Data Governance Analyst

BBC UK; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

35-hour week

Pension up to 10%

Life assurance

Job summary

BBC Studios is seeking a Data Governance Analyst in London to help embed robust data governance and quality practices. You will clarify data ownership, support standards, and improve metadata and documentation across business and platform teams.

You’ll strengthen accountability, improve data quality, and enable teams to derive greater value from data in a complex global media environment. Flexible working is discussed at offer stage.

Qualifications

• Experience in data governance within a large or complex organisation.
• Proven ability to develop ownership models and accountability frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of data management, metadata and data quality principles.
• Excellent influencing and communication across business and technical teams.
• Ability to collaborate with senior stakeholders and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve the BBC Studios Data Governance framework and practices across data domains.
• Establish clear data ownership and accountability with domain owners and senior stakeholders using the Alation catalogue.
• Provide pragmatic advice on governance and data quality within BBC Studios' structure.
• Promote data governance culture with education, metadata guidance and accessible documentation.
• Use data tools and reporting to improve data accessibility and informed decision making.
• Collaborate with Platform and technical teams to embed governance principles in data systems.
• Support day-to-day governance operations, including queries and vendor coordination.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Metadata management

Stakeholder management

Written & verbal communication

Tools

Alation

SQL

Tableau/Power BI

Job description

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent

DEPARTMENT: Privacy, AI and Data Governance

LOCATION: London

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £36,000-£42,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. Plus London Weighting Allowance £5,441 on top of the base salary. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application - though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

WE ARE BBC STUDIOS

A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world's most sought-after TV, audio and digital content.

Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories for people all around the world.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

As a Data Governance Analyst, you will help embed robust data governance and quality practices across BBC Studios. Working with business, data and platform teams, you will clarify data ownership, support standards and controls, improve metadata and documentation, and help colleagues use data confidently and responsibly. Your work will strengthen accountability, improve data quality and enable teams to derive greater value from data.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Join a collaborative team shaping how data is governed and used across a complex global media business. You will work with senior stakeholders, data owners and technical teams, influence practical governance solutions, and help build a culture of clear accountability and trusted data. The role offers broad exposure across BBC Studios and the opportunity to develop your expertise in data governance, data quality, metadata and data management.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Help develop, implement and continuously improve the BBC Studios Data Governance framework, standards and best practices across data domains.
• Establish and maintain clear data ownership and accountability with domain owners and senior stakeholders, using the Alation data catalogue and related governance processes.
• Provide pragmatic advice and support on data governance and data quality queries, taking account of BBC Studios' complex organisational structure and business needs.
• Promote data governance disciplines and culture through education, metadata and data-management guidance, and accessible documentation that is widely shared and understood.
• Use data tools, reporting and knowledge sharing to improve data accessibility, transparency and informed decision-making across the organisation.
• Collaborate with Platform and technical teams to embed governance principles into data systems, applications and infrastructure.
• Support day‑to‑day governance operations, including the team mailbox, routing queries to the appropriate team member and working with third‑party vendors where required.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Experience in data governance within a large or complex organisation, supported by experience in a data analyst role or equivalent.
• Proven experience developing and/or implementing data domain structures, ownership models and accountability frameworks in a complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of data management, including governance standards, metadata management and data quality principles.
• Excellent influencing, relationship‑building and written and verbal communication skills across business, technical and governance functions.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, including senior stakeholders and third‑party vendors.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED

• Hands‑on experience with complex datasets or big‑data environments, SQL and data visualisation tools such as Tableau, Power BI or similar.
• Experience with data catalogues such as Alation or Collibra.
• Experience working with cloud data warehouses or platforms such as Snowflake or GCP.
• Knowledge of data quality metrics, measures and monitoring approaches.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

NEXT STEPS

We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest, we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding.

#BBCSTUDIOS

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

Redeployment

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.

This is your BBC

At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world's best loved content, and the BBC's mission to inform, educate and entertain.

Life at BBC Studios

• A flexible 35‑hour working week with 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and the option to buy an extra five days.
• Defined pension (up to 10% employer contributions).
• Caring and parenting support, 24/7 remote GP access, life assurance and accident benefit.
• BBC Studios is a world leader in operating sustainably both on and off screen. Find out more about BBC Group's science‑based Net Zero targets here.
• Career development in a values‑led purpose‑driven culture.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio‑economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Disability confident

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we'd be happy to discuss: [e-mail]