Data Governance Coordinator

RELX INC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Country-specific benefits

Job summary

ICIS in London is seeking a Data Governance Coordinator to ensure data assets are managed as products, with governance, quality, metadata, and standards consistently applied across the data estate. Acting as a key link between central data capabilities and Data Stewards, you will support the adoption of governance practices, improve transparency, and help drive trust in data across the organisation.

Our multidisciplinary team focuses on transforming information into actionable insights and

Qualifications

• Experience supporting or coordinating data governance activities across multiple datasets or products.
• Understanding of data ownership, stewardship, metadata management, and data catalogue practices.
• Knowledge of data quality principles and monitoring approaches.
• Ability to review governance compliance and support the implementation of standards.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills across business and technical teams.
• Ability to coordinate activities, drive adoption of processes, and influence positive outcomes.
• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail and a focus on continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain data governance concepts clearly.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a defined set of datasets and data products across the Lakehouse and wider data estate
• Ensure data products have clear ownership through assigned Data Stewards
• Track the completeness, maturity, and usability of data products
• Ensure adherence to enterprise data governance standards and escalate where standards are not met
• Embed governance requirements into delivery and change processes
• Drive the completeness, quality, and discoverability of metadata and catalogue information
• Monitor data quality outcomes, identify gaps, and support prioritisation of issues
• Promote transparency through the capture of data lineage and coordination across business, engineering, and central teams

Skills

Data governance

Data ownership

Data quality

Governance compliance

Stakeholder management

Coordination

Organisational skills

Communication

Job description

London Wall

Full time

Are you passionate about ensuring data is trusted, transparent, and managed to high standards across an organisation?

Do you enjoy collaborating across business and technical teams to drive adoption of governance, quality, and data management best practices?

About the Business

At ICIS, our mission is to optimize the world's resources. We help companies make strategic, sustainable decisions by bringing transparency to markets across the world. We create a comprehensive view of commodities markets, providing companies with the data and intelligence to successfully navigate across global value chains every day. Our customers benefit from instant access to price assessments, reports and forecasts, a dedicated news channel, and supply and demand data. You can learn more about ICIS at https://www.icis.com/explore.

About our Team

Our mission is to maximise the value of data by transforming information into actionable insights, innovative products, and AI-driven solutions. Our multidisciplinary team spans Data Analytics, Data Engineering, Data Governance & Management, and AI, working together to ensure data is trusted, accessible, and used effectively to drive better decisions, improve business performance, and unlock new opportunities.

About the Role

As a Data Governance Coordinator, you will help ensure that data assets are managed effectively as products, with governance, quality, metadata, and standards consistently applied across the data estate. Acting as a key link between central data capabilities and Data Stewards, you will support the adoption of governance practices, improve transparency, and help drive trust in data across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a defined set of datasets and data products across the Lakehouse and wider data estate
• Ensure data products have clear ownership through assigned Data Stewards
• Track the completeness, maturity, and usability of data products
• Ensure adherence to enterprise data governance standards and esacale where standards are not met
• Embed governance requirements into delivery and change processes
• Drive the completeness, quality, and discoverability of metadata and catalogue information
• Monitor data quality outcomes, identify gaps, and support prioritisation of issues
• Promote transparency through the capture of data lineage and coordination across business, engineering, and central teams

Requirements

• Experience supporting or coordinating data governance activities across multiple datasets or products
• Understanding of data ownership, stewardship, metadata management, and data catalogue practices
• Knowledge of data quality principles and monitoring approaches
• Ability to review governance compliance and support the implementation of standards
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills across business and technical teams
• Ability to coordinate activities, drive adoption of processes, and influence positive outcomes
• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail and a focus on continuous improvement
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain data governance concepts clearly

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