Business Analyst – Data Lineage, Area Governance Platform

You & your role

Drive enterprise data lineage and metadata governance as a Business Analyst by translating complex business needs into clear requirements. In this role, you work closely with stakeholders and engineers to improve data-driven processes and governance models. As Business Analyst – Data Lineage, you contribute directly to scalable, compliant and transparent data management across Rabobank.

Examples from practice

• Translate complex business and regulatory needs into structured user stories for metadata and lineage solutions.

• Analyse end-to-end data workflows to identify dependencies, risks and optimisation opportunities across platforms.

• Facilitate workshops and interviews to align business and technical stakeholders on governance processes.

Facts & figures

• 36 hours per week.

• Collaboration with multiple data platform and engineering teams across the bank.

• Over 49,000 Rabobank colleagues worldwide.

Top 3 responsibilities

• Translate business needs into high-quality functional requirements by analysing metadata and lineage use cases and aligning them with enterprise governance standards.

• Analyse data workflows and operating models to improve efficiency, scalability and compliance of metadata and lineage processes across multiple teams.

• Facilitate stakeholder alignment by organising workshops, documenting processes and supporting consistent adoption of data governance practices.

You shape enterprise metadata and lineage processes, support governance maturity and enable scalable analytics by connecting business, data and technology in a global banking context.

Together we achieve more than alone

We believe in the power of differences. By combining people's differences, we become an even better bank. We're curious about what you'll bring to our team at Rabobank.

The team strengthens Rabobank’s enterprise data lineage capability. Collaboration is our way of working; as one analytical team within Rabobank.

Work on yourself & the world around you

For us, your development and that of society go hand in hand. That's why we want to invest in you and work together to create a better world. We summarize this in one sentence: “at Rabobank, you work on yourself and the world around you simultaneously.”

This is reflected in your personal development budget, our hybrid work environment and a healthy work-life balance. You contribute to banking solutions and to societal challenges such as the food and energy transitions.

Why everyone is welcome at Rabobank

At Rabobank, we believe we are made stronger by people who complement each other. By embracing our differences, we bring out the best in each other. We seek diversity in knowledge, skills and experience, as well as in gender, background and culture. Everyone has space to be themselves.

You & your talent

• 4+ years of experience as a Business Analyst within data management or analytics domains.

• Strong understanding of enterprise data governance concepts, metadata models and lineage‑related processes.

• Experience working with modern data stack technologies (e.g., ADF, Databricks, Airflow, Kafka) from a business and process perspective.

• Proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, understandable business requirements.

• Familiarity with agile delivery practices and backlog refinement.

• Bonus: DAMA certification (e.g., CDMP Associate/Practitioner) or equivalent data management accreditation.

• Strong analytical skills.

• Clear communication skills.

• Stakeholder-focused mindset.

You & the application process

• Questions about working at Rabobank and the process? Oscar van Dijk, Recruiter, via oscar.vandijk@rabobank.nl.

• If you are invited for an interview, Bo, our virtual assistant, will contact you via SMS and email.

• Answers to frequently asked questions can be found at rabobank.jobs/en/faq.

• A security screening is part of the procedure.We respect your privacy.