About this role
Salary: £41,000 - 81,000 per year
Requirements
- We require an understanding of Data Governance within regulated environments.
- We require an understanding of legal, regulatory and organisational requirements relating to data management and governance.
- We require a degree-level qualification in Data Management, Information Management, Information Governance or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrable professional experience.
- We require experience developing or supporting Data Governance activities.
- We require experience implementing governance frameworks, standards or controls.
- We require experience supporting Data Ownership, Stewardship or accountability-based governance models.
- We require experience engaging and influencing stakeholders across complex organisations.
- We require experience operating within regulated or complex organisational environments.
- We require practical understanding of enterprise digital information, collaboration and content management environments such as Microsoft 365, SharePoint or comparable platforms.
- Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance for this role.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of Data Governance frameworks, standards and controls to enable consistent, effective governance of data assets across AWE.
- Develop and maintain Data Ownership and Data Stewardship governance arrangements that support accountability, decision-making and effective management of data assets.
- Establish and maintain Data Governance forums, processes and decision-making arrangements to support effective governance and oversight.
- Provide specialist advice and challenge to business areas implementing Data Governance requirements, supporting proportionate controls and consistent adoption across AWE.
- Contribute to the collective success of the KIDM Centre of Excellence through collaboration and integrated delivery across governance, compliance, capability and adoption functions.
- Ensure Data Governance activities support applicable legal, regulatory, security and organisational requirements.
- Provide professional leadership in your area of expertise, influence stakeholders, promote good practice and support organisational objectives while role modelling AWE behaviours.
Technologies
- Support
- Microsoft 365
- Security
- SharePoint
- Office 365
More
We are recruiting a Data Governance Senior Manager at AWE, based at RG7 4PR between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking. The role is intended to establish clear ownership, stewardship, accountability and decision-making for data assets so trusted, secure and well-managed data supports organisational objectives. The starting salary is £50,060 per year, depending on suitability, qualifications and experience. We operate a nine-day working fortnight and consider flexible working requests; applicants can state their preferred pattern. Applications are welcomed from across the business, though employees currently going through a formal consultation process will take priority for interview.
Our benefits include every other Friday off, 270 hours of annual leave, a contributory pension with employer contributions of 9% to 13% depending on employee contributions, family-friendly leave, professional development funding, an Employee Assistance Programme, Occupational Health Services, life assurance at four times annual salary, discounts and special leave for volunteering, public service and caring.
last updated 46 week of 2026