Data Modeling Consultant - Senior Associate

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Technology Strategy

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

Contribute to creating a better tomorrow

The only way we can tackle the challenges of this fast-changing world is with passionate people. Led by our purpose of building trust and solving important problems, we come together at PwC to address the biggest issues facing the world in a way that drives positive impact.  Are you eager to join a team fuelled by open and curious minds? People who are passionate about their work and create new solutions for a new day? Then you’re at the right place.

Bring your talent. Learn new skills. Make a positive impact.

PwC Advisory is a network of multiple possibilities - where you want to make an impact is always up to you. Under the expert stewardship of our Advisory experts, you’ll delve into the inner workings of companies to find the best solutions for any challenge they might have. From the excitement of deals to the complexities of consulting and the fascinating realm of risks and threats in forensics, you’ll help clients nurture trust and maintain their evolutionary edge, today and into the future. Now that’s making a difference.

Are you interested in making data interoperable, in giving basic meaning to data and the relationships that lie between them? Then the PwC’s Technology team might be something for you! 

We’re looking for a talented senior data modeling consultant to join our Technology Consulting department as part of our Data & Analytics team.

Your impact

• Communicate with experts and stakeholders in different domains to understand their needs and limitations and the particularities of their area of expertise

• Experience with the creation of conceptual and logical data models in object-oriented modeling languages (e.g. UML) and XML

• Develop vocabularies, application profiles and semantic data models/ontologies and present them to various groups of stakeholders 

• Implement practical solutions to enable technical, semantic and legal interoperability across different research domains

• Help clients overcome the challenges caused by data silos

• Participate in standardisation projects at different levels of government (EU, national, regional)

• Work with data-technical experts, discussing, adopting and, where necessary, adapting existing solutions for interoperability and reuse of data.

• Communicate proactively with the project team in a collaborative environment

• Steer and support more junior colleagues in their daily work;

• Work on multiple complex projects simultaneously, displaying leadership and coaching skills

• Leverage the value of enterprise knowledge and data to help clients evolve towards insights-driven organisations by going through the whole “data” range: data architecture, business intelligence, machine learning, data science, visualisation and reporting

• Enable business growth for our top tier clients and create unique experiences for their people and customer base

• Use your expertise to play a part in the success of our projects with and for our clients

 

About you

• Obtained a Master's Degree in (applied) economics, business engineering (e.g. management information systems), computer science, law or another discipline with a relevant economic major, possibly via a second master or a PhD degree

• At least 2 years of experience in semantic data modeling

• You have a good understanding on the practical use of data and metadata standards, vocabularies, ontologies and catalogues.

• Eager to learn and apply new technologies (e.g. Solid, Linked Data Event Streams, eWallet)

• Proven experience with an interoperability project and the Semantic Web is a plus

• Knowledge of semantic web modeling standards such as RDF, SHACL, SKOS, Turtle and SPARQL is a plus, and/or are interested in upskilling in this area

• Client-oriented and an outstanding communicator 

• You are flexible, agile and eager to interact and collaborate

• You have an analytical and critical mindset, and you think out of the box

• Fluent in Dutch and/or French, and English

Life at PwC Belgium

Our culture and workplace are something we’re proud of. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the benefits you can look forward to.

• Flexibility: flexible working hours so you can decide your most effective working pattern.

• Infinite learning and growing: broad opportunities to learn every day and exciting car