Data Governance Analyst

At National Grid, we keep people connected and society moving. But it's so much more than that. National Grid supplies us with the environment to make it happen. As we generate momentum in the energy transition for all, we don't plan on leaving any of our customers in the dark. So, join us as a Data Governance Analyst and find your superpower.

National Grid is hiring a Data Governance Analyst for our Electricity Distribution (NGED) team. This role is designated as hybrid, with an expectation of one or two days per month in one of our offices. Requirements may vary based on business needs and company policy.

Reporting to the Data Governance Lead, the Data Governance Analyst is responsible for supporting the implementation and operation of NGED's data governance framework, ensuring data assets are well defined, well managed and compliant with internal and regulatory requirements.

This role plays a key part in improving data quality, transparency and trust across NGED by embedding governance controls into day to day data delivery and operational processes. The Data Governance Analyst will work closely with data engineers, insight analysts, data scientists and business stakeholders to ensure governance is applied consistently and pragmatically across data platforms, data products and reporting solutions.

In addition to hands on governance delivery, the role requires strong communication and organisational skills to support data ownership, stewardship and governance awareness across the organisation. The successful candidate will contribute to the continuous improvement of NGED's data governance maturity and support the adoption of best practice data management approaches.

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• Support the implementation and day to day operation of NGED's data governance framework, policies and standards.
  
• Maintain data ownership and stewardship records, ensuring roles, responsibilities and accountability are clearly documented and kept up to date.
  
• Support data cataloguing, metadata management and data lineage capture using governance tools such as AWS DataZone or equivalent platforms.
  
• Assist in defining, implementing and monitoring data quality rules to ensure data accuracy, completeness and consistency.
  
• Identify, track and support the resolution of data quality issues, working with delivery teams to ensure clear ownership and timely remediation.
  
• Embed data governance controls into data pipelines, data products and reporting solutions in collaboration with data engineering and analytic teams.
  
• Support compliance with internal and external regulatory requirements, including data protection, retention and audit obligations.
  
• Produce governance reporting and metrics covering data quality, metadata coverage, lineage and policy adherence.
  
• Provide guidance and support to data owners, stewards and delivery teams on governance expectations and best practices.
  
• Contribute to data literacy and governance awareness activities, including documentation, guidance and training materials.
  
• Support Agile delivery principles and contribute to the efficient execution of governance related initiatives.
  

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• Practical understanding of data governance principles including data ownership, stewardship, quality, metadata and lineage.
  
• Experience working with data governance, cataloguing or metadata management tools such as AWS DataZone, Collibra or Informatica.
  
• Understanding of data quality concepts, profiling techniques and issue management processes.
  
• Ability to work with technical teams and understand data pipelines, data models and reporting solutions.
  
• Strong attention to detail with a structured and methodical approach to documentation and controls.
  
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain governance requirements to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams across data and business domains.
  
• Experience working in regulated environments or with data protection and compliance requirements is desirable.
  
• Familiarity with cloud based data platforms such as AWS is desirable.
  
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
  

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• Competitive Salary: circa £50,000 - £60,000 per annum (dependent on location, capability, and experience).
  

Additional benefits:

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• Flexible benefits such as a cycle scheme, share incentive plan, technology schemes
  
• Ongoing career development and support to help you cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, examination fees and time off for study leave - so long as it is relevant to your role
  
• Access to apps such as digital GP service for round the clock access to GP video consultations and NHS repeat prescriptions, wellbeing app to support your health and fitness
  
• Access to Work + Family Space, providing support and resources for work and family life, including paid emergency childcare and eldercare