Data Governance Lead — Shape Strategy & Data Trust

Harnham; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £65k-£85k per year

Job summary

Harnham is seeking a Data Governance Lead to shape strategy, implement governance capabilities, and own a major transformation programme across a growing data function.

You will lead governance initiatives, define data ownership and data contracts, and drive lineage and GDPR compliance with senior stakeholders. This pivotal role supports the modernisation of the data landscape with executive support.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience in Data Governance.
• Expertise in Data Lineage and data flow mapping.
• Good knowledge of Data Compliance and GDPR requirements.
• Experience developing governance frameworks, policies, and operating models.
• Exposure to governance technologies such as Collibra, Informatica, Microsoft Purview, or similar.
• Experience establishing Data Ownership, stewardship, or accountability models.
• Knowledge of Data Contracts, Data Products, or modern data operating models would be advantageous.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the selection and implementation of a new Data Governance platform (e.g., Collibra/Informatica).
• Develop and embed Data Governance frameworks, policies, and standards.
• Establish and govern Data Products to support trusted data usage.
• Define and implement Data Ownership models and accountability structures.
• Drive adoption of Data Contracts across technical and business teams.
• Lead Data Lineage initiatives mapping data flows from sources to reporting/analytics.
• Support Data Compliance activities including GDPR processes and data retention.
• Assess and improve Data Governance maturity using recognised frameworks.
• Build relationships with stakeholders across data, tech, and business functions.
• Contribute to future growth of governance capability, including potential people management.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Lineage

Data Privacy

Governance Frameworks

Data Contracts

Stakeholder Management

Autonomy

Governance Tools

Tools

Collibra

Informatica

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Harnham is seeking a Data Governance Lead to shape strategy, implement governance capabilities, and own a major transformation programme across a growing data function.

You will lead governance initiatives, define data ownership and data contracts, and drive lineage and GDPR compliance with senior stakeholders. This pivotal role supports the modernisation of the data landscape with executive support.