Data Governance Specialist

Qurated; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Qurated, a leading PE-backed residential real estate services group, is seeking a Data Governance and Engagement Lead in London. You will define and embed the UK data governance framework and drive data literacy across the business.

This experienced individual contributor role offers hybrid working in London, with broad influence across seniority and data maturity levels. You will champion data ownership, stewardship, and adoption of enterprise reporting solutions like Power BI.

Qualifications

• Experience in data governance within a complex organisation.
• Defined and embedded a governance framework or operating model.
• Developed data literacy or adoption programmes.
• Experience with Power BI or enterprise reporting solutions.
• Strong communicator across seniority levels.

Responsibilities

• Embed UK data governance framework drawing on Group standards.
• Define governance policies, processes, roles and decision rights.
• Define UK data quality framework with measures and thresholds.
• Facilitate governance councils and communities of practice.
• Deliver data engagement and literacy programme.
• Drive adoption of Power BI and governance solutions.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Data management

Power BI adoption

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Power BI

Job description

We're working with a leading PE backed residential real estate services group operating across multiple well known business units, following a period of rapid acquisition and growth.

The business is in a high growth phase and is actively investing in modernising its data and reporting capability, backed by a newly appointed Head of Data driving this transformation. This is a great time to join and take ownership of how the organisation governs, understands and engages with its data.

The Role

We're hiring a Data Governance and Engagement Lead to define and embed the UK data governance framework, and to build strong, sustainable engagement with data across the business.

This is an experienced individual contributor role with broad organisational influence, adapting and extending an existing Group governance framework for the UK business while establishing effective data ownership, stewardship and literacy at every level.

What you'll be doing:

• Embedding the UK data governance framework, drawing on existing Group standards and guidance
• Establishing governance policies, processes, roles and decision rights aligned to business priorities
• Defining and managing the UK data quality framework, including measures, thresholds and issue resolution
• Facilitating governance councils, working groups and communities of practice
• Delivering a data engagement and literacy programme tailored to different roles and levels of data maturity
• Driving adoption of Power BI and other enterprise reporting and governance solutions

What we're looking for:

• Established experience in data governance, data quality or data management within a complex organisation
• Experience defining and embedding a data governance framework or operating model
• Experience developing and delivering data literacy, training or adoption programmes
• Experience driving adoption of Power BI or comparable enterprise reporting solutions
• Confident, credible communicator, comfortable working across all levels of seniority and data maturity

This is a permanent role, with hybrid working based in London.