Data Governance Manager

Compare the Market; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Data Governance Manager to enhance their data management practices. In this collaborative role, you will drive the implementation of data governance frameworks and tools, ensuring data quality and accessibility across the organization. You'll lead a dedicated team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration. This opportunity allows you to make a significant impact on the organization while enjoying a supportive work environment that values creativity and inclusivity. If you are passionate about data and leadership, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Private healthcare

Electric car scheme

Paid development days

Wellbeing and CSR days

Qualifications

• Experience in data governance roles, especially in regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of data catalogues and metadata management.

Responsibilities

• Support the rollout of data management framework and governance practices.
• Lead a team to ensure data quality and consistency across the organization.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Quality Frameworks

Data Management Tools

Team Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Data Science or related field

Tools

Data Management Tools

Observability Tools

Job description

Our purpose is to make great financial decision making a breeze for everyone, and that purpose drives us every day.
It’s why we’re on a mission to create an automated quoting engine, with the simplest of experiences, wrapped in a brand everyone loves!
We change lives by making it simple to switch and save money and that’s why good things happen when you meerkat.

We’d love you to be part of our journey.
As the Data Governance Manager at Compare the Market, you’ll play a central role in driving forward our data catalogue, business glossary, and data quality initiatives. You’ll help ensure our data is well managed, trusted, accessible, and protected — supporting both day-to-day operations and long-term strategic goals.
This role is about bringing people, processes, and tools together. You’ll work with teams across the business to make sure everyone understands their responsibilities when creating, using, or managing data. You’ll support the implementation of data management tools and processes, helping to embed data governance and quality into the way we work.
You’ll also lead and support a small team of data management practitioners. This includes providing guidance, setting clear goals, and creating an environment that supports learning, growth, and collaboration. Your role will be key in motivating the team and helping them succeed in delivering high-quality, impactful work.

Everyone is welcome.
We have a culture of creativity. We approach our work passionately, improve constantly and celebrate our wins at every turn. We are an inclusive workplace and our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic, whole selves to work. Everyone is welcome. Be you.
This means we’re excited to hear from people with a range of skills, experiences and ideas. We don’t expect you to tick all the boxes, but would love to hear what makes you great for this role.

Some of the great things you’ll be doing:

1. Support the rollout and ongoing management of our data management framework, defining how data is owned, used, and governed across the organisation.
2. Take ownership of our data catalogue and business glossary, ensuring they are actively maintained and adopted by data owners, stewards, and users.
3. Help define and document data roles and responsibilities across the organisation and work to embed these into our operating model.
4. Deliver and support the implementation of our data quality framework, working with custodians to define thresholds, track data issues, and support remediation.
5. Monitor and report on data quality KPIs and metrics, helping to ensure data issues are identified and resolved in a timely and consistent way.
6. Manage processes around reference data, master data, and metadata, ensuring there is clarity and consistency in how we use and maintain key data assets.
7. Support the development and use of our data management and observability tools, working closely with Technology and other teams to ensure the tools meet business needs.
8. Help design and maintain data lineage and end-to-end data flows, ensuring we have visibility of where data comes from, how it moves, and where it’s used.
9. Facilitate regular data governance forums, bringing together data owners and stakeholders to agree standards, priorities, and actions.
10. Build strong working relationships with key teams including Risk, Privacy, Audit, Architecture, and Technology to ensure joined-up thinking across all data initiatives.
11. Contribute to training, communications, and guidance to promote good data practices and raise awareness of the value and importance of data.
12. Act as a first point of contact for data-related queries, supporting users across the business in navigating governance, quality, and catalogue processes.
13. Support the delivery of the data management roadmap, ensuring initiatives are delivered on time, with a clear focus on outcomes and value.
14. Line manage and support a team, providing clear direction, coaching and mentoring, and fostering a positive team culture focused on delivery, development, and continuous improvement.

This is a hands-on, collaborative role where you’ll work closely with colleagues across multiple teams. If you enjoy solving problems, improving how things work, and helping others get the most from their data, this is a great opportunity to make a real impact.

What we’d like to see from you:

1. Proven experience in similar data governance role, ideally within a complex or regulated environment.
2. Strong understanding of data catalogues, business glossaries, metadata management, and data lineage concepts.
3. Experience working with data management and observability tools.
4. Track record of driving adoption of data governance practices across business and technical teams, including experience in delivering training, guidance, and communications.
5. Strong knowledge of data quality frameworks, including KPI/metric tracking, issue remediation, and stakeholder engagement.
6. Ability to work collaboratively across teams such as Technology, Risk, Privacy, Audit, and Architecture, fostering strong, trust-based relationships.
7. Experience leading or mentoring a team, with a focus on coaching, professional development, and building a delivery-focused culture.

There’s something for everyone.
We’re a place of opportunity. You’ll have the tools and autonomy to drive your own career, supported by a team of amazingly talented people.
And then there’s our benefits. For us, it’s not just about a competitive salary and hybrid working, we care about what matters to you. From a generous holiday allowance and private healthcare to an electric car scheme and paid development, wellbeing and CSR days, we’ve pretty much got you covered!

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