Business Analyst

Business Analyst Caerus – Reference Data Management

Improve the quality and governance of reference data for 9 team members, enabling compliant, efficient and data-driven banking decisions.

You and your job

Strengthening reference data management and data governance processes as a Business Analyst, you translate business needs into clear functional requirements. You connect business stakeholders, data teams and IT, analyse data flows and processes, and help shape scalable solutions that support regulatory compliance, operational efficiency and data-driven decision-making.

Practical Examples

• Analysing end-to-end reference data flows to identify gaps, inefficiencies and opportunities for optimisation.
• Facilitating workshops with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into structured user stories.
• Supporting the development of governance guidelines, onboarding materials and business-facing documentation.

Facts & Figures

• 36 hours per week
• 9 people in the Reference Data Management team
• More than 49,000 Rabobank colleagues around the world

Top 3 responsibilities

• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to gather requirements, translate them into structured user stories and align them with the reference data vision and roadmap.
• Analyse data flows, processes and data landscapes to identify gaps, inefficiencies and opportunities for optimisation and standardisation.
• Support the design, implementation and continuous improvement of reference data management and data governance processes.

You will work closely with product owners, data engineers and stakeholders to strengthen reference data capabilities and align with the broader enterprise data strategy. You will also contribute to maturing the data governance ecosystem, improving Area Governance practices and enabling scalable, efficient delivery across the team.

Together we achieve more than alone

We believe in the power of difference. Bringing together people's differences is what makes us an even better bank. So we are very curious about what you can bring to our team at Reference Data Management, Area Governance Platform.

The 9 people in Reference Data Management, Area Governance Platform work on enhancing the quality, governance and usability of reference data across the organisation. Working together is the way we work; as 1 data-minded team at Rabobank.

Talking of Rabobank: We are a Dutch bank that operates in 35 countries for over 9 million customers. Together with these customers, our members and partners we stand side by side to create a world in which everyone has access to enough healthy food. In the Netherlands we work to create a country in which people are happy with how they live, work and do business.

You and your talent

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Data Management or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in data management, data analytics or related domains.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data governance concepts, reference data, data models and governance processes.
• Experience with Data Governance or Master Data Management tools, such as Collibra, Informatica MDM or Stibo.
• Proven experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Proven ability to translate complex technical topics into clear and understandable business requirements.
• Excellent documentation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to facilitate workshops and lead structured requirement-gathering discussions.
• Demonstrated AI literacy, with the ability to effectively leverage tools such as Microsoft Copilot or similar AI assistants to enhance analysis, documentation and daily ways of working.
• Strong communication, storytelling and stakeholder management skills.
• A structured, detail-oriented and proactive mindset.
• The ability to work in a complex, multi-system environment.
• A collaborative team-player mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.

Nice to have

• DAMA certification, such as CDMP Associate or Practitioner, or equivalent data management accreditation.
• Experience with Business Process Model and Notation, BPMN.

You and the job application process

• Questions about working at Rabobank and the procedure? Contact Sacha Veenhof, Corporate Recruiter, via Sacha.Veenhof@rabobank.nl.
• After you send your resume and motivation letter, you will receive a response from us as soon as possible.
• Two interviews will be part of the application process.
• If you are invited for an interview, Bo, our virtual assistant, will contact you via SMS and email to schedule the interview.
• You can find answers to frequently asked questions here.
• A reliability screening is part of the procedure. We respect your privacy.

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