Data Governance Lead - Build Enterprise Framework (Cardiff Hybrid)

Ventula Consulting Ltd.; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Ventula Consulting Ltd. in Cardiff is seeking a Data Governance Manager to establish an enterprise governance capability from the ground up, aligning with DAMA DMBOK, UK GDPR, and governance controls. The role focuses on turning governance concepts into operational processes and driving cross‑functional adoption.

This opportunity requires strong stakeholder management, influencing skills, and the ability to build scalable governance across Microsoft, SAP, and cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Experience building data governance frameworks from scratch.
• Strong knowledge of DAMA DMBOK (or an equivalent framework).
• Strong understanding of UK GDPR.
• Experience turning concepts such as data quality, metadata, lineage and stewardship into operational processes.
• Experience working with data governance technologies across Microsoft, SAP and cloud environments.
• Confidence operating across Microsoft, SAP and cloud environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and establish an enterprise data governance capability from the ground up.

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Data catalogues

Lineage

MDM platforms

Job description

Ventula Consulting Ltd. in Cardiff is seeking a Data Governance Manager to establish an enterprise governance capability from the ground up, aligning with DAMA DMBOK, UK GDPR, and governance controls. The role focuses on turning governance concepts into operational processes and driving cross‑functional adoption.

This opportunity requires strong stakeholder management, influencing skills, and the ability to build scalable governance across Microsoft, SAP, and cloud environments.