Data & Analytics Governance Director

Diageo; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global beverage company seeks a Data & Analytics Governance Director to define and enforce its data governance strategy. This role ensures compliance and quality across all data domains by embedding governance practices throughout the organization. Key responsibilities include driving accountability for data ownership and establishing leadership for metadata and stewardship. With over 10 years in data governance and strong leadership skills, the ideal candidate will influence decision-making across the company, ensuring data is treated as a strategic asset.

Benefits

Opportunity to influence data governance

Diversity and inclusion commitment

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering enterprise-scale governance transformations.
• Strong ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead change management.
• Experience in consumer goods or regulated industries is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Owns and safeguards the enterprise-wide data governance strategy.
• Partners with senior business leaders to embed governance principles.
• Leads enterprise adoption of metadata standards and practices.

Skills

Data governance expertise

Leadership and influence

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Data management skills

Education

10+ years in data governance or information management

Tools

Enterprise data governance frameworks

Data cataloguing tools

Job description

Overview

The Data & Analytics Governance Director is a DA&I leader reporting to the CDAO and is responsible for defining and enforcing Diageo's enterprise-wide data & analytics governance strategy. This role drives trust, quality, and compliance across the data ecosystem, partnering with Data Products, Platforms, Capability, and Initiatives to embed governance by design. The role leads the central Data Governance Office which designs enterprise-wide policies, leads the implementation and ensures compliance. The purpose of this role is to establish and enforce Diageo's enterprise-wide data governance frameworks, policies, and operating model. The position ensures trusted, compliant, and high-quality data across all domains by embedding governance practices into the organisation. It also provides leadership for metadata, cataloguing, lineage, and stewardship, and drives accountability for data ownership across Diageo.

Responsibilities

• Owns and safeguards the enterprise-wide data governance strategy, standards, and frameworks, ensuring trust, consistency, and compliance across all of Diageo.
• Partners closely with senior business, functional, and technology leaders to embed governance principles into enterprise decision-making, ensuring data is treated and managed as a strategic asset, hence requiring influence.
• Ensures influential leadership and accountability for end-to-end data governance frameworks, ensuring enterprise-wide alignment and adoption.
• Champions a culture of accountability and stewardship for data as a strategic asset, embedding governance principles into every decision, process, and platform.
• Ensures that Data policies and standards are aligned with broader AI governance, policies and standards as these emerge. Partnering with Legal and Information Security on the development of AI policies and standards.
• Owns Data Governance and Management talent strategy and development plans, including mandatory training across Diageo and key skills and training development plans for all employees, key governance roles and technical leaders.

Leadership

• Establishes, empowers, and coaches data governance roles across the organization (Data Domain Owners, Data Stewards), building a high-impact network of data leaders.
• Partners with Platform, Product, and Capability leaders to embed governance-by-design into every layer of Diageo's data ecosystem.
• Leads enterprise adoption of metadata standards, data cataloguing, lineage, and stewardship practices, ensuring data is trusted, discoverable, and reusable.
• Designs and drives governance KPIs and dashboards that monitor adoption, compliance, and quality, creating transparency and accountability at scale.
• Represents and advocates for Data Governance in DA&I and AI governing bodies, ensuring the function shapes enterprise priorities and safeguards value delivery.

Qualifications: 10+ years in data governance, information management, or data strategy roles. Proven track record delivering enterprise-scale governance transformations with measurable impact. Expertise in enterprise data governance frameworks, MDM best practices, metadata management, data cataloguing, and regulatory compliance (GDPR, CCPA). Strong leadership: ability to influence senior stakeholders, drive cross-functional collaboration, and lead change management at scale. Experience in consumer goods or highly regulated industries advantageous. Familiarity with centralised governance models preferred.

About Diageo

Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks company with brands such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray and Guinness. Our purpose is Celebrating life, every day, everywhere, and we are committed to diversity and inclusion. Our ambition is to be the best performing, most trusted Consumer Products Company in the world. Join us to create a career worth celebrating.

About the Function

Our Digital and Technology team are innovators delivering solutions that shape the future of our iconic brands. Technology touches every part of our business, from sourcing sustainable ingredients to marketing and development of our online platforms. We utilise data insights to build competitive advantage. Our D&T team includes talented digital professionals who push boundaries and innovate.

Diversity and Inclusion

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo's purpose and values. We depend on diverse talent across 180 countries to reflect our broad consumer base.