Head of Data Governance & Quality

Interpath is an international and fast-growing advisory business with deep expertise in a broad range of specialisms spanning deals, advisory and restructuring capabilities.

We deliver tangible results for global businesses, their investors, and stakeholders when complex problems arise, and critical decisions need to be made. Interpath is agile, independent, and conflict-free, and our passion for doing what’s right, every time, sets us apart.

Our diverse teams provide specialist technical knowledge combined with deep sector experience across our service line specialisms. Since our foundation in 2021, Interpath has grown rapidly, and we now have a presence across the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Spain, BVI, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Barbados, and Hong Kong. By 2030 we aim to be one of the world’s leading advisory firms with a truly global footprint.

The Head of Data Governance role will drive data excellence at Interpath. Working closely with the CISO, DPO, Risk & Compliance and Business Leads, to ensure we remain compliant and do the right thing; devising and implementing efficient and secure procedures for data management and analysis. The role will also empower our business using reliable and accurate data. This is a fantastic opportunity to drive a relatively new capability within the business to bring data harmony and realise the power of data. It is important that the candidate is reasonably technical to understand systems & data and to be able to work closely with the IT, Risk and Business leaders.

Key Accountabilities:

• Working closely with the Information Security, Data Protection and wider Legal, Regulatory & Compliance teams to build a strategy and supporting plan to deliver data compliance.

Data Management & Governance:

• Maintaining the existing inventory of data assets and their processing.
• Drive the adoption of the Interpath Data Governance Framework and best practices throughout the business.
• Oversees strategic reporting, aligning business goals to Data Governance.
• Provide advisory leadership to business units on the interpretation, alignment, and execution of standards and practices.
• Technical familiarity with key data/metadata governance tools in the industry
• Act as Chair for the Data Governance Forum. Implement a Data Steward/Champion ownership model.
• Set common definitions (and business rules) across Interpath to allow us to have one single source of the truth.
• Review and refresh general principles around data capture and storage.
• Regularly audit the way we capture, store, and use data across the business (both internally & externally) to ensure we adhere to policies and best practice.
• Ensure key data assets are Mastered in the right systems and the business is not polluting applications with data.
• mplement, and monitor data retention policies across all data.

Data Compliance:

• Work with Info Sec, Data Privacy, Compliance and IT teams to review and revise policies including data leakage, retention etc. Ensure that all new areas and countries to the Interpath group adopt the agreed Data Governance principles.

Data Quality:

• Formulate a series of regular data health checks across our major systems and data, including monitoring/reporting.

• Experience of implementing a data governance framework, controls and practices
• Multiple years proven experience in data governance
• Good level of technical literacy including O365 and Microsoft technology
• Robust knowledge of data privacy and information security techniques
• The aptitude to quickly understand information, business models and the marketplace.
• Always setting a high level of professionalism.
• Ability to establish credibility and develop effective business relationships with colleagues.
• Team player – ability to fit in with team and department colleagues.
• Proven passion for data with the desire to promote its strategic importance.
• Detail orientated but pragmatic.
• Strong interest in AI, ML, and the data world.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Knowledge of UK & European legislations would be useful.
• Previous experience with governance tools such as Purview, Varonis and OneTrust would be beneficial.

Benefits

At Interpath, our people lie at the heart of our business. That's why we provide employees with a competitive and comprehensive reward package including compelling salaries and a range of core and optional benefits. Read more about our benefits;Company Benefits - Interpath

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