Senior Functional Data Analyst

Are you passionate about driving value from data and turning it into actionable insights? Join our dynamic data consulting team as a Senior Functional Data Analyst, where you will manage data needs for our clients across various industries. This role acts as a liaison between business users and technical teams, ensuring mutual understanding. The snr functional data analyst plays a critical role in ensuring that the right data projects are deployed and that data products are reliable, discoverable, and business-driven. 

The ideal candidate is value-oriented, has strong analytical capabilities, and thrives in cross-functional environments. As you grow in this role, you will have the opportunity to evolve into a Data Product Owner, taking ownership of data product vision, strategy, and management stakeholder alignment. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Understand business needs and challenges, and identify how data can drive impactful solutions. Translate business problems into data-driven questions to gather and analyse data product requirements 

• Identify the optimal data product solution that balances benefit and cost, ensuring it meets business needs effectively 

• Collaborate closely with data experts (e.g., engineers, scientists, and insights analysts) to ensure data products are implemented, meet usability and scalability criteria, and deliver tangible business value 

• Ensure the required source data is captured and meets quality standards by effectively managing data contracts with application owners and process experts 

• Manage the backlog for a specific data domain, prioritizing tasks based on value and alignment with business goals 

• Promote data democratization by enhancing data accessibility and usability through comprehensive documentation, internal marketing and training of the data product catalog 

• Oversee the lifecycle and lineage of data products, ensuring they remain accurate, relevant, and aligned with business objectives 

Skills & Qualifications 

• At least 6 years of relevant experience in a similar role (e.g. data analyst, data product owner, …); 

• Experienced in data analysis & interpretation (e.g. SQL/Python, familiar with BI tooling, …); 

• Strong problem-solving skills and value-driven mindset to optimize cost-benefit balance of proposed data solutions; 

• Effective stakeholder management: communicate seamlessly with both technical and non-technical audiences; 

• Quick learner and pragmatic solution thinker: quickly grasp the business context, processes, and challenges, and effectively translate them into the right data product requirements; 

• First experience in data management: data catalog mgt, data modelling, data quality assessments, source to target analysis, data contracts, etc.; 

• Ability to understand the end-to-end (data) flow from source data to target data product, with the capacity to zoom in on granular details and zoom out to see the bigger picture; 

• Experience working Agile methodologies (e.g., scrum, kanban), Agile tooling (e.g. JIRA, Azure DevOps) and documentation tooling (e.g. Confluence); 

• Experience with data cataloging tooling (e.g. Collibra, Datahub) is a plus; 

• Fluent in English, and preferably also Dutch. 

What We Offer 

• Exciting growth path: a clear opportunity to evolve into a data product owner 

• Diverse client portfolio: work on end-to-end data product initiatives across industries, gaining exposure to cutting-edge projects 

• Consulting edge: be part of a fast-growing consulting company that values innovation and problem-solving over rigid structures. Unlike internal roles, you will gain exposure to multiple organizations and industry best practices. 

• Learning & development: continuous support for professional development, including training on data product management and emerging technologies. 

• A collaborative environment with top-tier professionals to inspire and challenge you. 

Interested? 

Don't hesitate to apply via the link below!