Data Governance Manager

Ventula Consulting Ltd.; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Ventula Consulting Ltd. is seeking an experienced Data Governance Manager in Southampton. The role focuses on building and establishing an enterprise data governance capability, moving from fragmented practices to a trusted, scalable framework.

Strong knowledge of DAMA DMBOK and UK GDPR is required, with stakeholder management to influence across the organisation. The position is hybrid, onsite 3x per week in Southampton, offering £70,000 plus benefits and opportunities to shape governance

Qualifications

• Experience building data governance frameworks from scratch.
• Strong knowledge of DAMA DMBOK (or an equivalent framework).
• Strong understanding of UK GDPR.
• Experience turning data quality, metadata, lineage and stewardship into operational processes.
• Experience with data governance technologies (Purview, data catalogues, MDM).
• Confidence operating across Microsoft, SAP and cloud environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and establish an enterprise data governance capability from the ground up.
• Lead through influence and build relationships across the organisation to drive governance.
• Partner with business units to implement governance controls and improve data quality.

Skills

Data governance frameworks

DAMA DMBOK knowledge

UK GDPR

Data quality & metadata & lineage & 1

Purview & data catalogues & MDM

Microsoft SAP & cloud environments

Stakeholder management

Tools

Microsoft Purview

MDM platforms

Data catalogues

SAP

Job description

Data Governance Manager – Southampton (3x a week onsite) - £70,000 + benefits

We are working with a global infrastructure organisation operating across complex, highly regulated and operationally critical environments. With data increasingly central to how the organisation makes decisions, manages risk, improves performance and develops new digital and AI-enabled capabilities, they are investing in how they govern and use their data across the organisation.

Our client is now looking for an experienced Data Governance Manager to build and establish their enterprise data governance capability from the ground up, moving them from fragmented, reactive data practices to an approach that is governed, trusted and scalable. The Data Governance Manager will have strong knowledge of DAMA DMBOK (or an equivalent framework), along with practical knowledge of UK GDPR and data governance controls.

This role requires strong stakeholder management and would suit someone who enjoys changing behaviours as much as creating frameworks, leading through influence and building strong relationships across the organisation.

Key Requirements

• Experience building data governance frameworks from scratch
• Strong knowledge of DAMA DMBOK (or an equivalent framework)
• Strong understanding of UK GDPR
• Experience turning concepts such as data quality, metadata, lineage and stewardship into operational processes
• Experience working with data governance technologies such as Microsoft Purview, data catalogues, lineage, data quality and MDM platforms
• Confidence operating across Microsoft, SAP and cloud environments
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Data Governance Manager to join a global infrastructure organisation and build and establish their enterprise data governance capability from the ground up.

Location:

Southampton, hybrid – 3x a week onsite