Data Governance Lead: Strategy, Quality & Trust (Hybrid)

The-Aa; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Car allowance

Private medical insurance

Free AA breakdown membership

Pension contribution

GP access

Job summary

The AA in Basingstoke is seeking a Head of Data Governance to design, rollout and embed a group-wide data governance operating model. You will establish data domain ownership, data stewards and quality rules across the organisation to enable trusted, timely insights.

Leading a specialist team, you will partner with Data, Technology, Risk and Compliance leaders to balance governance rigor with speed, driving measurable improvements in data quality, reporting accuracy and business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing data governance operating models within large, complex or regulated organisations.
• Knowledge of data governance, data ownership, data quality, metadata, lineage, controls and governance by design.
• Hands-on experience selecting and operationalising enterprise data governance tooling (Purview and equivalents).
• Strong understanding of risk and controls in regulated environments (privacy, compliance, Three Lines of Defence).
• Ability to influence senior leaders and translate complex topics into business value and governance improvements.
• Leadership experience building and growing a specialist data governance team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, rollout and embedding of a critical data governance operating model across the Group, including data domain owners, data stewards, elements, definitions, lineage and quality rules.
• Embed governance controls into business and technology change to protect data, reporting and customer outcomes.
• Own Group‑wide oversight of data and reporting risk, including governance, controls, KRIs and audit actions across Data and AI.
• Select and deliver enterprise data governance and data quality tooling across a modern lakehouse, including Purview and comparable platforms.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to translate governance concepts into clear business value and maintain executive sponsorship.
• Lead and develop a specialist team with a delivery-focused culture and strong accountability.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

AI fluency

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Soda

Great Expectations

Databricks

Unity Catalog

Job description

The AA in Basingstoke is seeking a Head of Data Governance to design, rollout and embed a group-wide data governance operating model. You will establish data domain ownership, data stewards and quality rules across the organisation to enable trusted, timely insights.

Leading a specialist team, you will partner with Data, Technology, Risk and Compliance leaders to balance governance rigor with speed, driving measurable improvements in data quality, reporting accuracy and business outcomes.