Data Governance Manager

Data Governance Custodian 24 months – until December 2027 Hybrid – occasional travel to Reading Rate TBD Role Requirements: * Experience: Background in data governance, data management, or related disciplines. * Knowledge: Familiarity with governance frameworks, metadata management, and compliance requirements. * Technical Awareness: Understanding of governance tooling (e.g., Microsoft Purview or similar). * Collaboration: Ability to work with multiple stakeholders across nations and business areas. Key Responsibilities: * Work under the Data Governance Manager to define foundational governance for a greenfield data environment. * Define and maintain data dictionaries, glossary terms, standards, naming conventions, and metadata structures. * Implement governance tooling once selected (e.g., Purview or equivalent). * Engage with business areas and national representatives to understand data usage, classification, and control. * Contribute to drafting governance policies and procedures aligned with security classifications and compliance requirements. * Support early-stage activities such as data auditing, monitoring approaches, and documenting lineage/ownership models. * Act as a bridge between business users and future architecture during framework creation. Desirable Skills: * Experience with data governance tools (Purview, Collibra, Informatica, etc.). * Knowledge of metadata management, data lineage, and data quality frameworks. * Strong understanding of security classifications, export-control constraints, and compliance in regulated environments. * Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills. * Ability to work in greenfield, multinational defence contexts