Data Governance Lead

DATA GOVERNANCE LEAD

LONDON - HYBRID

£70,000 - £85,000 + BONUS + BENEFITS

This is a high impact opportunity to take ownership of Data Governance and Compliance within a growing, transformation focused organisation. You will play a central role in shaping how data is governed, trusted and used across the business, with the autonomy to lead tooling implementation and influence senior stakeholders.

The Company

They are a well established, consumer focused organisation with a strong digital and data agenda, serving millions of customers internationally. Data is central to their ongoing transformation, with significant investment being made in governance, quality and compliance. The data function is growing in maturity and influence, offering a collaborative environment with clear executive support.

The Role

This role will own and lead Data Governance and Compliance across the organisation, driving the end to end implementation of enterprise governance tooling while defining clear data ownership, governance models and data contracts. You will establish robust data lineage from source systems through to BI and reporting, manage data compliance activity including subject access requests and retention, and work closely with technology, analytics and business teams to embed governance principles. You will also assess governance maturity, define a clear improvement roadmap, and have the opportunity to line manage a data quality analyst as the function continues to grow.

Your Skills & Experience

• Strong hands on experience in Data Governance and Data Compliance
• Proven capability in defining and managing data lineage and data ownership frameworks
• Experience implementing or working with data governance tooling
• Solid understanding of GDPR, data retention and customer data requests
• Confident stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across teams
• Comfortable working autonomously in a changing, transformation led environment
• Background in industry or consulting, with transferable governance expertise

What They Offer

• Clear scope to grow ownership and leadership within Data Governance
• Hybrid working with three days per week in a central London office