Data Governance Lead

Heathrow Airport; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Heathrow Airport is seeking a Data & AI Governance Lead to shape and deliver our data and AI governance framework, ensuring responsible data management, robust controls, and oversight across the airport ecosystem.

You will lead governance reviews, assess policy and controls effectiveness, and provide expert guidance to stakeholders across Data, Technology, Cyber Security, Legal, Procurement and Data Protection, turning evidence into clear findings and practical recommendations to maximise value

Qualifications

• Experience leading governance reviews and policy assessments.
• Ability to translate evidence into actionable recommendations.
• Strong collaboration with data, security, legal and procurement teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance reviews across data and AI.
• Assess effectiveness of policies and controls across the org.
• Provide expert guidance to stakeholders in Data, Tech, Legal and Procurement.
• Turn evidence into findings and practical recommendations.

Skills

Data governance

AI governance

Stakeholder management

Policy assessment

Job description

Data and artificial intelligence are central to Heathrow's future. We are looking for a Data & AI Governance Lead to help shape and deliver our data and AI governance approach, ensuring data is managed responsibly, governance arrangements are effective, and decision-making is supported by robust controls and oversight across the airport.

In this role, you will lead governance reviews, assess the effectiveness of policies and controls, and provide expert guidance to stakeholders across Data, Technology, Cyber Security, Legal, Procurement and Data Protection. You will turn evidence into clear findings, practical recommendations and tangible improvements, helping Heathrow maximise the value of its data and AI investments.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in Heathrow's ambition to become one of the world’s most digitally, data and artificial intelligence advanced airports.