Lead Data Manager

Mane Consulting; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mane Consulting is seeking a Senior Data Quality & Governance Lead to drive improvements in data quality, strengthen governance, and enable evidence‑based decision making across Australia's major analytics programs. You will define data rules, improve integrity, and support a modern data platform rollout.

Collaborate with data stewards, SMEs, engineers and analysts; lead a small team; mentor staff; and promote ethical, privacy‑aligned data practices while delivering high‑quality outputs and

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of data governance, privacy, ethics and security principles.
• Strong capability in data quality assurance, integrity assessment and fitness-for-purpose evaluation.
• Experience with data collection methodologies, metadata and data sources.
• Ability to integrate datasets, amend code, and apply quality controls.
• Strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement and clear communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Purview to support data discovery and classification.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical judgement.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, lead teams and deliver high-value outcomes.
• Curiosity, adaptability and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead data quality activities, including defining, implementing and socialising data quality rules.
• Analyse data assets, gather requirements, translate to governance and quality solutions.
• Establish and maintain data business rules, metadata, classifications and coding protocols.
• Integrate and organise data from multiple systems using standard tools and coding languages.
• Conduct audits, detect inconsistencies and apply structured error handling procedures.
• Produce high-quality data outputs, documentation, reports and artefacts.
• Build strong relationships with data stewards, SMEs, engineers, analysts and project teams.
• Support project planning, delivery cadence, testing and continuous improvement.
• Lead and mentor staff, fostering capability, wellbeing and high-performance culture.
• Promote ethical, secure and privacy-aligned data practices.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Stakeholder engagement

Data architecture

Regulatory & privacy

Excel

Analytical judgement

Mentoring

Ethical data practices

Purview

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Get recognition and reward working in this data management Lead role where you'll thrive on improving data quality, strengthening governance, and enabling confident, evidence‑based decision‑making. Join a major national program focused on uplifting data foundations, enhancing visibility of high‑value datasets, and ensuring Australia's most important data assets are fit‑for‑purpose for analytics, automation and AI.

As a Senior Data Quality & Governance Lead you will guide data quality initiatives, influence strategic data uplift, and work with diverse stakeholders across complex operational environments. Help define data rules, improve data integrity, integrate datasets, and champion best practice data management, all while supporting a modern data platform rollout.

What you'll do

• Lead data quality activities, including defining, implementing and socialising data quality rules.
• Analyse data assets, gather business requirements and translate them into practical governance and quality solutions.
• Establish and maintain data business rules, metadata, classifications and coding protocols.
• Integrate and organise data from multiple operational systems using standard tools and coding languages.
• Conduct audits, detect inconsistencies and apply structured error‑handling procedures.
• Produce high‑quality data outputs, documentation, reports and technical artefacts.
• Build strong relationships with data stewards, SMEs, engineers, analysts and project teams.
• Support project planning, delivery cadence, testing and continuous improvement.
• Lead and mentor staff, fostering capability, wellbeing and high‑performance culture.
• Promote ethical, secure and privacy‑aligned data practices.

What you bring

• Deep knowledge of data access protocols, data governance principles, privacy, ethics and security.
• Strong capability in data quality assurance, integrity assessment and fitness‑for‑purpose evaluation.
• Experience with data collection methodologies, editing techniques, administrative data sources and metadata.
• Ability to integrate datasets, amend existing code, and apply quality controls.
• Strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement and clear communication skills.
• Microsoft Purview experience to support data discovery, classification and Governance.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical judgement.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, lead teams and deliver high‑value project outcomes.
• Curiosity, adaptability and a commitment to continuous improvement.