Global Data Lineage Specialist

As a Global Data Lineage Specialist, you are responsible for designing, implementing, and continuously improving data lineage capabilities across DLL. You will ensure end-to-end visibility of data flows - from source systems through transformations to consumption - enabling impact analysis, regulatory compliance, and confident data use.

The initial focus of this role is on establishing and operationalizing enterprise data lineage, closely connected to metadata management and the enterprise data catalog. You will work hands-on with data lineage tooling and collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to embed lineage into daily ways of working across domains and regions.

What is data lineage at DLL?

Data lineage describes the origin, movement, transformation, and usage of data across systems, processes, and platforms. Strong data lineage enables the organization to:

• Understand how data is created and transformed
• Increase trust in data, reports and analytics
• Support regulatory and audit requirements

As Data Lineage Specialist, you make this transparency real and usable.

Day to day:

Your responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain technical and business data lineage across the data landscape.
• Configure, manage, and optimize data lineage tooling, including automated lineage harvesting and integration with data platforms, ETL processes, and analytics environments.
• Ensure lineage information is accurate, complete, and up to date, working closely with data engineers, architects, and platform teams.
• Translate complex data flows into clear lineage visualizations that support impact analysis, data transparency, and decision-making.
• Define and embed global standards and ways of working for data lineage within the broader data management framework.
• Collaborate with data owners and data stewards to align lineage with governance, ownership, and metadata practices.
• Identify gaps and improvement opportunities in lineage coverage and translate them into pragmatic, scalable solutions.
• Support adoption by providing documentation, guidance, and knowledge sharing on data lineage practices.

All members enjoy

• Two working days per year volunteering for a local charity.
• Health and Wellness program including healthy food, free health checks, fun health & vitality activities.
• Flexible hours with possibility to work from home
• Career development opportunities: online learning, member development programs.

"We not only live up to the expectations of our customers for today, but also anticipate their market needs of tomorrow.", * A completed relevant master's degree (e.g. Data, IT, Information Systems, or similar), with eagerness to continue learning.

Do you have experience in SQL?, Do you have a Master's degree?, Do you believe that understanding where data comes from, how it moves, and how it is transformed is essential for trusted decision-making? Are you passionate about making complex data landscapes transparent and understandable? Can you turn data lineage into a practical, reliable capability used across an international organization? Then this role might be for you., * Analytical, with a strong sense of ownership

• Comfortable working hands-on with complex data flows
• Able to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Proactive and pragmatic, even in unexplored terrain
• A collaborator who enjoys working across business and IT, * More than 5 years of experience in data-related roles within complex, international environments.
• Proven experience with automating data lineage and metadata management concepts and practices.
• Strong understanding of:

• Data flows and transformations
• ETL / ELT processes
• Relational data and SQL

• Experience working in environments where data transparency, quality, and trust are critical.

You may have

• Experience with data governance disciplines such as data ownership, glossary, reference data, or data quality.
• Familiarity with modern data platforms or analytics environments (on-prem or cloud).
• Experience working in regulated or audit-sensitive environments.
• Relevant certifications in data management or metadata / lineage tooling.

Choose wellbeing

DLL's wellbeing ambition is to educate, equip and empower members to build connections, manage their mental, emotional, physical and financial wellness and maintain balance between work and the other priorities that make up their lives. Our four wellbeing categories are as follows: * Connection - Build meaningful connections with other DLL members * Health - Manage mental, emotional and physical health * Finance - Provide learning opportunities to help members achieve personal financial health * Lifestyle - Maintain balance between work and life priorities These are the things that matter to our members and the wellbeing of our members matters to DLL Settling in At DLL, we are many things. We are team members, family members, community member. We are members of society, members of different cultures and nationalities. Members of change. We each have different beliefs, different passions, different viewpoints, talents and interests. We become from different backgrounds, cultures, nationalities and histories. But for all of our differences, we share one thing in common: each of us are members of DLL. Our company was founded in the Netherlands. But today we are truly a multinational business. Our unique culture is rooted in higher collaboration, less hierarchy and a honest directness that enable us to integrate, ideate and innovate across country lines. Many companies say they are European, American, Asian or Australian, at DLL we are all these places and more. We are a cross-culture collaborative - an interconnected network - that comes together every single day with one goal in mind: Partnering for a better world, DLL, a great place to build your career DLL is a global asset finance company that partners with manufacturers, dealers, distributors, and end users to facilitate access to equipment and technology. Headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, we operate in over 25 countries, offering financial solutions across various industries. We are also a 100% subsidiary of our parent company Rabobank, one of the world's largest financial companies. Join our community of over 6.000 members from 75 nationalities! At DLL, our unique culture - shaped by our values (We put our customers first -Together we achieve more-You can count on me - I challenge myself and others to grow) and behaviors that define us - is at the heart of everything we do. We offer exciting job opportunities where you feel welcomed, respected and empowered to be your authentic self and share your best ideas. At DLL, we believe in the strength of our diverse perspectives and experiences, which make our global community thrive. You'll receive competitive pay, generous benefits, health and wellbeing support, and manage your work-life balance through our hybrid working flexibility. Our global operations offer you a variety of development opportunities and we encourage you to take on new challenges across our departments, businesses and regions. Our company strategy emphasizes our commitment to sustainable business and making social impact is part of that as well. Together, we'll "Partner for a better world" to make a positive impact. Joining DLL, means joining a company that consistently scores higher than the industry average in Employee Engagement surveys. This is also being acknowledged through many Great Place to Work certificates. People who work at DLL, like DLL. Join us in Partnering for a better world!   You must create an Indeed account before continuing to the company website to apply