Data Governance Lead: Drive Trusted Analytics & Data Quality

Premier Inn; Dunstable; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Whitbread is seeking a Data Governance Lead to establish and embed practical governance frameworks, standards and controls ensuring data is trusted, compliant and well managed throughout its lifecycle. You will work across Data & Analytics, Technology and business functions to drive accountability, improve data quality and enable trusted analytics.

Bring expertise in data governance principles, metadata management and data lifecycle, and lead the adoption of cataloguing, lineage and reporting

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of data governance principles and operating models.
• Experience with data quality, metadata management and data lifecycle.
• Understanding of GDPR, privacy and audit processes.
• Knowledge of modern cloud data platforms and data products.
• Ability to translate governance strategy into scalable processes and controls.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to drive accountability across functions.
• Excellent communication and coaching skills.
• Experience leading data governance initiatives within a complex organisation.
• Experience working with data engineering, analytics and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve Whitbread's data governance framework, standards and operating model.
• Establish governance requirements for new data pipelines, platform changes and data products.
• Own governance processes including approval criteria, checklists and exception management.
• Drive data ownership, stewardship and accountability across business and technical teams.
• Lead the adoption of data catalogue, metadata, classification and lineage standards.
• Oversee data quality frameworks including monitoring, controls, thresholds and remediation processes.
• Partner with engineering, analytics, security, privacy and business stakeholders to embed governance into day-to-day delivery.
• Coordinate governance forums, providing guidance, decision-making and escalation where required.
• Ensure appropriate controls are in place for data access, security, privacy, retention and regulatory compliance.
• Create governance reporting, KPIs and maturity measures to drive continuous improvement.
• Deliver education, coaching and communication activities that support governance adoption across the organisation.
• Provide governance assurance through reporting, risk management and evidence-based recommendations.

Skills

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Data quality

KPIs & reporting

Cloud platforms

Tools

Databricks Unity Catalog

Microsoft Purview

Collibra

Alation

Unity Catalog

Job description

Whitbread is seeking a Data Governance Lead to establish and embed practical governance frameworks, standards and controls ensuring data is trusted, compliant and well managed throughout its lifecycle. You will work across Data & Analytics, Technology and business functions to drive accountability, improve data quality and enable trusted analytics.

Bring expertise in data governance principles, metadata management and data lifecycle, and lead the adoption of cataloguing, lineage and reporting