Data Governance Lead: Strategy & Stewardship

The AA; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Hybrid working 3 days in office

Car allowance

Pension contributions

Job summary

The AA is seeking a Head of Data Governance to establish and embed a robust data governance operating model across the Group. You will champion data ownership, quality and lineage, and embed controls into major change initiatives to safeguard data and reporting outcomes.

You will lead a high-impact, group-wide function, partnering with Data, Technology, Risk and Compliance, with executive sponsorship to create lasting capability and business value through governance, monitoring, and AI-enabled

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing, building and rolling out a data governance operating model.
• Deep knowledge of data ownership, stewardship, quality, metadata and lineage.
• Experience selecting and deploying data governance tooling at enterprise scale.
• Strong risk and regulatory awareness within a regulated environment.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and translate concepts into business value.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, rollout and embedding of the data governance operating model across the Group.
• Embed governance controls into business and technology change to protect data and outcomes.
• Own group-wide data and reporting risk oversight, including KRIs and audit actions.
• Deliver data governance tooling across a modern lakehouse, e.g. Purview and equivalents.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to build advocacy and translate complex topics into value.
• Lead and develop a specialist team with clear standards and accountability.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Data quality

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Communication

AI awareness

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Soda

Great Expectations

Databricks

Unity Catalog

Job description

The AA is seeking a Head of Data Governance to establish and embed a robust data governance operating model across the Group. You will champion data ownership, quality and lineage, and embed controls into major change initiatives to safeguard data and reporting outcomes.

You will lead a high-impact, group-wide function, partnering with Data, Technology, Risk and Compliance, with executive sponsorship to create lasting capability and business value through governance, monitoring, and AI-enabled