Data Governance Director: Master Data & Quality

Moody's Corporation; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Moody’s Corporation seeks a Data Governance professional to drive control, quality and integrity of critical data assets within the Relationships domain. You will partner with business and technology teams to define standards and ensure data is trusted and ready for analytics.

You’ll contribute to governance artifacts, monitor data quality, and support master/reference data practices while advancing responsible data management across Moody’s Analytics products and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Data Management, Information Management, Business, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Govern data assets across the Relationships domain to ensure trusted, well‑managed data.
• Define data standards, business rules, metadata, and ownership responsibilities in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Drive data quality initiatives through measurement, monitoring, root cause analysis, and remediation programs.
• Develop and maintain data governance artifacts including glossaries, metadata, data definitions, and governance documentation.
• Support master and reference data management practices to improve consistency, integrity, and usability of data assets.
• Track governance issues, risks, and actions, ensuring timely resolution and escalation where appropriate.
• Facilitate governance forums and influence stakeholders to promote data accountability and adoption of best practices.
• Contribute to strategic data transformation and process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Data ownership & sanctions

Data governance

MDM & metadata

Data quality controls

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

DAMA certification

Metadata management/tools

SQL knowledge

AI concepts curiosity

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SQL

Job description

Moody’s Corporation seeks a Data Governance professional to drive control, quality and integrity of critical data assets within the Relationships domain. You will partner with business and technology teams to define standards and ensure data is trusted and ready for analytics.

You’ll contribute to governance artifacts, monitor data quality, and support master/reference data practices while advancing responsible data management across Moody’s Analytics products and processes.