Senior Specialist (Meta) Data Management (m/f/d)

ABOUT US

At BASF Digital Hub Madrid we develop innovative digital solutions for BASF, create new exciting customer experiences and business growth, and drive efficiencies in processes, helping to strengthen BASF´s position as the digital leader in the chemical industry. We believe the right path is through creativity, trial and error and great people working and learning together. Become part of our team and develop the future with us - in a global team that embraces diversity and equal opportunities.

JOIN THE TEAM

As part of BASF’s Data & AI Powerhouse, we as Data Transparency team provide an enterprise-wide Data Catalog solution as single-point of truth to share knowledge about data and to find and access relevant documented data in an efficient, convenient, and compliant way. Our goal is to accelerate business decisions and processes by enabling data citizens to connect data with insights. 

As part of an agile team, you will independently drive the development of the Data Catalog by evolving its operating model and designing new concepts to meet the needs of our internal stakeholders.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• You develop, maintain, and improve the operating model of the Data Catalog.
• You improve the quality of the operating model in the Data Catalog and proactively identify problems with the metadata.
• You analyse the metadata management needs of stakeholders and design concepts, workflows as well as information pipelines to meet those needs.
• You specify technical requirements for the Data Catalog that meet our stakeholder’s needs and collaborate with DevOps engineers to drive their implementation. 
• You share your expertise on metadata management as well as the Data Catalog by consulting stakeholders and participating in projects.
• You create easy-to-understand training materials and provide instructor-led training sessions.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in (business) informatics, computer science, or similar
• Minimum of 5 years work experience or certifications in data management bodies of knowledge (e.g., DAMA, DCAM)
• Hands-on experience with metadata management and data lineage tools such as data catalogues, data quality and data privacy (e.g., Collibra)
• Advanced experience with SQL; experience with Python or R would be an advantage 
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills
• High language proficiency in English. 
• Strong communication skills to convey technical and business issues clearly and effectively
• Proactive working approach, good self-organising and team working skills in an agile and remote environment, complemented by a strong customer focus

BENEFITS

• A secure work environment because your health, safety and wellbeing is always our top priority.
• Flexible work schedule and Home-office options, so that you can balance your working life and private life.
• Learning and development opportunities
• 23 holiday days per year
• 5 additional days (readjustment)
• 2 cultural days
• A collaborative, trustful and innovative work environment
• Being part of an international team and work in global projects
• Relocation assistance to Madrid provided

At BASF, the chemistry is right.

Because we are counting on innovative solutions, on sustainable actions, and on connected thinking. And on you. Become a part of our formula for success and develop the future with us - in a global team that embraces diversity and equal opportunities irrespective of gender, age, origin, sexual orientation, disability or belief.