Senior Data Management Consultant

At Projective Group, we’re looking for a data‑led consultant who’s ready to help our clients in the financial sector strengthen the way they work with data.

As a Data consultant you’ll get a variety of tasks, including:

• Advise financial‑sector clients on modern ways to organise, structure, and improve how they work with data.

• Own and implement the assessment approach across Strategy, Governance, Data Quality, Lineage, Privacy/Security, and Analytics Enablement.

• Design and roll out practical frameworks for defining, documenting, securing, and using data consistently across the organisation.

• Define, govern, and oversee metadata capture, glossaries, and ownership using tools such as Collibra, Alation, or Purview.

• Translate regulatory policies (e.g., GDPR, BCBS239, DORA) into monitoring and data controls, including specifications for automated checks, profiling, and quality dashboards.

• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder interviews (CxO to squad level) to identify use cases and assess data fitness, trust levels, and acceptance criteria.

• Define the Target Operating Model, including roles (data owners, stewards, AI ethics), processes (issue management, change, documentation), and RACI.

• Guide the remediation roadmap (6–18 months), identify quick wins, set governance tooling strategy, prioritise implementation, and mentor junior consultants.

• Deliver executive readouts and steerco materials, ensuring alignment across business, technology, risk, and compliance for sustainable adoption.

• Fluent Dutch and English (French is a plus)

• Master’s degree in the field of Business, Economics, Management, Data management, IT or similar

• 6 + years of experience in the Data Governance / Data Management domain in Financial Services, ideally with consulting experience

• Knowledge of Data Governance concepts (data catalogs, business glossaries) and tools (Collibra, Purview, Alation)

• Working knowledge of FS regulations  (BCBS 239, GDPR, DORA...) in the context of data governance

• Comfortable guiding teams across Data Goverance activities

• Combining excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills

• Mastery of  DCAM, familiarity with DAMA-DMBOK and AI governance standards

• Proven stakeholder management across senior-level counterparts

At Projective Group, we believe in rewarding enthusiasm and supporting growth, both professionally and personally. From a competitive benefits package to a vibrant company culture, we make sure you have everything you need to thrive.

• A competitive salary topped with a daily net allowance, meal - and eco vouchers.

• A flexible FIP budget for bike leasing, multimedia, or mobility expenses.

• A company car with charging setup. Prefer something else? Switch it up with a mobility budget, your call.

• €5.000 annual training budget to boost your growth. You choose how to invest it.

• A yearly company bonus, with additional referral and sales incentives.

• A hybrid work setup with flexible hours and part-time remote options.

• Regular fun events (from game nights to padel tournaments and everything in between) and a yearly group offsite abroad.

• An international setting with plenty of growth opportunities, serving top clients in the financial sector.

• A scale-up spirit with a can-do mentality, all within a solid and established corporate framework.

For more information, visit projectivegroup.com

At Projective Group, we celebrate diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, religions, and abilities.