Data Governance Manager

Job Title

Data Governance Manager

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits

Category

Data Management

Closing Date

7 August 2025

This role requires on-site presence at Asda House in Leeds three days per week (Mon & Fri, plus one other day). We’re really looking forward to having you around!

 
Asda is an exciting place to work we have undergone a significant transformation which has reworked all the technology that drives the business. Data Governance is essential to both protect and enable Asda to derive more value from its data. We are looking for a proactive and knowledgeable Data Governance Manager to support the development and delivery of Asda’s data governance framework. You will play a key role in ensuring data is well-managed, trusted, and supports decision-making across the organisation. 

What You’ll Be Doing 

Playing an integral role in delivering a high-performing data governance function, with a strong focus on engagement, collaboration and adoption across the organisation.  Engaging business stakeholders to drive data understanding, promote data ownership & stewardship, and improve data accuracy and consistency across key areas.  Building strong relationships with data owners, stewards and business teams to champion the importance of data governance and help embed best practices in their day-to-day work.  Coordinating and supporting data governance activities such as data quality monitoring, master data and metadata management, while encouraging shared ownership and accountability.  Rolling out training, communications and awareness initiatives to improve data literacy and enthusiasm for good data management across teams.  Implementing and maintaining governance toolkits and processes, and supporting teams to use them effectively (e.g., data quality rules, classification frameworks, lineage mapping).  Working closely with technical teams to ensure business engagement is reflected in data documentation, including lineage, definitions, and the Enterprise Data Model. 

What You’ll Bring 

Strong communication and collaboration skills – comfortable working with colleagues at different levels and across departments.  Solid experience working within data governance, data quality, or data management functions, ideally in a large organisation.  Familiarity with key data governance frameworks and tools (e.g., data catalogues, stewardship platforms, or data quality tools).  A good understanding of data governance principles, policies, and regulatory considerations, and an interest in helping others understand and apply them.  Experience supporting or delivering training or internal engagement initiatives

We welcome applications from candidates seeking part-time hours, flexible working arrangements, or job share opportunities.

If you have any questions about the role, then please email

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Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

Discretionary company bonus Company pension up to 7% matched Company Car allowance of £5,700 15% colleague discount in store and online Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas. Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves"