Data Governance Analyst

11 months

Milton Keynes - x2 days onsite x3 remote

Inside IR35 - Umbrella only

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Data Governance Analyst performs a critical role in enabling the business to implement the Data Governance framework and policy, establishing data ownership.

The role will collaborate with colleagues across the business on the implementation and enduring support required for effective metadata management, safe and easy access to data, data quality monitoring, and data quality issues management.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the development and implementation of the Data Governance framework and policy to achieve effective data ownership for critical data.
• Engage with stakeholders to understand key business drivers, priorities, and challenges to enable a strategic and value adding Data Governance approach.
• Work with business areas/data domains to help them establish effective metadata management using the approved data catalogue tool.
• Assist in Data Governance team led metadata enrichment activities to ensure the data catalogue contains valuable information on data assets.
• Become an expert in the approved data catalogue tool, train others in its use, and resolve any issues as and when required.
• Work with business areas/data domains to help them establish effective data quality monitoring using appropriate tooling.
• Support colleagues with devising data quality rules, threshold setting, and the creation of data quality reporting to identify and address instances where our data is not fit for purpose.
• Become an expert in the approved data quality tool, train others in its use, and resolve any issues as and when required.
• Act as an ambassador for Data Governance, sharing successes, and explaining the benefits, helping to improve data literacy and build a data culture.
• Support the establishment of Data Governance performance metrics reporting to monitor adoption and effectiveness of Data Governance.
• Produce the monthly Data Governance performance metrics reporting and present to stakeholders (e.g. Data Governance Committee, Chief Information Officer) to keep key stakeholders up to date with status and achievements.
• Manage the IT delivery Quality Management checklist for Data Governance items (e.g. to ensure changes to sensitive data flows are maintained in the IT Architecture tool).

DECISION MAKING SCOPE

• Advising stakeholders across the business on Data Governance best practice.
• Influencing stakeholders to establish effective and enduring Data Governance by promoting / proving the benefits and helping build a data culture.
• Proposing resolutions to issues with Data Governance processes or tooling.
• Escalation of Data Governance issues to senior management up to and including BoM.

KEY CHALLENGES

• Successfully influencing stakeholders and gaining buy-in to establish effective and enduring Data Governance (business-wide team effort critical to success). Need to articulate and prove the value of Data Governance and ensure aligned with business strategy.
• Managing priorities as the number of stakeholders increases as Data Governance implementation expands to new business areas / data domains.
• Balancing the goal and desire to drive the establishment of Data Governance with ensuring the business take full ownership for their data on an enduring basis

SKILLS & PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS REQUIRED

• RDARR - risk data aggregation and risk reporting relates to regulation brought out call BCBS239 - for bigger banks well known/will have experience - someone who has experience with both of these are desirable not necessarily essential
• Financial Services experience is highly desirable also but not necessarily essential
• Experience of Collibra - Data Governance Tool - desirable
• High level of motivation, flexibility, drive, and personal commitment.
• Proven problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong written and oral communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Tenacity and resilience to maintain focus despite challenges and setbacks.
• A value driven mindset.
• A keen interest in developing data governance knowledge and business awareness (strategy, key challenges etc.).
• Able to prioritise multiple demands within a fast-paced environment.
• Organised and ability to maintain attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.

EDUCATION, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE

Mandatory

• Experience in implementation of data governance frameworks and / or other data management practices.
• Experience of metadata and data quality tooling.
• Experience of managing and reporting to internal and external stakeholders at senior levels.
• Good understanding of key UK and European regulatory and statutory requirements (FCA, PRA, BAFIN, GDPR / DPA, European Central Bank, European Banking Authority).

• Qualification in data governance or data management (e.g. DAMA CDMP)
• Experience of working in an agile environment
• Financial Services experience
• Business partnering experience.

Suitable candidates should submit CVs in the first instance!