Data Governance & Quality Specialist (Hybrid)

Co-op; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Holiday allowance

Pension contributions

Onsite gym

Employee discounts

Stream – early access to pay

Virtual healthcare

Support service

Training & development

Cycle-to-work

Job summary

Co-op is seeking a Data Services Specialist to join our Data Management Team in Manchester. You will help ensure data quality and governance across legacy systems and SAP, delivering accurate data reviews and audits while supporting a controlled environment.

You’ll work across data owners, drive improvements, deliver training, and build dashboards to monitor performance. This hybrid role splits time between home and the Manchester office, with regular site presence.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with data processes and familiarity with risk and controls.
• Excellent attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience of supporting projects with the flexibility to adapt to changing business priorities.
• Analytical thinking with complex problem-solving skills.
• The ability to confidently use Microsoft 365, including Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, conditional formatting, V-lookups) and Power BI.
• The ability to collaborate across functions and develop positive relationships with internal partners, providing excellent customer service.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to data owners, ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality information to support operations.
• Act as the subject matter expert for data governance, establishing requirements and assessing data quality.
• Use triage processes to resolve data issues across the business, feeding insights and fixes back to data owners.
• Drive process improvements and data optimisation, working with business partners to improve efficiency and support change.
• Deliver training, workshops and guidance to address recurring issues and promote best practice.
• Work across legacy and SAP systems to carry out data reviews and audits.
• Ensure appropriate process controls are in place to maintain compliance with risk frameworks.
• Develop data quality dashboards, scorecards and performance metrics to monitor accuracy and support continuous improvement.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Excel

Power BI

Microsoft 365

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer service

Risk and controls

Tools

SAP

Legacy systems

Job description

Co-op is seeking a Data Services Specialist to join our Data Management Team in Manchester. You will help ensure data quality and governance across legacy systems and SAP, delivering accurate data reviews and audits while supporting a controlled environment.

You’ll work across data owners, drive improvements, deliver training, and build dashboards to monitor performance. This hybrid role splits time between home and the Manchester office, with regular site presence.