking. Remote/telework from Belgium only

About the role

A major Belgian bank in Brussels is growing its data-governance centre of excellence across enterprise data modelling, regulatory and privacy, governance tools and data quality. As Junior Data Governance Specialist you help define stream objectives, apply governance frameworks, and improve the quality and protection of core data assets with business and functional partners.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the mission, objectives and delivery of a data-governance stream (modelling, privacy, tools or quality)
  • Apply enterprise data-governance, quality, modelling and regulation frameworks with business partners
  • Help improve the quality and value of core data assets
  • Support escalation handling for governance, quality, integrity, protection and compliance topics
  • Work with other CoE colleagues and senior management on organisation-wide data-governance activities

Business experience

SkillLevelPriority
GDPRNot specifiedMandatory

Functional experience

SkillLevelPriority
Support enterprise data modelling, regulatory/privacy, governance tools or data-quality streamsNot specifiedMandatory
Help establish and apply data policies, standards and practices with business and functional partnersNot specifiedMandatory
Escalate and help resolve governance, quality, integrity, protection and compliance issuesNot specifiedPreferable

Technical experience

SkillLevelPriority
Data governance, data quality, modelling or privacy frameworks (learning on the job expected at junior level)Not specifiedPreferable

Language requirements

English · Dutch or French

LanguageSpeakingReadingWritingMandatory
EnglishFluentFluentFluentYes
DutchGoodGoodGoodNo
FrenchGoodGoodGoodNo

Soft skills

  • Team player
  • Quick self-starter with a proactive attitude
  • Good communication and influencing skills
  • Good analytical and synthesis skills
  • Autonomy, commitment and perseverance
  • Ability to work in a dynamic, multi-cultural environment

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