About this role
Salary: £120,000 - 160,000 per year
Requirements: Demonstrable experience in data stewardship, data governance, data quality, data management, operational risk, or a closely related disciplinePractical experience maintaining data inventories, metadata, critical data elements, data definitions, ownership records, and end-to-end lineageExperience designing or executing data controls, investigating complex data-quality issues, and driving cross-functional remediation to closureWorking knowledge of data lifecycle, retention, privacy, information security, and records-management principles in a regulated environmentStrong analytical capability, including advanced Microsoft Excel and experience with data visualisation or business intelligence tools such as Power BIAbility to translate technical data issues into clear business impacts, decisions, and actions for senior operational stakeholdersStrong stakeholder management, judgement, and organisation, with the confidence to challenge constructively, manage competing priorities, and escalate riskNice to have: Experience in financial services, banking, wealth management, or another regulated operational environmentNice to have: Hands-on experience with governance, catalogue, or metadata-management tools such as Collibra or Microsoft PurviewNice to have: Working knowledge of SQL and/or Python for data interrogation, profiling, or automationNice to have: Knowledge of UK GDPR, Consumer Duty, and regulatory expectations relating to data accuracy, controls, retention, and operational resilienceNice to have: Relevant professional certification or qualification in data management, governance, risk, or analytics Responsibilities: Maintain an accurate inventory of structured and unstructured operational data assets, including ownership, location, classification, business purpose, criticality, and lifecycle statusMaintain business metadata, data definitions, critical data elements, glossaries, data dictionaries, and ownership records in approved governance repositoriesDocument and maintain operational data lineage, process flows, source systems, hand-offs, transformations, business rules, and third-party dependenciesImplement data governance policies, standards, processes, and controls, and maintain evidence that requirements are operating as intendedEnsure operational management information and reporting use authoritative, controlled, consistently defined data sourcesDefine and maintain data-quality rules, thresholds, and monitoring for critical operational data; monitor performance, identify emerging risks, and report transparentlyInvestigate data issues, perform root-cause analysis, coordinate corrective actions, and drive remediation plans through sustainable closureExecute and evidence data governance controls, support assurance and audit activity, respond to findings, and escalate overdue actions, control failures, or risks outside toleranceImplement approved data-retention schedules and records-management requirements; coordinate and evidence archival, deletion, obfuscation, or disposition activityPartner with Privacy, Records Management, Information Security, Technology, and third-party owners to resolve lifecycle and data-protection issuesAct as the primary data-governance and data-quality contact for UKPI Operations, provide advice and constructive challenge, and represent Operations in governance forumsPresent performance, risks, and remediation progress, and track governance decisions and actions to closureAssess projects, process changes, and new data uses for governance, quality, lineage, retention, privacy, and control impacts before implementationDevelop reporting, analysis, and data-quality insights to support operational performance, risk management, and evidence-based decisionsIdentify opportunities to automate monitoring and controls, reduce manual workarounds and duplicate data, and strengthen authoritative data sourcesPromote data-management capability across Operations through guidance, practical training, and reusable standards Technologies: Business IntelligenceEmbeddedExcelSupportPower BIPythonSQLSecurity More:
We are Vanguard, an investment company founded in the United States in 1975 with a mission to serve investors interests through low-cost, uncomplicated investments. This full-time Operations Data Steward role sits within our UK Personal Investor Operations team in Manchester and reports to the Head of Operations, UK Personal Investor. The role is embedded in Operations and works with operational leaders and experts, Technology, Risk, Compliance, Privacy, Information Security, and our Chief Data & Analytics Office to put data-governance standards into practice and support safe client outcomes, operational resilience, and effective decision-making. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and to building teams where crew members feel valued and can contribute their distinct strengths. We use a hybrid working model, with office attendance required Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. We are not offering visa sponsorship for this position. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and the role may close early if interest is high.
last updated 40 week of 2026