Data Governance Manager

NFU Mutual; Stratford-upon-Avon; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Life Assurance

Job summary

NFU Mutual is seeking a Data Governance Manager to implement, embed and run enterprise-wide governance and controls within a regulated environment. The role blends hands-on delivery with strategic domain governance across key data areas, working with senior owners and delivery teams to produce analytics-ready data.

You will coordinate improvements, establish data ownership and stewardship, and help build a marketplace of trusted data products.

Qualifications

• Experience in a business-facing role with multiple senior stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate to stakeholders at varying levels of data literacy.
• Strong networking skills to secure business engagement.
• Experience transforming and embedding data management practices in regulated environments.
• Knowledge of data governance, data quality, metadata, lineage and classification.

Responsibilities

• Implement, embed and run data governance across strategic data domains (e.g. Customer, Claims, Finance).
• Translate governance framework into operational domain-level controls.
• Collaborate with senior data owners to deliver analytics-ready data and assess domain maturity.
• Coordinate corrective actions with business, change, architecture and delivery teams.
• Support delivery of data products and data marketplace to enable data-driven decisions.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Networking skills

Insurance domain knowledge

Data governance

Data risk

Data quality

Metadata & lineage

Data visualization

Job description

Data Governance ManagerSupport the hands‑on implementation and operation of enterprise‑wide data governance, controls and assurance within a regulated environment.Develop expertise in data ownership and controls across strategic data domains, providing insights and guidance to senior business data owners and delivery teams.Opportunity to help shape data management best practice within our growing Data Centre of Excellence teamHybrid role, with up to 80% from home and the rest from our Head Office in Stratford upon Avon.About the roleJoin our new Data Centre of ExcellenceIt’s an exciting time to join NFU Mutual as we continue to shape and grow our Data Centre of Excellence (DCoE) to support key strategic programmes and deliver our data strategy. We’re focused on making the right data accessible to the right people across the business and on creating a data literate organisation, so our people get the most value from data. It's about harnessing the power of data to improve experiences for our people, our customers and our business. You can play a key role in this journey.Reflecting the success and development opportunities within the team, a new opening has arisen in Data Governance following an internal promotionAbout the roleAs Data Governance Manager, you will be responsible for implementing, embedding and running data governance, controls and assurance across one or more strategic data domains (e.g. Customer, Claims, Finance).This is a hands-on role, in which you will action the practical delivery, operation and continuous improvement of data governance, controls and assurance across strategic data domains. You will take responsibility for translating NFU Mutual’s Data Governance Framework, target control environment and regulatory expectations into operational domain‑level governance that is actively embedded, used and maintained.You will support our team’s efforts as we work alongside senior business data owners to deliver analytics and AI ready data for the domains you co-ordinate, providing owners with the tools and insight to assess the maturity of their domain and identify, prioritise and deliver data improvements. This includes establishing clear data ownership and stewardship, ensuring responsibilities are fully understood and discharged.Acting as the co-ordinator for data governance and control improvements for your domains, you will also support resolution activity working closely with business, change, architecture and delivery teams to assess impact, coordinate corrective action and ensure appropriate controls are fed into systems and processes as required.You will also help us ensure we achieve our objective of creating a marketplace of easily accessible, ready to use, trusted data products. You’ll help manage the delivery of DCoE developed data products, embed standards and support the drive for improved quality, to enable data-driven decisions throughout NFU Mutual.The Data Governance Manager role gives you the opportunity to continually grow your knowledge as well as influence and shape data management within our Data Centre of Excellence. This is a great opportunity in a highly visible role to not only be part of the change, but to support the change and improvement needed for the future.This role is internally known as a data Domain ManagerAbout youPro-active, forward thinking and naturally curious, you have a clear business focus, are able to provide hands-on support to deliver through ambiguity and can confidently engage with stakeholders at all levels.To join our team, it’s essential that you have:Current experience in a business-facing role working with multiple senior stakeholdersAbility to communicate to stakeholders at varying levels of data literacyStrong networking skills that ensure you gain business engagementExperience of transforming and embedding effective data management practices within an insurance, financial services, or regulated industry.You must also have experience in one or more of the following areas:Data Management within regulated environmentsData GovernanceData Risk, Controls and Assurance deliveryData Quality ManagementMetadata, Lineage and Data Classification operationsInsurance Business Domain Knowledge and Data Visualisation experience is also desirable.At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.Benefits and RewardsWhen you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:Salary up to £65,000 dependent on experienceAnnual bonus (up to 17.5% of salary)Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading schemeA Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilitiesAccess to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets£20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&CsHealth and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and moreAccess to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insuranceEmployee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each yearMentoring opportunities to help you grow your careerUnlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus schemeLife Assurance cover of 4 x salaryEmployee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.Salary sacrifice employee car scheme - subject to eligibilityWorking at NFU MutualWe’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services organisations, and for over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us, so we’re proud to be recognised as “a great place to work”.Our Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2026 award was not only awarded with Distinction, but it also marked us as the first UK based company to earn a Gallup Exceptional Workplace award for eleven consecutive years. We’ve also been consistently recognised by Glassdoor. We appeared in the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK list in 2023, 2024 and 2026 — and in 2026, we were the highest ranked insurance business in the UK, highlighting our strong employee experience and the positive feedback our people share on the platform.Additionally, we were named in the LinkedIn Top Companies 2026 list of “Best midsize employers to grow your career in the UK”, and we’ve been certified as a UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.We offer a supportive and empowering culture where people are inspired to perform, given opportunities to grow, and recognised and rewarded for their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable—so we’re successful now and in the future.Stratford-upon-AvonTiddington RoadStratford-upon-AvonWarwickshireCV37 7BJVisit the Stratford-upon-Avon (Tiddington) officeVacancy managed bySimon Homer