Data Governance Specialist

Company description:

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place. Taking pride in our work, we draw on each other's expertise and experience to achieve excellence. Our diversity and teamwork culture propel us to accomplish the extraordinary - on the ground, in the sky and in space.

Founded in 2021, the Airbus Global Business Services (AGBS) unit will be contributing to Airbus’ global success and play a vital role in Airbus’ transformation journey in standardisation, harmonisation, digitalisation and automation of end-to-end processes (e.g.Procure to Pay) of all overhead functions. Our target is that siloed ways of working / processes will be a relic of the past within the AGBS. To drive such a culture change  we are looking for candidates with a pioneering spirit that make data-driven decisions and take responsibility for the best outcome of their internal customers. All while embracing a spirit of problem-solving and living the Airbus values: Customer focus, integrity, respect, creativity, reliability and teamwork.

Our purpose defines why we exist: ‘We pioneer sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world’.

Responsibilities - your mission

• Airbus is introducing a new role to strengthen the link between Airbus Finance Data Governance and Security departments. The jobholder will be part of the Finance Transformation team in the department in charge of Process, Risk & Compliance and Data Governance

• As a member of the Data Governance team, you will advise projects on the best way to exploit finance data to generate enterprise value, in full compliance with our security and compliance standards

• As a support to the security business partner, your activities will require you to negotiate with several stakeholders to ensure security and stability in financial operations. The jobholder will be in contact with the following stakeholders: Security, IM, Data Governance and Business (Accounting, Transactional Accounting, Treasury, Controlling, Operations, Engineering…) employees

Tasks & responsibilities:

• Managing a comprehensive Finance security plan in accordance with the corporate security strategy

• Partnering with technical and business leads within Finance to assess Finance security maturity level, security needs, analyze cybersecurity risk, and prioritize remediation on an annual basis

• Collaborating with security in maintaining an annual cybersecurity roadmap

• Acting as point of contact for the Finance process owners to support the implementation of security requirements into processes

• Producing necessary metrics to demonstrate the overall security of the business unit

• Actively participating in the information security incident response process

• Working with cross-organizational stakeholders to determine the understandability and relevance of published security policies and their impact on the business

• Supporting projects on security matters, collaborating with IT, security architects and legal

• Escalating and documenting business initiatives with security implications, and/or specific security challenges

• Participating in security audits

• Act as the PMO supporting the E2E Security Process applied to the deployment of financial system

• Driving the Finance Data Office process to advise projects requiring access to financial data on how to be compliant with Finance compliance standards

• Advising projects, in collaboration with Financial Systems experts, on the target data model to achieve desired needs

• Act as the expert and focal point for Data Quality related topics, supporting data product delivery and requirement collection

• Processing validations of data requests, interfacing with the Data Officer and Data Custodian (business owner of the data)

• Collaborating in the update of the data model of the Finance department, in strong collaboration with IT stakeholders

• Organizing yearly security benchmarks with industry peers

• Inspiring the corporate Data Governance network by sharing latest data governance trends and best practices

• Proposing improvements to data governance processes and methods

• Promoting security awareness and trainings

Requirements - our ideal candidate will have

• 3 -5 years of applicable experience

• Professional/Bachelor’s Degree 

• Ability to interpret and apply policies and regulations across a large, complex business

• Analytical aptitude, critical thinking, and data-driven decision-making skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills to interact with leaders at multiple levels and facilitate team interactions

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), ability to influence

• Ability to balance risks in ambiguous and complex situations

• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration skills, in particular in leading or contributing to global and multi-functional teams

• Highly motivated to contribute and grow within a complex area of emerging importance

• Expert level understanding of data security tools, processes, and procedures

• Competent in the interpretation of numeric data and understanding of statistical principles

• Good fundamental knowledge of industry-standard frameworks 

• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills and cross-functional expertise across multiple IT operational and security disciplines

• Ability to communicate technical concepts to a broad range of technical and non-technical staff

• Must possess a high degree of integrity, be trustworthy, and have the ability to lead and inspire change

Would be considered a plus:

• Experience in Finance with a high level understanding of the processes and a more in-depth expertise in one (Close to report, Transactional accounting in an industrial environment, Treasury, Reporting, Planning…)

• One or more programming/scripting languages (e.g., C++, Perl, Java, Python, etc.)

• In-depth knowledge in the use of databases for reporting

• Working knowledge with tools in relations with data governance and IT security management

• GCIH, GCIA, or CISSP

Benefits - what’s in it for you

• Acquiring expertise in major and high growth domains: data governance and IT security

• Diverse career opportunities within Airbus European core countries or in other regions around the world.  

• A hybrid working model, allowing you to combine onsite and offsite work. 

• A modern office at Parque das Nacoes, well connected to public transportation.

• A motivated and fun crew to grow and build and shape the GBS together.

• An intense and exciting onboarding experience.

Your application:

Airbus offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and development opportunities. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and you have the "Passion to Innovate" and the "Power to Change", we encourage you to apply now.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com.