Sub Area Lead Data

Build a future-proof, reliable, and innovative data department that empowers Rabobank to fight financial and economic crime, supporting better decisions for our customers, the bank, and society.

This is what we offer you

• Gross monthly salary between €8,852 and €12,646 (senior kader A) for a 40 hour week
• Thirteenth month's salary and 8% holiday allowance
• 10% Employee Benefit Budget
• EUR 1,400 development budget per year
• Hybrid working: balance between home and office work (possible for most roles)
• A mobility budget: with this, you can tailor your transportation according to your own needs. For example, by leasing a car or receiving the full amount and arranging your own transportation
• A pension, for which you can set the maximum amount of your personal contribution

You and your role

As Sub Area Lead Data, you will build a strong Data department within Financial Economic Crime (FEC), ensuring future-proof, consistent, and reliable data, together with high-performing teams and extensive stakeholder alignment.

Examples from practice

• Deliver a robust FEC Data Layer as the foundation for all FEC models, systems, and reports, including an effective adoption strategy which requires excellent stakeholder management and alignment with the other FEC Tech Areas and FEC pillars in the business.
• Initiate and drive the FEC Next Level Data Strategy, data innovation and advanced GenAI initiatives.
• Ensure world class Data Management across FEC and ensure our FEC data publication team is positioned as a horizontal service provider within FEC Tech.

Facts & figures

• Approximately 50 FTE in the Sub Area (business and IT combined).
• 9.5 million customers worldwide.

Top responsibilities

• Lead the delivery and adoption of a reliable and consistent FEC Data Layer, maximizing coverage of high-quality global data for all FEC models, systems, and reports, in alignment with consuming Areas.
• Drive the FEC Next Level Data Strategy, including initiating strategic initiatives to improve data availability, data quality and roles and responsibilities leading to a strong data culture across FEC.
• Oversee Data Management across FEC, including BCBS 239 compliance, chairing the Data Quality Board FEC, alignment with consumers and producers and representing FEC in the Data Quality Committee Rabobank.
• Advance GenAI Data & Insights and drive innovation in data, including the unstructured data proposition and the further development of future-proof data solutions for FEC.
• Develop staff capabilities and skills to ensure that employees remain relevant and professional in product development, and to steer on improved data driven journeys.

You will be positioned as the Sub Area Lead of Data within the Area Data & Insights, part of the Tribe FEC Tech. You will collaborate closely with the Area Lead and Sub Area Triangle. Together with the Tech Lead and Sub Area Architect, you will steer the Sub Area towards maturity and excellence. You lead the squads for the FEC Data Layer (1 team onshore and 2 offshore), GenAI Data & Insights, Data Publication (onshore and offshore), and the Chapter Data Management FEC. The Product Owners, the Chapter Lead (i.e. manager) Data Management, Data Scientists and the Lead Expert will report to you.

Together we achieve more than alone

“Collaboration is how we work – as one passionate and goal-oriented team at Rabobank. Together, we achieve more than alone.”

The 50 colleagues in the Sub Area Data are responsible for delivering high-quality data across FEC. Working together is our way of achieving success; as one result-oriented team within Rabobank.

Work on yourself and the world around you

At Rabobank, your development and that of society go hand in hand. That’s why we invest in you and work together for a better world. At Rabobank, you work on yourself and the world around you.

You will benefit from a personal development budget, our hybrid working environment, and a healthy work-life balance. You will contribute to banking for our private and business customers, as well as to societal issues such as food and energy transitions.

You & your talent

• Senior management experience in data and analytics within large, regulated organizations.
• Academic working and thinking level with 10+ years relevant managerial experience.
• Communication and influencing skills at the highest level, motivating and inspiring employees and managing conflicting interests across a broad stakeholder field.
• Expert knowledge and vision on Data and GenAI.
• Thorough understanding of business processes related to data products and services, data management frameworks, and data architecture.
• Comfortable navigating complex landscapes and engaging at both senior management and technical team levels.
• Original and creative thinker.
• Demonstrated experience guiding departments through transformation and building strong teams, in agile and hybrid environments.
• Inspiring role model with the ability to provide focus and direction, a can-do mentality, and strong decision-making skills and delegation skills.
• Daring and caring: empathic and result-driven, getting things done by building engaged and high performing teams and strong relationships, stimulating collaboration.
• Focus on the customer.

For substantive questions about this role: Tertia Wiedenhof via tertia.wiedenhof@rabobank.nl