Group Data Governance Manager

The Group Data Governance Manager will oversee and implement data governance frameworks, ensuring data integrity and compliance across the organisation. This role requires strong expertise in delivering Data Governance Strategy and a structured approach to managing data processes.

Client details: This opportunity is with a Global FTSE100 organisation in the industrial and manufacturing sector. The company is known for its robust operations and commitment to leveraging data for informed decision-making.

The Group Data Governance Manager will play a pivotal role within the group, reporting directly to the Group Head of Data and Analytics.

• Manage roll out of a Data Governance Programme and measure, track and improve data quality globally.
• Influence those responsible for data quality and data management in business unit teams, and share expertise, to achieve the business goals in those areas while retaining a consistent data governance strategy across the business.
• Tracking and managing data-quality and data-management related risks.
• Provide leadership to members of the Data Governance Committee including Data Owners, Stewards and Custodians
• Manage Data Governance and Data Quality projects
• Establish KPIs to measure Data Quality, baseline these, create projects to improve the KPIs and monitor and report on an ongoing basis
• With colleague support, develop the enterprise data model and identify the critical data entities which require mastering and/or improvements in quality.
• Establish and lead a Data Governance Council
• Solidify Data Management/Governance roles and responsibilities. Work with colleagues to identify who should take on these roles, and identify any training needs.
• Establish data governance processes, including decision making forums, escalation paths and data quality issue resolution.
• Roll out a data governance platform, including MDM, across the organisation.
• Provide leadership and guidance to colleagues within the business unit D&A teams who currently manage MDM.
• Working closely with the Group Enterprise Data Architect, business unit Heads of Data, DPO and Infosec team to uphold data integrity, privacy and security.
• Establish, document and communicate data formats, mandatory fields and the management of data translations into multiple languages.
• Identify third party reference datasets which would provide useful augmentation of internal data.
• Become familiar with the regulatory, compliance and geography-specific rules regarding data management, privacy, transfer, retention and residency.
• Managing Data quality and data management related risks

A successful Group Data Governance Manager should have:

• Previous experience of rolling out a Data Governance programme, including establishing Data Owner and Steward roles, setting up processes and a Data Governance Committee.
• Experience of creating Power BI reports desirable, confidence with Excel mandatory.
• Hands-on deep experience of at least one data governance platform and MDM tool, for example Ataccama, Profisee or CluedIn.
• Experience of integrating MDM tools or services into a data platform to create and maintain golden records, and establishing and managing MDM Operations.
• Setup of Data Catalogues, glossaries and data governance tools
• Experience collaborating with data architects and engineering teams
• Bachelor\'s degree in Computer Science, IT, information management, analytics, business administration or other relevant field preferred.
• Strong technical knowledge of measuring and tracking data quality and ability to communicate these areas via diagrams, policies and reports to colleagues at various levels

• Competitive salary between £85,000 and £105,000 per annum.
• Additional benefits, including a £9,448 car allowance and a 15% performance bonus.
• Generous pension contributions.
• Opportunities to work within a large organisation in the industrial and manufacturing sector.
• Permanent role based in Cheltenham with Hybrid working and scope for career progression.
• If you are ready to take on this exciting opportunity as a Group Data Governance Manager, apply now