A major banking organisation is consolidating data used to prevent financial crime across KYC, AML, Sanctions, and Embargo processes. The Financial Security Data Product Lead will define and deliver a strategic data product, combining data governance, data modelling, and business analysis to create a trusted foundation for regulatory compliance and operational decisions.
The mission
Financial Security covers the data, controls, processes, and expertise used to identify customers, monitor activity, and detect potential money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, sanctions violations, and tax evasion. The financial security data product will provide a trusted 360° data view across multiple business domains and enterprise data platforms, supporting both operational processes and advanced analytics.
As the senior Product Owner, you will set the product vision, roadmap, governance model, and delivery priorities. You will translate regulatory and business needs into a common backlog, coordinate delivery with data and technology teams, and ensure the product is reusable, scalable, and managed according to data quality by design principles.
Your responsibilities
- Define the product vision, strategy, roadmap, governance, and success measures for the financial security data product.
- Consolidate and prioritise use cases from Financial Security, Risk, Compliance, Data, IT, and business stakeholders into a structured product backlog.
- Lead end-to-end delivery through Agile product ownership, from functional requirements and data modelling to implementation and adoption.
- Establish a data quality management framework covering completeness, accuracy, consistency, timeliness, and reliability, supported by KPIs, dashboards, and controls.
- Coordinate issue resolution, roadmap follow-up, risk reporting, and stakeholder communication across business and technology teams.
- Drive continuous improvement as regulatory requirements, business processes, and Financial Security use cases evolve.
Your profile
Essential skills
- Bring at least 7 years of relevant professional experience in product management, data, business analysis, or a comparable role.
- Own or deliver data products using structured data governance, data modelling, product backlog management, and Agile delivery methodologies.
- Apply SQL and data analysis concepts to understand data structures, dependencies, quality issues, and business requirements.
- Lead Agile Product Ownership activities, including prioritisation, planning, ceremonies, decision-making, and delivery tracking.
- Understand Financial Security processes, including KYC, AML, Sanctions and Embargo, within a regulated environment.
- Analyse business processes and convert complex requirements into clear functional outcomes for cross-functional delivery teams.
- Influence senior stakeholders without formal authority and communicate clearly across Financial Security, Data, IT, Risk, Compliance, and business functions.
Preferred skills
- Experience with the Azure Data Platform, Data Mesh or Data Fabric concepts, Power BI, metadata management, Master Data Management, or Data Catalog solutions.
- Knowledge of banking and risk management, regulatory reporting, AI and Advanced Analytics use cases, or the wider ecosystem of a large financial institution.
- Agile Product Owner, Scrum Product Owner, SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, Data Management, or Project Management certification.
Languages
- English: Fluent, C1 or higher, mandatory.
- Dutch: Professional working proficiency, B2 preferred.
- French: Professional working proficiency, B2 preferred.
Education
- Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business Engineering, Economics, Mathematics, Information Systems, or equivalent professional experience.