Data Governance Manager

Platform Housing Group; Coleshill Heath; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Family friendly policies

Medicash membership

Health Cash Plan

Pension scheme

Learning and Development

Employee reward and recognition

Job summary

Platform Housing Group is seeking a Data Governance Manager to shape and deliver the Group's data governance framework, focusing on data quality, policy, and compliance.

The role is home-based with travel to Worcester and Birmingham offices a couple of times a month; you will lead cross-functional teams and liaise with business owners to ensure data assets are well-defined and compliant.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing data governance in complex organisations.
• Proven ability to monitor, measure, and cleanse data quality.
• Understanding of data governance principles and frameworks.
• Experience in regulated environments (housing/public sector/financial services) is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, delivery and continuous improvement of data governance, data quality, and compliance across the Group.
• Ensure data assets are well-defined, high-quality and stewarded by business owners.
• Oversee management of data rights fulfilment (Subject Access Requests), ROPA, data rights, PIAs and audits.
• Champion a data-driven culture and develop policies, procedures, and standards.

Skills

Data governance frameworks

Data quality improvement

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional leadership

Data privacy & protection

Job description

Are you passionate about data, governance, and driving compliance in a dynamic environment? Join our growing team as a Data Governance Manager!

We're looking for a dedicated and experienced Data Governance Manager to lead the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of data governance, data quality, and compliance activities across the Group.

In this pivotal role you will be responsible for ensuring that data assets are well-defined, high-quality, compliant with regulatory obligations, and appropriately stewarded by business owners.

You'll also oversee the operational management of data rights fulfilment (including Subject Access Requests), Records of Processing Activities (ROPA), data rights, privacy impact assessments and related audits.

Why This Role?

This is a fantastic opportunity to make your mark by shaping the Group's data governance framework and associated policies, procedures, and standards, you'll play a key role in championing a data-driven culture across the organisation, promoting the value of high-quality, well-managed data.

What you'll Bring:

• Significant experience designing and implementing data governance frameworks in a complex organisation
• Track record of improving data quality, including measurement, monitoring, and cleansing initiatives
• Deep understanding of data governance principles, best practices, and frameworks
• Experience in managing or coaching cross-functional teams
• Experience working in regulated environments (e.g., housing, public sector, financial services) would be beneficial
• High personal integrity and commitment to upholding data protection and compliance

This is a home-based role. However, you'll need to travel to our Worcester and Birmingham Business Park offices for meetings as required typically around twice a month.

What we offer:

• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with the opportunity to buy and sell leave
• Family friendly policiesincluding generousPaternity, Maternity, Shared Parental and Adoption leave plus 3 days paid Urgent Domestic Leave
• Medicash membership for all employees which includes access to an employee assistanceprogramme, discounted gym membership and exclusive discounts
• Health Cash Plan worth up to £1700 p/awith cashback for dental, optical, physio and complementary therapiesand more
• Pension schemewith minimum employee contributions of up to 3% and Platform will contribute up to 12% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions)
• Learning andDevelopment opportunities
• Employee reward andrecognition scheme with wellbeing hub and discount from a wide range of retailers

For more details about the position,please refer to the attached Job Description or contact: James Marsden at [e-mail]

We plan to hold face to face interviews from w/c 28th September and will contact shortlisted candidates to schedule a convenient time.

We encourage early applications, as we may close the advert ahead of the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of interest.

We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CV's will be treated as a direct application.