Senior Data Governance Analyst

London (3 days per week) | 6 Month Contract (Outside ir35)

We're looking for an experienced Senior Data Governance Analyst to help shape and drive a data governance capability within a global technology organisation. This is a high-impact role where you'll play a key part in establishing frameworks, embedding best practices, and building a strong data-driven culture across the business.

You'll work closely with senior stakeholders, including the Executive Data Sponsor, and collaborate across multiple business units to ensure data governance standards are clearly defined, understood, and implemented.

Our client is a leading international organisation operating across events, intelligence, and specialist markets. With a global presence and a strong focus on digital transformation, they are investing heavily in technology and data to deliver innovative, scalable solutions and improve customer outcomes.

Their technology division plays a critical role in driving this transformation, creating modern platforms and data capabilities to support a fast-evolving digital ecosystem.

• Define and implement data governance policies, principles, and frameworks
• Collaborate with Data Owners and business stakeholders to embed governance standards into processes
• Drive data governance strategy, communication, and adoption across the organisation
• Deliver training programmes and promote awareness of data governance best practices
• Act as a subject matter expert, supporting governance processes across data domains
• Develop governance templates, artefacts, and standards for business use
• Support the creation and growth of a data governance capability, including managing team members as it scales
• Continuously refine governance frameworks, metrics, and processes

• Executive Data Sponsor
• Data Governance Managers
• Data Privacy & Data Architecture teams
• Business Process Data Owners
• Operational Data Stewards

• Strong adoption of data governance across the organisation
• Clear ownership, accountability, and decision-making frameworks
• Improved results in data governance health checks
• Measurable alignment between data strategy and business outcomes

• Proven experience in Data Governance (6-9 years+)
• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks, strategy, and implementation
• Knowledge of wider data disciplines (e.g. Data Architecture, Data Management)
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to influence change and embed new ways of working
• Proactive, adaptable, and solution-oriented mindset

• Opportunity to build and shape a data governance function from the ground up
• Work closely with senior leadership and key decision-makers
• Be part of a large-scale digital transformation programme
• Join a global organisation with strong growth and innovation focus

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.