Senior Expert Data Management- Finance - OMV

Overview of the Company

OMV Petrom is the largest energy company in South-Eastern Europe, being active on every aspect of the energy value chain: from wells, producing oil and gas, to refining and fuels distribution, gas supply and power generation & supply. We provide the energy for day-to-day modern life: fuels for mobility, light and heat. We believe that we can only evolve with a diverse mix of employees and by ensuring a healthy work-life balance.

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At OMV Petrom, we have a long tradition of responsible behavior towards employees, the environment and society. Sustainability means a focus on conducting the business responsibly, efficiently and in an innovative way. We are committed to create long-term value for the company and our stakeholders, while respecting the environment and, supporting the communities in which we operate.

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About job

Are you passionate about data excellence and ready to make a real impact? We want to meet you!OMV Petrom Global Solutions is seeking a Senior Expert in Finance Master Data & Data Management to join our dynamic team. In this high-visibility role, you'll act as a center of expertise, shaping the future of data management across the entire OMV Group. You'll drive global standards, support transformation initiatives, and champion continuous improvements in data quality and operational efficiency.

Your Tasks

• Contributes to an enterprise-wide data management & governance framework: guidelines, principles, standards, roles, and operating models;
• Evaluate and support implementation and running of a metadata-management tool to enhance data lineage, cataloging, quality assurance, ownership and trust in data assets as a foundation for Data & AI use case implementation and operations. ( eg. Microsoft Purview, Colibra, DataSpot);
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive business glossary within the data catalog and collaborate with business stakeholders to define and standardize data terminology, business logic, and rules;
• Establish and enforce data standards to ensure consistency across systems and processes;
• Align technical metadata with business definitions for improved transparency and usability. Manage metadata quality and ensure accurate documentation of data assets;
• Lead Data Quality initiatives across the different business areas including analysis or root cause investigations (especially regarding Finance data quality);
• Independently plans and adapts activities to meet given deadlines with expected quality. Supports junior colleagues in prioritizing, organizing and improving their work;
• Reports to the Team Lead / Department Manager as required. Communicates significant process changes promptly, informs relevant stakeholders and maintains relevant documentation in case of process changes and updates. Prepares queries and non-standard reports upon request accurately, completely and on time.

Your Profile

• Education: Masters Degree in Finance, Business;
• Relevant professional experience: >7 years;
• Solid functional knowledge of Data Management processes (ideally in oil & gas industry) and continuous optimization and efficiency improvement;
• Solid project management skills in an international environment - familiar with Lean and Agile practices;
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills to support the development and set up of effective organizational structures, roles and responsibilities, information flows and control ongoing regular and project based activities;
• Change management experience and ability to create a strong professional network and maintain professional relationships across various organizational levels
• Hands-on experience with Data Quality platforms ( esp. in Financial Data Domain);
• Hands-on experience with metadata/ data cataloging tools (e.g., Collibra, Purview) and Power-BI. Familiarity with other modern Analytics & AI platforms;
• Knowledge of industry standards such as DAMA-DMBOK, CDMP certification, or comparable frameworks;
• Ideally knowledge of SAP (ideally MDG, S/4 HANA , SAP FI/CO) and/or other ERP systems;
• Very good English language skills, German language is an advantage.

What OMV Petrom can offer you

• Long weekend plans are always welcome - on Friday, our office hours end at 14.00.
• You can rely on a health insurance that covers medical treatment in a variety of private medical clinics.
• You can work from home, if the work activity allows.
• The number of your days off increase according to your work experience so that you'll enjoy more free time.

• We aim to make your vacation days happier, by paying each vacation day double.
• Are you a top performer? Your work can be rewarded each three months based on performance results.
• Additional days off and various financial support for different events like marriage, child birth, etc.

• Access to LinkedIn Learning and a variety of development programs.
• Do you prefer cars or bikes? We have free private covered parking.