Data Governance & Quality Specialist

Standard Life (previously Phoenix Group); Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Life is seeking a Data Governance & Quality Associate to join the Data Governance team within the Asset Management function. The role focuses on establishing a robust data governance BAU capability, ensuring asset data quality and governance practices across the business.

You will collaborate with data owners, stewards and technology teams to implement standards, tooling and metadata management, contributing to the data strategy.

Qualifications

• Working in a data-related function within financial services, ideally in an Asset Management firm
• Proficient use of Excel (Intermediate level), Word, PowerPoint
• Basic knowledge of SQL queries
• Strong data and analytical skills
• Good presentation and facilitation skills
• Understanding of data concepts, best practises, quality tools, and data management systems

Responsibilities

• Assist with driving the maturity of the Data Governance framework by contributing and helping the business teams adopt data governance policies, standards and principles
• Partner closely with data stewards and owners to create minimum standards for data dictionary and data quality validation rules
• Participate in the implementation and maintenance of core business metadata and business data glossaries
• Partner with data owners and stewards on data governance activities and help mitigate and resolve data issues
• Manage and report metrics on Data Governance adoption and data quality issues
• Help identify data quality gaps in asset data, and partner with data stewards, owners, and technology teams to mitigate operational risk
• Work with data stewards and operational teams to identify and fill gaps of appropriate data controls
• Assist with the management of the Data Governance forum and ensure all inputs and outputs are delivered in a timely manner
• Serve as the expert on data governance business requirements and works with delivery teams to ensure requirements are clearly defined, communicated and considered as part of overall prioritisation and planning process

Job description

Standard Life is seeking a Data Governance & Quality Associate to join the Data Governance team within the Asset Management function. The role focuses on establishing a robust data governance BAU capability, ensuring asset data quality and governance practices across the business.

You will collaborate with data owners, stewards and technology teams to implement standards, tooling and metadata management, contributing to the data strategy.