Data Governance Manager

JSS; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

JSS is seeking a Data Governance Manager on a contract basis in London, with a hybrid work arrangement (3 days in the office). The role focuses on championing data governance, embedding best practices, building data ownership networks, and driving data quality and literacy across the bank.

The ideal candidate will have a solid background in data governance or data management within banking, be comfortable with data catalogue tools, and understand regulatory data requirements.

Qualifications

• Solid background in data governance, data management or data quality, banking/financial services experience preferred.
• Comfortable with data catalogue and data quality tools, curious about AI improvements.
• Natural relationship-builder able to influence colleagues who don’t report to you.
• Experience with regulatory data requirements is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Champion data governance across the organisation and help extract strategic value from data.
• Embed strong data practices at every point in the data lifecycle.
• Build and lead a network of data owners and stewards across departments.
• Coach business teams to raise data maturity and confidence.
• Oversee rollout and maintenance of the data catalogue.
• Improve data quality by solving issues at the source.
• Contribute to the broader data and analytics strategy with governance input.
• Explore AI technologies to strengthen data management and monitoring.
• Lead training and awareness on data literacy across the bank.
• Translate regulatory reporting changes into clear data requirements and promote automation.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Data quality

Stakeholder management

Regulatory data requirements

Data catalogue

AI in data management

Tools

Data catalogue tools

Data quality tools

Job description

Data Governance Manager – Banking – Contract - London – Hybrid

A Data Governance Specialist is required by a UK Challenger Bank on a contract basis to champion better data practices across the business and help turn their data into a genuine competitive advantage.

Data is one of the most valuable assets a bank holds — and we're looking for someone who can help them treat it that way.

What you'll be doing

• Championing data governance across the organisation and helping the business get more strategic value from its data
• Embedding strong data practices at every point in the data lifecycle
• Building and leading a network of data owners/stewards across departments, bringing data policies to life day-to-day
• Coaching business teams to raise their data maturity and confidence
• Owning the rollout of the data catalogue — making sure it's well-designed, well-maintained, and genuinely useful
• Driving up data quality by working with teams to spot and fix issues at the source
• Shaping the broader data & analytics strategy through smart, practical governance input
• Exploring new technology — including AI — to strengthen how data is managed and monitored
• Running training and awareness activities to lift data literacy across the bank
• Translating regulatory reporting changes into clear data requirements, and pushing for greater automation

What we're looking for

• Solid background in data governance, data management or data quality — banking/financial services experience preferred
• Comfortable working with data catalogue and data quality tools, and curious about how AI can improve them
• A natural relationship-builder who can influence people who don't report to you
• Experience with regulatory data requirements is a strong plus

This is a hybrid role (3 days in the London office) and outside IR35.

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