About this role
Salary: £70,000 - 75,000 per year
Requirements: Hands-on experience building or substantially extending a data governance framework in a large, complex organisation, whether you owned all of it or led a major part of itA track record of establishing data ownership and running cross-functional steward groups that actually changed behaviourPractical data quality experience, including processes, metrics and reporting, connected to commercial outcomesStrong working knowledge of UK GDPR and information security principlesThe credibility to influence and challenge at senior level, and the resilience to keep going when it is slowRegulated environment exposure, such as financial services, healthcare, clinical or similarDAMA CDMP, DCAM or CIPP/EExperience evidencing controls to auditorsAn interest in AI governance Responsibilities: Design a proportionate data governance framework and determine which data mattersLand policies and agree ownership across the four priority data domains: customer, product, colleague and clinicalBuild a working steward network across the businessProduce the evidence the board needs to attest under Provision 29 of the UK Corporate Governance CodeMake meaningful progress with limited tooling in year one, using a spreadsheet, a good argument and the right people in the roomWork closely with the Director of Engineering and the data team while keeping a business-first perspectiveInfluence senior stakeholders, explain why data governance matters in language they recognise, and maintain their supportChallenge inaccurate data and hold your position when senior stakeholders push backMake governance feel useful to the people doing it, not just compliantBe pragmatic about what gets done first and defend what is not doneSupport the broader data and AI governance remit as the role evolves Technologies: AISupportNetworkSecurity More:
We are a UK listed group building enterprise data governance from scratch with strong executive backing and board-level attention. This is a North West-based hybrid role with no mandated office days, but regular in-person presence is needed in Handforth because the work depends on relationships. The salary is £75,000, and the position starts as a solo lead role with an analyst expected to follow, offering a genuine path toward a broader data and AI governance remit. The process is two stages and moves quickly.
last updated 35 week of 2026