About this role
Salary: £125,000 - 135,000 per year
Requirements
- Proven experience leading, developing or scaling data governance programmes
- Strong understanding of data governance principles
- Good knowledge of GDPR and experience translating regulatory requirements into practical processes
- Strong technical understanding of modern data platforms, including SQL, cloud data warehouses and data transformation tools
- Experience working with data lineage, discovery and classification tools
- Ability to identify governance gaps, assess risks and develop practical improvement plans
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing technical and business teams
Responsibilities
- Own the data governance roadmap, identify gaps, define priorities and drive improvements across data privacy, quality, ownership, access and retention
- Work with data engineering, analytics and business stakeholders to translate governance requirements into practical solutions
- Embed standards and processes across the organisation
- Improve data visibility, classification and lineage
- Establish scalable governance frameworks and empower teams to manage data responsibly and effectively
Technologies
- Cloud
- SQL
- Embedded
More
Were working with a leading organisation that is investing in and strengthening its data capabilities. This is an opportunity to take strategic ownership of a high-impact data governance programme and help shape how data is managed, protected and used across the business. The role combines strategic direction with practical improvements to data standards, privacy and compliance. Salary: £125,000–£135,000. Location: London, hybrid.
last updated 43 week of 2026