Data Governance Specialist: Elevate Data Quality & Policy

Nedbank Private Wealth; Saint Helier; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nedbank Private Wealth is seeking a Data Governance Specialist to join on a 12-month fixed-term basis. The role focuses on embedding data governance policies to enable secure, high-quality data management and actionable insights.

You will partner with the Head of Data and Analytics across data ownership, stewardship, and governance frameworks. The position requires leading governance initiatives, driving data quality, and collaborating with data analysts and stakeholders to mature data

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Data Governance role.
• Familiar with a data governance framework such as DAMA.
• Ideally working towards or holding a relevant data qualification.
• Experience with governance applications (Purview, Informatica, Collibra, Talend).
• Proficiency in Power BI, Excel, and SQL.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and management of data governance frameworks, policies, and standards.
• Advocate for data ownership, stewardship, and data security; align with enterprise architecture.
• Promote data governance culture and train staff to treat data as a strategic asset.
• Monitor adherence to data governance policies and address data risks with data owners.
• Establish competencies: data quality, metadata, master data, and data modelling.
• Support data governance controls to maintain high-quality data.
• Document data flows, mappings, and definitions in governance tools.
• Collaborate with Data Analysts, Data Quality Managers, and data owners to ensure governance success.
• Monitor team workflows and support professional development.

Skills

Data governance

DAM A framework

Data ownership

Data stewardship

Data security

Data quality

Metadata management

Master data management

Data modelling

SQL queries

Power BI

Advanced Excel

Education

Data governance qualification

Data science qualification

Data analysis qualification

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Informatica

Collibra

Talend

Job description

Nedbank Private Wealth is seeking a Data Governance Specialist to join on a 12-month fixed-term basis. The role focuses on embedding data governance policies to enable secure, high-quality data management and actionable insights.

You will partner with the Head of Data and Analytics across data ownership, stewardship, and governance frameworks. The position requires leading governance initiatives, driving data quality, and collaborating with data analysts and stakeholders to mature data