Business Architect Consumer Data

This Is What We Offer You

• Salary: Gross monthly salary between EUR 6,475 and EUR 9,250 (scale 11).
• 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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Shape the future of IT at Rabobank! Our Consumer Data area, part of the tribe Tech4Engineering streamlines access to all IT4IT related information to the rest of the bank. As Business Architect - Consumer Data, you design and maintain the architectural blueprint for all IT4IT data, collaborating with experts and making a real impact on our digital transformation. Read on or apply now.

You & your role

Design the enterprise architecture for Consumer Data, ensuring our IT services align with business objectives and regulatory requirements. As Business Architect - Consumer Data, you work closely with the Area Lead and Tech Lead, guiding teams and fostering continuous improvement.

Facts & figures

• 36 or 40 hours per week.
• Over 10 business architects work together in the Engineering business architecture team.
• 43,822 Rabobank colleagues worldwide.

Key responsibilities

Architectural Leadership

• Evolve the architecture of IT service management, recently migrated to HaloITSM.
• Govern and enrich our CMDB data in our enterprise Configuration Management System that brings data from a multitude of sources together and creates meaningful information out of it.
• Align our information systems with regulatory reporting like DORA and OCiR.
• Select and implement an enterprise repository solution for improved insight and oversight on our assets, including scenario planning and analysis.
• You are part of the Engineering business architecture team, consisting of 10 business architects working in this domain. The team is led by the managing business architect for Engineering, who is also acting as tribe architect for Tech4Engineering. You will report to him.

Team Leadership

• Co-lead the Consumer Data area together with the Area Lead and Tech Lead.
• Collaborate with the Area Lead and Tech Lead to manage the Consumer Data area, balancing business priorities, technical feasibility, and operational excellence.
• Functionally lead the Solution Architects in the area. Each architect is linked to one or more squads in the area to guide and oversee the work in these squads in line with the target architecture and area purpose.
• Foster an open culture of continuous improvement and DevOps maturity.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with a wide group of stakeholders across the bank to ensure alignment with organizational needs.
• Communicate the architectural vision and roadmap to stakeholders and leadership.

Together we achieve more than alone

We believe in the power of differences. By combining the differences between people, we become an even better bank. We are curious to know what you will add to our team of Engineering business architects.

The members of the Engineering business architecture team are responsible for designing and safeguarding the architecture within Tech4Engineering. Collaboration is our way of working; as one expert team within Rabobank. We foster an open culture of continuous improvement and DevOps maturity.

Work on yourself & the world around you at the same time

For us, your development and that of society go hand in hand. That's why we want to invest in you and work together for a better world. We sum this up in one sentence: at Rabobank, you work on yourself & the world around you at the same time. You'll see this reflected in your personal development budget, our hybrid working environment and a good balance between work and home. You can work on banking matters for our private and business customers, but also on social issues such as food and energy transitions.

Why everyone is welcome at Rabobank

At Rabobank, we believe we become 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. We strive for variety and the space to be yourself - whoever you are - in every department. That's what diversity and inclusion at Rabobank is all about.

You & your talent

• Master's Degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• At least 10 years of work experience with at least 4 years of experience in the field of (business/enterprise) Architecture, in complex enterprise environments.
• Data & analytics skills and knowledge: Extensive experience with data & analytics methodologies and technologies.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Fully proficient in English; Dutch also preferred.
• Strong leadership qualities with the ability to influence and guide stakeholders across various teams.
• A strong conceptual thinker, capable of translating high-level strategies into practical solutions.

Collaboration: Skilled in stakeholder management and cross-functional teamwork.

• Familiarity with cloud governance, security, and compliance frameworks.

Apply

To ensure that we assess all candidates equally for suitability for this position, we do not require a mandatory cover letter. Instead, we ask all candidates the same three questions to see how your profile matches the role. Please pay sufficient attention to answering these questions and explaining your answers; together with your CV, these responses form the basis for our evaluation in this round. Submitting both a CV and answers to the three questions is the minimum requirement to be considered in the selection process. A cover letter is not mandatory but may be submitted optionally.

You may draw on your work experience, volunteer work, education, private life, and so on. Use a maximum of 200 words per question and provide no more than two examples. Below are the questions:

• Can you describe a situation where you designed or adapted a complex enterprise architecture to meet both business objectives and compliance requirements (e.g., DORA or similar regulations)?
• Tell us about a time when you led a multidisciplinary team (such as Solution Architects and Tech Leads) to realize an architectural vision. How did you ensure alignment and buy-in?
• How have you used data & analytics to provide insights and guidance in an IT architecture or CMDB environment? Which tools or methodologies did you use, and what was the impact?

You and the job application process

• Any questions about working at Rabobank and the process? Ashley Lumbantobing, IT Recruiter,
• We will hold the interviews through a video call. If you are selected for an interview, Bo, our virtual assistant, will reach out to you via SMS and email to schedule the interview.
• You can find answers to the most frequently asked questions on rabobank.jobs/en/faq
• A screening is part of the process.
• We respect your privacy.

To be considered for this position, you must be located in the Netherlands and have the legal right to work in the Netherlands. We are unable to consider candidates requiring relocation from another country.