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Senior Data Governance & MDM Consultant with 15 years of experience in financial services (Lloyd's, Atradius, Allianz, AXA, Zurich). I help organisations structure, govern, and maximise the value of their data. Specialist in MDM platform selection (Semarchy, Ataccama, Informatica), data quality frameworks, and regulatory compliance (Solvency II, IFRS 17). Certified: CDMP, Semarchy xDM Developer, PMP, PRINCE2, SAFe.

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Languages

Spanish
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Catalan
Native or bilingual
Russian
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Barcelona (up to 50km)

ATRADIUS
Enterprise Data Manager Lead
BANKING AND INSURANCE
January 2023 - September 2025 (2 years and 8 months)
Spain
• • Appointed interim Head of the Enterprise Data Function during leadership transition; executive representation to CFO/CIO ensuring strategy continuity and delivery.
• • Led enterprise data governance programme including MDM, metadata management, data lineage, and data quality framework aligned with Solvency II and IFRS17.
• • Led end-to-end MDM/Data Governance platform selection: evaluated 7+ vendors (Informatica, Ataccama, Alation, Reltio, Semarchy, Alex Solutions, Data.world), executed PoCs, managed €300k+ budget, and designed MVP scope including Golden Record rules and Data Catalogue integration.
• • Designed and implemented Data Service Delivery Model (SDM) for data products and capabilities, driving approximately 20% service-efficiency improvement.
• • Led and mentored 15-person cross-functional team (Finance/IT); embedded measurement and continuous improvement practices.
• • Identified Critical Data Elements (CDEs) and led data quality initiatives across the enterprise.
Ataccama Data Governance Data Quality Management Metadata Management Master Data Management
LLOYD'S EUROPE INSURANCE
Lead Data Manager (Contractor)
BANKING AND INSURANCE
January 2022 - January 2023 (1 year)
Belgium
• • Led Enterprise Data Management programme implementing Solvency II data governance: business glossary, data dictionary, metadata, lineage, data quality rules, and Golden Record validation.
• • Led MDM tool selection and PoC execution, resulting in Semarchy xDM implementation; certified as Semarchy xDM Developer.
• • Defined and executed data strategy to transition organisation towards data-centric operating model.
• • Oversaw daily EDM operations; mentoring and capability development; primary liaison to Data Governance function.
alex solutions Semarchy data lineage Data Governance Solvency II
ALLIANZ INSURANCE
IT Project Manager
BANKING AND INSURANCE
January 2019 - January 2022 (3 years)
Spain
• • Directed high-performance eCommerce engineering team of 30+ professionals: release management, platform oversight, and technical project management.
• • Managed refactoring of Quotation Core System to microservices architecture, achieving 75% operational cost savings on AWS EC2 (€1 M project budget).
• • Delivered Medical Screening feature on schedule and within budget, enabling UK Business Unit B2C portal launch with forecasted €2.7M B2B revenue increase.
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