Data Governance and Risk Associate

BAE Systems; Alsager; Hybrid; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems is seeking a Data Governance & Risk Associate to improve data accuracy, support governance frameworks, and enhance decision-making processes. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits, in a collaborative environment where diversity is valued. Ideal candidates will have experience in risk management and legal compliance.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Company contributed Share Incentive Plan

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Cycle2work

Employee discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Knowledge of assurance, risk, legal compliance, and project management.
• Experience in implementing business change and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver data governance frameworks and policies.
• Drive improvement of data accuracy and business insight.
• Governance of data and risk reporting.

Skills

Assurance

Risk Management

Legal Compliance

Project Management

Job description

Job title: Data Governance & Risk Associate

Location: Various locations available: Radway Green, Bishopton, Ridsdale, Glascoed, Washington

Salary:£37,263

What you’ll be doing:

• Apply knowledge, skills and training to deliver the People Data governance Framework, Standards, Policies and Practises required to allow the Enterprise to meet its strategic and tactical goals
• Drive/support the company to improve the accuracy of data across the business
• Drive/support activities to improve the use of data to drive business insight and decision making
• Drive/support the business in the governance of all aspects of data and risk reporting
• Provide guidance on accessibility, retrievability and protection of data, whilst supporting the transformation of information from one format/medium to another, where appropriate. Understands the relevant organisational policies and procedures and operates to ensure the data is presented effectively
• Work under general direction within a clear framework of accountability. Exercises substantial personal responsibility and autonomy. Uses substantial discretion in identifying and responding to complex issues and assignments as they relate to the deliverable/scope of work. Escalates when issues fall outside their framework of accountability
• Interact with and influences colleagues. May oversee others or make decisions which impact routine work assigned to individuals or stages of projects. Has working level contact with customers, suppliers and partners. Understands and collaborates on the analysis of user/customer needs and represents this in their work. Contributes fully to the work of teams by appreciating how own role relates to other roles
• Support the Cyber Lead as an SME on assurance of systems and projects that require cyber risk and data governance applied

Your skills and experiences:

• Knowledge of assurance, risk, legal compliance, cross function collaboration and project management
• Reporting and tracking of cyber risks
• Experience in implementing business change, reporting and data collection & analytics and risk assessment

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The IM&T team:

In this role, you will support the administration process behind our audits on data, products and services; and cyber risk. As well as this, you will assist with the delivery of IT activities that are aligned to the business objectives and overall company strategy on data governance and cyber/IT risk.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 23rd June 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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