Description Ford Credit Europe's (FCE) Data and Analytics Solutions (DAS) team provides comprehensive data services to the organisation, including Data Governance & Lineage, Data Quality, Master Data Management, and the delivery of the FCE Data Strategy enabling self-service and analytics. This is a dynamic and evolving area of the FCE Business, leveraging new tools, processes, and technology to enable faster business access to greater insights required for European growth and regulatory compliance. We're seeking a Data Specialist to join our team to develop robust data solutions for FCE and Ford Bank Germany (FBG). This role focuses on collaborating with customers to identify, document, and solve data needs, implementing semantic models within our data platforms, and creating data solutions that enable advanced analytics and future AI-powered tools for our business customers. As part of our DAS transformation, you'll work closely with Data Engineering and Data Architecture teams to implement semantic models that translate complex banking data into accessible business insights while ensuring full regulatory compliance. Responsibilities Semantic Layer Implementation Support data lake ingestion from source systems in preparation for developing semantic layers Implement data models using various tools that provide consistent business definitions across FCE and FBG Create reusable data abstractions and metrics that enable self-service analytics for business teams Build logical data models, in collaboration with Data Architecture, that support both current reporting needs and future AI tool development Ensure semantic layer implementations comply with banking regulations and data governance standards Data Management & Analysis Develop and maintain SQL queries and Python scripts to support data flows Source, prepare, and validate data working closely with Data Owners, Data Stewards and Data Engineering teams Collaborate with Data Governance, Data Owners, and Data Stewards to ensure data quality and compliance Create and maintain documentation for semantic layer components and business definitions Business Partnership & Requirements Work with business teams across FCE to understand their data and analytics needs Translate business requirements into specification documents working with Data Engineering and Architecture Build business cases for semantic layer investments that enable future customer AI tools Facilitate discussions between business stakeholders and technical teams on data solutions Data Governance & Compliance Partner with Data Governance teams to implement data quality standards and controls Work with Data Stewards to maintain accurate business definitions and data lineage Support Data Owners in ensuring semantic layer solutions meet regulatory requirements Maintain audit trails and compliance documentation for regulated banking environments Customer-Facing Analytics Enablement Design semantic layer solutions that can support future AI-powered customer tools Collaborate with product teams exploring analytics applications for business customers Ensure semantic models provide clean, reliable data foundations for potential machine learning applications Stay informed about AI developments relevant to banking and customer data applications Support diverse innovation initiatives to enhance customer data experience Qualifications Essential Requirements Data & Engineering Skills SQL: Advanced querying, transformation, and performance optimisation Python: Strong capability for data manipulation, analysis, and automation Looker / LookML: Hands‑on experience building LookML models and dashboards Power BI: Proficient in developing BI reports and analytics solutions GCP: Experience with BigQuery and familiarity with wider GCP data tooling Cloud Data Warehousing: Knowledge of cloud‑based storage and warehousing concepts AI/ML Exposure: Basic understanding of machine learning concepts; willingness to learn BigQuery ML, AutoML, etc. Git / GitHub: Proficient in version control for code and documentation Data Management & Analytics Semantic Modelling: Understanding of semantic layers, business definitions, and logical data structures Data Quality: Knowledge of data validation, cleansing techniques, and QA processes Business Intelligence: Ability to build self‑service analytics and reporting layers Data Analysis: Capable of interpreting complex datasets to produce meaningful insights Education Degree: Bachelor’s degree in a data‑related discipline (preferred) The Company is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favourable treatment or harassment on the grounds of race, religion or belief, sex, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability This position is based in Dunton, and it is expected the successful candidate will be able to attend the Dunton Campus for typically 4 days a week and remain flexible on the days they are required to attend the office according to business requirements. As part of our pre-employment checks process, successful candidates will be required to undergo a criminal record check. This will be conducted in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and applied only to unspent convictions. LI-SW16