Data Governance Lead

Role purpose

Framework development and delivery

• Lead development and implementation of the data governance framework and turn agreed priorities into a practical team delivery plan.
• Establish data ownership, stewardship, decision-making, and accountability across the organization.
• Identify critical data with owners and stakeholders and establish appropriate quality standards.
• Track governance adoption, data quality, and control effectiveness to drive improvement.

Data platform and self-service

• Embed governance into data platforms, products, and delivery processes with platform, product, engineering, and architecture teams.
• Develop practical standards for data access, classification, metadata, lineage, retention, and usage.
• Support safe self-service using scalable controls and reusable governance practices.
• Lead adoption of governance tools, including data catalogues and data quality solutions.

Leadership and influence

• Manage and develop the data governance team, fostering high performance and collaboration.
• Build a community of data owners and stewards through guidance and training.
• Provide evidence-based advice to senior stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Represent governance in data and AI initiatives and ensure risks are identified and managed early.
• Manage specialist suppliers when required and build sustainable internal capability.

Essential criteria

• Strong experience implementing data governance frameworks, policies, and standards in a complex organization.
• Experience in line management and developing a team.
• Strong command of data ownership and stewardship, metadata, lineage, data quality, data risk, and policy development.
• Experience embedding governance into modern data platforms, data products, or self-service analytics with engineering, architecture, and product teams.
• Experience implementing or effectively using data catalogues, metadata platforms, lineage tools, or data quality technology.
• Practical understanding of the effect of privacy, security, legal, and regulatory obligations on data collection and use.
• Experience working effectively with stakeholders.

Salary and contract

• Permanent contract.
• Proposed salary is £70,000 to £80,000, dependent on relevant skills, knowledge, and experience, plus London Weighting Allowance of £5,441 and 15% bonus OTE.

Location and working arrangements

• Location is London TVC.
• Flexible working preferences may be discussed during the application and offer process; no specific onsite, remote, or hybrid policy is stated.

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