Test I Datamanagement Consultant

Skills & Requirements

Your profile

Data Value Realisation & Stakeholder Enablement

· Serve as the trusted advisor and primary point of contact for Data Product Owners, Data Engineers, Data Stewards, and Data Users across Investment Management.

· Help stakeholders maximise the business value of data and data products by helping them in improving data discoverability, quality, trust, accessibility, and reuse.

· Guide teams in applying data management practices that enable better decision-making, analytics, reporting, and business outcomes.

· Identify barriers to effective data usage and drive improvements that increase the adoption and impact of data products.

· Facilitate workshops, training sessions, and knowledge-sharing activities that improve data literacy and data management maturity across the organisation.

Metadata & Data Governance Management

· Support the creation and maintenance of business, technical, and operational metadata to improve data discoverability and understanding.

· Conduct metadata quality reviews and governance assessments and coordinate improvement actions where needed.

Data Modelling & Data Quality

· Support stakeholders in translating business concepts and requirements into data models, business glossaries, and governance artefacts.

· Help identify, analyze, and address data quality issues in collaboration with business and technology teams.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

· Collaborate with Data Engineering, Architecture, Risk, Compliance, and other stakeholders to align on governance, metadata, and data quality initiatives.

· Monitor developments in data management, governance, metadata management, and related technologies and translate relevant trends into practical improvements.

· Contribute actively to a high-performing, self-organising team culture by taking ownership, sharing knowledge, and continuously improving ways of working.

You bring this experience and knowledge

Must have

· Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Business Information Management, or a related field.

· 2–5 years of experience in data governance, metadata management, data quality management, data stewardship, or data architecture.

· Demonstrated experience supporting the adoption and operationalization of data management practices within an organization.

· Experience working with diverse stakeholder groups in a complex business environment.

· Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

· Analytical mindset with the ability to structure and solve complex data-related challenges.

· Professional proficiency in English.

· Experience within investment management, asset management, pension services, or the broader financial services sector.

Nice to have

· Hands-on experience with Collibra, Microsoft Purview, or similar metadata and governance platforms.

· Experience with data modelling tools such as Hackolade, PowerDesigner, ER/Studio, or equivalent.

· Familiarity with Data Mesh principles and distributed data ownership models.

· Knowledge of data quality frameworks, DAMA-DMBOK, ISO 8000, or related industry standards.

· Experience with SQL, Power BI, or other data analysis and visualization tools.

· Collibra certification or equivalent governance tooling certification.

· Experience with AI-enabled data management, metadata management, or governance capabilities.

We offer

At PGGM we are proud of our core values: trust, teamwork and innovation. These values arose from the best stories of our colleagues, moments when they were at their best. We believe those moments occur when you can be 100% yourself. At PGGM, we value the unique combination of your personal and professional attributes. Because what really counts at PGGM are people, one hundred percent! At PGGM, you can count on:

• A pleasant workplace at our office in Zeist and, from the middle of 2028, in the center of Utrecht.
• A gross monthly salary in scale 16 between €5.117,- and €7.310,- based on 36 hours, depending on your knowledge and experience.
• A thirteenth month.
• A good pension scheme as a member of the PFZW pension fund (71% paid by PGGM, 29% by the employee).
• An annual Fit for the Future budget of €300 net, which you can use to improve your mental, physical, or financial fitness.
• A generous training budget for internal and external training courses or education.
• More than 26 vacation days (employees can choose to swap up to two national Christian holidays for a day that is important to them).
• Flexibility in working hours and working from home options.
• A net internet allowance of €45 per month (€540 per year).
• Group discount on supplementary health insurance (21% in 2024) and dental insurance (15% in 2024).
• A work-from-home arrangement with a maximum allowance of €900 to set up a health and safety-compliant home office.

You can find more information about our terms of employment and salary scales in our collective labor agreement: read more

Meer weten?

Data management consultant: your new role at PGGM?
Would you like to join us as a data management consultant and share the responsibility of ensuring a good pension for more than 5.6 million pension participants? Then apply for this vacancy.
Do you have any questions? Please contact recruiter Dennis Derks via dennis.derkss@pggm.nl.
More information about the application process can be found on our website: Our application procedure | PGGM.

PGGM and Hybrid Working

At PGGM, we have created a hybrid working environment that enables us to combine flexibility with collaboration. Our employees have the opportunity to work both in the office and remotely, depending on their personal preferences and the nature of their work. By offering hybrid working, we aim to give our employees the freedom to shape their own working style, while at the same time retaining the benefits of a shared workplace.

Application Process

Upon receiving your application, we will follow a number of steps to see if we are a good match for each other. During the recruitment and selection process for new employees, PGGM collects and processes personal data, which may also include reviewing social media profiles. PGGM believes it is highly important that this is done carefully, confidentially, transparently, and in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and related laws and regulations. Please read this document to understand what happens to your personal data.

Note to Agencies and Intermediaries
We are aware that many external parties would like to assist in our search or offer their services for this vacancy; however, at PGGM, we recruit our new colleagues directly. Acquisition regarding recruitment and selection assignments or unsolicited CV submissions are therefore not appreciated and will not be processed. Should we require external support, we will contact you directly.

We always communicate via official PGGM email addresses (@pggm.nl). Have you been approached by a third party and/or do you doubt whether the contact is genuinely on behalf of PGGM? Please feel free to verify if there is indeed a legitimate partnership with third parties by sending us an email or giving us a call.