Data steward

Data steward at Vanderlande

Are you passionate about making data trustworthy, accessible, and impactful for decision-making within the Vanderlande Sell & Deliver Value Chain? Then, join Vanderlande’s Service Delivery team and help shape a more data-informed organization.

Your Contribution

As a Data Steward, you work at the intersection of data and business—ensuring high-quality, well-governed, and accessible data across the Life Cycle Service Delivery domain. You collaborate with a broad network of data professionals, domain experts, and stakeholders to deliver meaningful insights that support smarter decisions.

In this role, you help ensure that the right data, with the right quality, is available to the right people. You are enabling valuable insights and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

1. Data Quality Management (50%)

• Define and monitor key data quality indicators and acceptance criteria for critical data.
• Lead investigations and support resolution of data quality issues in collaboration with others.
• Implement and improve automated data quality checks across relevant products.

2. Data Governance (30%)

• Define and maintain data policies, standards, and business rules within your domain.
• Manage business metadata and ensure ownership of data assets using tools like Microsoft Purview.
• Align data practices across domains by working closely with other Data Stewards.

3. Data Development & Exploration (20%)

• Support the development and refinement of Business and Source Data Products in line with the Sell & Deliver roadmap.
• Participate in data-to-source mapping with modellers and subject matter experts.
• Keep the Data Product Catalog aligned with current business needs.

About the team

Our team is focused on enhancing efficiency, insight, and continuous improvement across Life-Cycle Services. We centralize all service-related dashboards in one accessible location and ensure each dashboard has clear ownership and governance. Through the Service Performance Management framework, we identify existing and missing insights across the full service journey; from sales to delivery. By translating high-level KPIs into actionable operational metrics, we empower Customer Centres and Global Services to improve execution, close the performance loop, and drive operational excellence through fact-based decision-making.

Who we are looking for?

• 3–5 years of experience in Data & Analytics, ideally in complex or agile environments.
• Skills in data governance, data modeling, analytics, or visualization.
• Familiarity with tools such as Microsoft Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Purview, Power BI or Qlik Sense.
• Working knowledge of SQL and/or Python (PySpark experience is a plus).
• Strong communication, coordination, and problem-solving abilities.
• Curiosity about business processes and a proactive mindset toward improving data quality.

What we offer?

In this dynamic and impactful role, you contribute to industry-leading projects while working with dedicated colleagues and customers. We offer an informal, international, and professional environment with plenty of room for personal growth. As part of our successful and expanding organization, you are empowered to achieve your goals and shape your future.

This role offers a competitive salary range of € 4.000,- to € 5.300,- gross per month (excluding 8% holiday allowance), with opportunities to grow beyond this scale based on performance.

• 40 vacation days (20 statutory days and a flexible budget worth 20 days).
• Flexible working hours.
• A hybrid workplace (40% working from home and 60% in the office).
• A Health & Wellbeing budget worth €300,- per calendar year.
• Commuting allowance, including full reimbursement of travel by public transport.
• Working from home allowance.
• Collective pension scheme and discount on additional health insurance.
• On-site company health centres with a gym, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
• Vanderlande Academy and training facilities to boost your skills.
• A variety in Vanderlande Network communities and initiatives.

Diversity & Inclusion

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.