Data Governance Lead: Enterprise Data Quality & Policy

Oscar; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £75,000–£95,000

Hybrid work 2-3 days in office

Annual performance bonus

Private medical insurance

25 days annual leave plus bank holiday

Life assurance

Flexible benefits package

Professional development opportunities

Clear progression within data function

Exposure to senior stakeholders

Impact on enterprise data strategy

Job summary

Oscar, a growing Financial Services organisation in London, is seeking a Data Governance Manager to own and mature its data governance framework. You will partner with Data Owners, Stewards, risk and technology teams to implement policies, standards and controls that improve data quality and regulatory readiness.

You will drive governance adoption, define metrics and reporting, and help build a trusted, enterprise-wide data management capability with senior leadership visibility.

Qualifications

• Experience in Data Governance, Data Management or related discipline.
• Strong understanding of governance frameworks, policies and operating models.
• Experience establishing/leading Data Governance in complex organisations.
• Knowledge of data ownership, stewardship, quality, metadata and business glossaries.
• Proven ability to translate governance principles into practical controls and standards.
• Experience with data quality remediation and risk management.
• Familiarity with regulatory data requirements and data risk frameworks.
• Knowledge of UK financial services regulation and regulatory reporting considerations.
• Experience with data cataloguing and metadata management tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and continuously improve the Data Governance framework, policies, standards and processes.
• Establish ownership and accountability for critical data across the organisation.
• Collaborate with Data Owners and Data Stewards to define governance requirements and data management standards.
• Maintain data governance policies on ownership, quality, metadata, classification, retention and usage.
• Drive data quality improvements with standards, controls, monitoring and remediation frameworks.
• Identify and remediate data quality issues with business and technology teams.
• Support development and maintenance of data catalogue, glossary and metadata management.
• Define critical data elements, definitions and business rules.
• Work with Risk, Compliance, Information Security, Legal and Tech to ensure governance and controls.
• Meet regulatory and industry data management requirements and reporting obligations.
• Develop governance metrics, KPIs and reporting for governance maturity and key risks.
• Establish governance forums and documentation processes.
• Provide guidance to stakeholders on governance principles and best practices.
• Promote data ownership and quality culture across the organisation.
• Support data projects ensuring governance requirements are embedded from the start.
• Identify opportunities to improve data management processes and operating models.
• Maintain governance artefacts and documentation.
• Act as SME for Data Governance across the business.

Skills

Data governance

Data ownership

Data stewardship

Data quality

Metadata management

Business glossary

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Cloud data platforms

DAMADMBOK knowledge

Collibra/Alation/M Purview

Tools

Collibra

Alation

Informatica

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Oscar, a growing Financial Services organisation in London, is seeking a Data Governance Manager to own and mature its data governance framework. You will partner with Data Owners, Stewards, risk and technology teams to implement policies, standards and controls that improve data quality and regulatory readiness.

You will drive governance adoption, define metrics and reporting, and help build a trusted, enterprise-wide data management capability with senior leadership visibility.