Data Governor

Springer Nature; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Springer Nature recherche un Data Governor pour rejoindre son Data Competence Centre. Ce poste est crucial pour optimiser la gestion des données à travers l'organisation. Le candidat idéal est analytique, un bon leader et capable de développer des politiques de gouvernance des données adaptées aux besoins stratégiques de l'entreprise.

Benefits

Flexibilité de travail, 3 jours de télétravail par semaine

Environnement de travail convivial

Formation et développement personnel

Qualifications

• Expérience en gestion des données et collaboration avec divers groupes.
• Capacité à établir des normes de qualité et à gérer les processus de gouvernance.
• Familiarité avec les réglementations sur la confidentialité des données est un plus.

Responsibilities

• Définir les rôles de responsabilité et de gouvernance des données.
• Créer et appliquer des politiques pour la qualité des données.
• Former le personnel sur la gestion des données.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Leadership

Influencing Skills

Adaptability

Continuous Learning

Tools

Data Governance Tools

Job description

Data Governor

About Us

We’re looking for a Data Governor to join SN Data – Data Competence Centre within Springer Nature Operations. You would be joining a transformation programme to drive sustained change in how Springer Nature understands, manages, and uses its data: building up data capabilities to create a foundation, adding value to cross-organisation initiatives and data-driven transformation. The Data Governor plays a crucial role in ensuring that Springer Nature’s data is ready for now and the future.

The role is reporting to the Director of Data Management and can be based in London (UK), Berlin (Germany) or in Heidelberg (Germany). There will be travel at times with colleagues in many of our global offices.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We work in a relaxed, friendly environment and offer the flexibility to work from home 3 days a week.

We are committed to growing and nurturing our people for the long-term. We spend 10% of our time working on our own projects to promote learning and innovation.

About You

You are a proactive, curious person who brings people together to solve complex problems. You are willing to probe, question and investigate difficulties as they arise.

You will have:

• Good analytical skills to understand and interpret complex data and gain actionable insights.
• Strong problem-solving skills, which are crucial for recognising and solving data-related tasks.
• Effective leadership, interpersonal and communication skills to bring together both business and technical stakeholders to ensure seamless collaboration with teams across the organisation.
• Have good influencing skills and continuously champion new ways to use data effectively.
• Adaptability and Continuous Learning - because we are in a data transformation programme.
• An existing track record of delivering change in a complex organizational environment with multiple stakeholders.
• A demonstrable list of improvements for which you have been responsible.

Additionally, you might have some or all of:

• Familiarity with data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks
• Proficiency in data governance tools and technologies.

Key tasks:

Data Governance:

• Work with the SN Data leadership team to define data ownership, stewardship, and governance roles and responsibilities to support good data governance across the organisation.
• Being an advocate for good Data Governance, identifying and addressing data-related issues, collaborating with Data Owners and Data Stewards across the Data Supply Chains and facilitating communication between project teams and stakeholders regarding data governance.
• Leverage data governance tools and technologies to automate and enhance data governance processes.
• Work with key stakeholders to ensure that data governance tools are properly integrated with existing systems and processes

Policy and Standards Creation:

• Work with data owners and data stewards to identify, document, and implement policies and standards to ensure that data meets the needs of the business and supports strategic objectives.
• Facilitate the creation and enforcement of data standards to ensure data quality is maintained at the required levels.
• Ensure that good data management practices are developed and implemented to mitigate risks and comply with legal, regulatory, and internal policies.

• Work with data owners to establish policies and procedures for data retention, deletion, and archiving across the lifecycle of the data in accordance with governance policies.

Data Quality Management:

• Working with data owners and data stewards to establish data quality standards and KPIs for their data.
• Facilitate the reporting and publishing of data quality metrics.
• Work with data owners and data stewards to identify, raise awareness and champion data quality improvements.

Training and support:

• Educate staff on the importance of data management and maintaining good quality data within their data domain.
• W ork with data owners and data stewards to understand the training needs within the data supply chain and facilitate the delivery.

Communication:

• Collaborate with subject matter experts across the Data Supply Chain to develop and maintain a holistic view of the data.
• Regularly report on the status of data governance initiatives to senior management.

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