Data Manager

Data Manager & Governance - BNP Paribas Fortis

BNP Paribas Fortis seeks an Expert Data Governance Specialist for its Transformation Office. The Data Manager owns data quality, integrity and protection within an assigned tribe perimeter. The mission spans the full data lifecycle, from origination to consumption and regulatory reporting. Compliance with GDPR, BCBS 239 and Group policies is central to the role.

The consultant documents business terms, dictionaries and critical reports in Wikidata and maintains traceable data lineage. They identify risks, monitor controls and quality indicators, and follow remediation through to resolution. They promote a Data-by-Design culture through coaching and regular awareness sessions. They work with IT, Legal, Risk, Business and the Data COE to align definitions, practices and solutions.

The mission includes reviewing project safeguards, participating in release decisions and representing governance in steering committees. Operational work includes annual GDPR follow-up, monthly Guild participation and data-process coordination in Agile squads. The profile calls for five or more years of relevant experience and at least seven years overall, with a banking or financial-services track record. The assignment runs from 1 December 2026 to 31 December 2027 at Montagne du Parc in Brussels.

Responsibilities

• Ensure end-to-end data quality, integrity and protection within the assigned perimeter, from origination to consumption, including regulatory reporting.
• Validate regulatory reporting data formally in line with quarterly planning and control deadlines.
• Identify data quality, integrity and protection risks within the assigned scope.
• Define and monitor controls, quality indicators and remediation actions.
• Escalate anomalies and ensure timely resolution.
• Document Key Business Terms, Data Dictionaries and critical reports in BNPPF tools (Wikidata).
• Ensure data lineage traceability across origination, transformation and use in regulatory reporting.
• Promote Group reference data in aggregation and reporting chains.

Must Have

• Data governance frameworks
• Risk Finance reporting
• API governance expertise
• Wikidata tool proficiency
• Agile AWOW proficiency
• Cross-functional stakeholder management

Nice to Have

• Data governance certification

Additional Responsibilities

• Justify data quality indicators to stakeholders.
• Align data definitions with Group standards and communicate changes.
• Organize regular tribe awareness sessions on Data-by-Design principles, including KYD, GDPR and BCBS 239.
• Coach tribe members and act as a data governance ambassador, explaining its importance and benefits.
• Advocate sustainable data management, including migration of tactical solutions to structured applications.
• Challenge non-compliant practices, including unmanaged Excel/EUC tools and ad-hoc data transfers.
• Serve as the tribe’s primary contact for all data-related queries.
• Collaborate with Data COE, Legal and IT to resolve data issues.
• Validate Data-by-Design features in new initiatives, Opus and projects.
• Validate DPIAs for high-risk processing in new projects.
• Validate encryption and CFT/MQ compliance for data transfers in new projects.
• Validate consent, retention and cleanup for personal data usage in new projects.
• Validate data inventories, dictionaries and quality controls in new projects.
• Validate EUC risk assessments and API governance, including ISO20022 compliance, in new projects.
• Participate in release Go/No-Go decisions and ensure data risks are addressed.
• Align APIs, data models and terminologies with Group standards, including EDM and API@Scale.
• Attend steering committees to represent data governance requirements.
• Participate in requirement reviews, platform Arbitration Committees and DHF Group Governance as end user and source provider with Data Group / DHF (Data Hub des Flux).
• Perform annual GDPR follow-up in Wikidata for application codes, data transfers and outgoing CFT/MQ flows.
• Attend monthly Data Managers’ Guild meetings and contribute to working groups.
• Support Data COE ad-hoc requests, including updates to Business Terms and Third-Party data in Wikidata.
• Act as SPOC for Data Processes in Agile squads, including the DAM referential.
• Ensure release planning addresses data impacts, including database changes and new transfers.
• Report to tribe leadership and the CDO via the Guild.
• Escalate critical data risks or non-compliance to the Data Office or Risk functions.
• Coaching data culture: Coaching & advocacy for data culture.
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