Data Governance Manager
Scottish Power Energy Networks are looking for a Data Governance Manager to join them on a 12 month contract basis, based in Glasgow.
Role: Data Governance Manager
Business: Scottish Power Energy Networks
Location: Glasgow/hybrid style working
Hours: Full time Mon - Fri
Duration: 12 month contract
Rate: Negotiable
Job Purpose Statement
To own, develop and embed the organisation's Data Governance policies and standards, ensuring alignment with regulatory obligations and supporting the delivery of trusted, high-quality data across the organisation. This will enable SPEN to operate in a data driven environment, treat data as an asset, and ensure security and interoperability, with key accountability enforced throughout the organisation.
Accountability Statements
- Develop a framework for Data Governance to ensure that data is treated as an asset in our organisation, ensuring security and interoperability, with key accountability enforced throughout the organisation.
- Define, maintain and evolve Data Governance policies, standards and frameworks, ensuring compliance with regulatory licence obligations and industry best practice.
- Lead the development and continuous improvement of SPEN's Data Triage framework and SPEN's Data Sharing Infrastructure Trust Framework.
- Monitor regulatory and industry developments, assessing and implementing changes to governance policies as required.
- Ensure alignment with Information Security and Data Protection teams.
- Drive adoption of governance policies and standards through effective communication, training, and stakeholder engagement.
- Managing the SPEN Data Governance Forum, with defined authority and business representation, and clear accountabilities and decision-making authority for all matters on Data Governance,
- Support the development of SPEN's data catalogue, which masters all meta data on all data assets held within SPEN, establishing data custodians and master systems and ensuring adequate review and management.
- Attend Industry Working Groups and interfaces with Ofgem/ DESNZ/ ENA on Data Governance including DDSG, ENA, etc and ensuring that industry development are in line with SPEN ambition and strategic direction.
- Support the development of internal "Data Best Practice" ways of working.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- In-depth knowledge of data governance frameworks, policies, and standards (e.g., DAMA, Ofgem Data Best Practice).
- Experience developing and embedding governance frameworks in a regulated utility or similar environment.
- Strong understanding of data management, quality, and stewardship principles.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience delivering training and leading forums.
- Effective at managing change in a complex environment and creating a culture of engagement, positivity, agile delivery and focussed on outputs.
- Ability to interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into practical business policies.
- Experience working with data governance platforms (e.g., Informatica) is desirable.
- Knowledge and experience of, or demonstration of ability to learn complex principles such as Common Information Model (CIM), Data Best practice and Electricity industry / regulatory licence requirements.
- Strong analytical, planning, and organisational skills.
- Ability to successfully engage with and influence both internal ScottishPower and Iberdrola groups and regulatory bodies / Industry Working Groups (Ofgem, BEIS, ENA).
Minimum Criteria (mandatory)
Criteria Essential/Desirable
- Experience in data governance policy development [Essential]
- Knowledge of Ofgem DBP or similar regulatory frameworks [Essential]
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills [Essential]
- Forward thinking - this role will include involvement in developing the business plan submission [Essential]
- Experience in a regulated utility or similar environment [Desirable]
- Experience with data governance platforms (e.g., Informatica) [Desirable]