Junior Data Steward - Early Career Program

• Salary: Gross monthly salary between EUR 3,447 and EUR 4,923 (scale 07).
• Extras: a thirteenth month, 8% holiday allowance, and a 10% Employee Benefit Budget.
• Development budget: EUR 1,400 development budget per year for your growth and development.
• Hybrid working: a balance between home and office work (possible for most roles).
• Pension: decide for yourself the amount of your personal contribution.

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Are you ready to become the key to reliable financial data and make a real impact at Rabobank from day one?

During this Early Career Program at Rabobank, you will be at the heart of our financing processes, ensuring the quality and integrity of financial data of our business clients. You will work closely with IT teams, business lending colleagues, and product managers to monitor, control, and optimise critical data elements. You’ll be challenged to step out of your comfort zone, engage in complex stakeholder management, and develop your storytelling skills to communicate the value of data across all levels of the organisation. After completing the programme, you’ll have the opportunity to continue your journey as a Data Steward, with a strong foundation in both technical and soft skills, ready to take on new challenges and drive innovation within the bank. 

• Providing functional support to our data consumers and producers  
• Translating functional questions into data-driven insights 
• Defining requirements for the data logistics chain 
• Accepting new or modified functionalities in data products 
• Setting up and monitoring data delivery agreements with stakeholders 
• Implementing data management and monitoring the quality of critical data for Business Lending applications through dashboarding 
• Engaging with product managers to improve data-driven decisionmaking 
• Optimising and automating reporting processes for critical data elements 

• Length: 18 months 
• Contract type: fixed term 
• Startdate: the program starts at the 1st of April, but we’d love to welcome you as soon as possible!
• Hours per week: 40 
• Location: Hybrid – Utrecht 

To become a specialist in your field, you’ll attend targeted training courses led by experienced colleagues and trainers. You’ll build your network, gain valuable experience, and develop skills that will benefit your career. Every week, you’ll collaborate with other young professionals on real cases and challenges, fostering growth through both successes and mistakes. 

Development is our top priority. At Rabobank, you’ll find the right balance between freedom and guidance, allowing you to discover and develop talents you never knew you had. You’ll work with experienced colleagues and connect with other young professionals, all while receiving excellent supervision. 

We are a Dutch bank operating in 38 countries for over 9,500,000 customers. Together with our customers, members, and partners, we strive to create a world where everyone has access to healthy food. In the Netherlands, we work to create a country where people are happy with how they live, work, and do business. 

• You have a bachelor’s or master’s degree 
• Affinity with Data & IT  
• You are analytically strong and communicate with ease 
• You enjoy working with data and are eager to learn new tools 
• You thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment 
• You are flexible, take initiative, and enjoy stakeholder management 
• Strong English skills, both written and spoken 
• It is considered an advantage if you are familiar with Scrum/Agile ways of working 
• It is considered an advantage if you have some knowledge about SQL, Powerdesigner and/or Azure DevOps 

• Managing and supporting the Data Definition Factory 
• Handling data requests and answering data-related questions 
• Making data available and maintaining it in the Global Data Platform (GDP) 
• Safeguarding and implementing the Rabobank’s Global Standard on Data Management for our Business Lending data 

You will work closely in a multidisciplinary team with Product Managers, Product Owners, Process Managers, System Experts, and IT representatives to ensure every change contributes to an optimal client experience. Together, you strive to improve data management practices and develop best practices. 

We believe in the power of difference. Bringing together people's differences is what makes us an even better bank. What can you bring to Rabobank? We can't wait to hear from you. 

• Any questions about working at Rabobank and the process? Contact Nancy Leenders, Young Talent Recruiter, via Nancy.Leenders@rabobank.nl
• Interviews will be held via MS Teams. 
• Applications via LinkedIn or email won’t be taken into consideration.
• Please make sure to attach your cv and motivational letter. If one document’s missing, we are unable to consider your application.
• Assessments are part of the application process. 
• A security check is part of the process. 
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