Data Governance Manager

The role

The Data Governance Manager will administer the company wide data catalog and develop automated end-to-end data lineage. They will develop the Data Governance Operating Model and design company wide data contracts to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

What you will do

• Administer and own the company wide data catalog
• Develop automated end-to-end data lineage across operational and analytical systems
• Develop the company Data Governance Operating Model in compliance with BCBS 239, DORA and GDPR
• Define and maintain ownership concept for every data product
• Define data owners and resolve conflicts based on data governance policies
• Design company wide data contracts and translate them into technical requirements
• Represent the department in internal and external audits
• Define, maintain and follow SLAs for the overall data platform and critical data elements
• Further develop the data quality framework and design quality controls

Required qualifications

• Degree in Data Management, Computer Science, Mathematics, (Business) Informatics or Finance and Economics
• Minimum 8 years experience in a role of data governance professional in a fast pace environment and a regulated industry
• Ability to take frameworks like BAIT, MaRisk, DORA, and the EU AI Act and turn them into concrete technical requirements
• Define automated data controls, lineage and data quality metrics that satisfy BaFin or Bundesbank auditors
• Understanding principles like data minimization, anonymization/pseudonymization, and how to govern Right to be Forgotten requests
• Hands-on experience with modern cloud data governance tools (e.g., Atlan, Collibra, Snowflake Horizon)
• Proficient SQL, data profiling and template language (e.g. jinja) skills
• Solid understanding of data management principles, including ETL/ELT, data-warehousing, version control (Git), CI/CD, and automated testing
• Ability to work with a modern data stack and manage data governance artefacts as code (e.g. Snowflake, dbt, airflow, elementary)
• Excellent English language skills
• Ability to persuade product teams and engineering leads to prioritize data governance
• Acting as an objective mediator when disputes arise over data ownership

Nice to have

• German language skills

Benefits

• Home office budget
• Learning & development budget of €1000 per year
• Transparent growth framework
• Competitive salary
• Variable remuneration program
• Monthly meal allowance
• Deutschland ticket subsidy
• 28 vacation days, increasing by 2 days after 2 years and 3 days after 3 years
• Opportunity to work abroad for up to 12 weeks per year

About the company

Solaris is Europe’s leading embedded finance platform, pioneering Banking-as-a-Service. Headquartered in Berlin, it enables fintechs, digital ecosystems, and multinationals to embed financial products into their own products.