Laboral Kutxa is a prominent Spanish credit union and cooperative bank headquartered in Arrasate (Mondragón). Formed through the merger of Caja Laboral and Ipar Kutxa, it operates as part of the Mondragon Corporation, the world's largest worker-owned cooperative. The bank provides a full range of financial services, including retail banking, insurance, and wealth management, primarily serving the Basque Country, Navarre, and surrounding regions.

In Spain, Laboral Kutxa maintains a significant corporate presence in Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia, with an extensive branch network across Northern Spain. The company is unique for its cooperative business model, where employees have the opportunity to become member-owners, fostering a culture of participation and long-term stability. For international professionals, the bank offers specialized roles in areas such as cybersecurity, international payment solutions, and financial regulation, though proficiency in Spanish is typically essential for integration.

Laboral Kutxa was formed in 2012 following the merger of Caja Laboral (founded in 1959) and Ipar Kutxa (founded in 1965). It is the financial arm of the Mondragon Corporation, reflecting a long history of cooperative banking in the Basque region.

For international professionals

Operates under a cooperative model where employees can eventually become member-owners of the bank.
Headquartered in Arrasate (Mondragón), offering career opportunities in the Basque Country's industrial and financial heart.
Actively hires for specialized technical roles in cybersecurity, data governance, and international payment systems.
Strong emphasis on social responsibility, with a significant portion of profits reinvested into local community and cultural projects.
Fluency in Spanish is generally required, and knowledge of the Basque language is highly valued for many regional roles.

Data Governance Specialist

Laboral Kutxa

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

Your mission will consist of defining, implementing, and supervising the data governance framework, ensuring the quality, integrity, availability, and proper use of information as a strategic asset, in compliance with the regulatory environment.

WE WILL COUNT ON YOU TO:

Define and implement the data governance model, establishing policies, standards, roles (data owners, stewards), and aligning it with the business strategy.
Guarantee data quality and traceability, defining KPIs, supervising control processes (profiling, cleansing, monitoring), and leading continuous improvement initiatives, as well as the management of metadata, dictionaries, and data lineage.
Ensure regulatory compliance and risk management, collaborating with Risk, Compliance, and Audit areas, and integrating regulatory requirements such as GDPR or BCBS 239.
Drive the data technological ecosystem, evaluating and implementing data governance tools and coordinating their integration into the data architecture with IT and the Data Office.

WHAT DO WE EXPECT YOU TO BRING?

Degree in STEM fields (Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, etc.).
Experience in data governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK) and data governance tools (Collibra, Informatica, Alation, TrueDat...).
Metadata management and data lineage.
SQL and databases.
Data architectures (Data Warehouse, Data Lake, Lakehouse).
Knowledge of the financial regulatory environment.
Experience in project management.
High level of Basque and English.
Analytical and data-oriented mindset.
Focus on generating value from data and on customer experience.

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

Another way of working, growing professionally and personally, so that you can unleash your full potential in a sustainable and inclusive way. To achieve this:
• We promote teamwork, mutual support, and participation.
• We personalize training to develop people's skills throughout their professional life.
• We offer the flexibility you need to ensure a good balance between professional and private life.
• We bet on internal talent, and therefore you will have multiple opportunities to face new challenges and assume new roles.
• We will take care of you through Zainduz, our health program, through which you can enjoy: workshops on healthy habits and emotional well-being, digital Physiotherapy service, incentives for walking or cycling to work.
• We will facilitate access to the Lagun Aro medical panel for you and your family, in addition to special banking and insurance conditions.

In short, we offer inclusive and respectful work environments, we guarantee equal opportunities between men and women in work dynamics and professional careers, working to be a reference in terms of equality.

View original advert (Spanish)

Tu misión consistirá en definir, implantar y supervisar el marco de gobierno del dato, asegurando la calidad, integridad, disponibilidad y uso adecuado de la información como activo estratégico, en cumplimiento del entorno regulatorio.

CONTAREMOS CONTIGO PARA:

Definir e implantar el modelo de gobierno del dato, estableciendo políticas, estándares, roles (data owners, stewards) y alineándolo con la estrategia de negocio.
Garantizar la calidad y trazabilidad del dato, definiendo KPIs, supervisando procesos de control (profiling, limpieza, monitorización) y liderando iniciativas de mejora continua, así como la gestión de metadatos, diccionarios y linaje del dato.
Asegurar el cumplimiento normativo y la gestión de riesgos, colaborando con áreas de Riesgos, Compliance y Auditoría, e integrando requerimientos regulatorios como GDPR o BCBS 239.
Impulsar el ecosistema tecnológico de datos, evaluando e implantando herramientas de data governance y coordinando con IT y Data Office su integración en la arquitectura de datos.

¿QUÉ ESPERAMOS QUE APORTES?

Grado en titulaciones STEM (Matemáticas, Física, Ingeniería, etc.).
Experiencia en marcos de gobierno del dato (ej. DAMA-DMBOK) y herramientas de data governance (Collibra, Informatica, Alation, TrueDat...).
Gestión de metadatos y data lineage.
SQL y bases de datos.
Arquitecturas de datos (Data Warehouse, Data Lake, Lakehouse).
Conocimiento del entorno regulatorio financiero.
Experiencia en gestión de proyectos
Nivel alto de euskera e inglés
Mentalidad analítica y orientada a datos
Foco en la generación de valor a partir del dato y en la experiencia de cliente