Head of Data Governance and Stewardship

LGBT Great; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Health and wellbeing benefits

Volunteer time

Professional development support

Job summary

Janus Henderson Investors is seeking a senior leader to own the enterprise data governance, stewardship and triage framework across the firm. You will establish governance policies, data quality measures and ownership, while guiding cross-functional teams across business, operations, technology and data management.

You will partner with senior leaders to resolve conflicting data definitions, drive standards adoption and enable trusted data products for internal and client-facing outcomes.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in enterprise data governance and related disciplines.
• Strong knowledge of data ownership, policies, standards, data quality, metadata and lineage.
• Ability to translate data strategy into operating models, governance forums and measurable outcomes.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and driving accountability.
• Understanding of data movement from source to enterprise data products and outputs.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise data governance, stewardship and data triage initiatives.
• Establish priorities, responsibilities, decision rights and ways of working.
• Own the enterprise framework for governance, including policies, controls and ownership.
• Oversee data triage, root cause analysis and preventative controls.
• Certify critical data elements and data products used internally and by clients.
• Define data ownership across business, operations and technology.
• Partner with senior leaders to resolve conflicting definitions and drive standards adoption.
• Establish measures for data health, risks, decisions and remediation progress.
• Support data sign-off for Gold-layer products and analytics enablement.
• Build and lead a high-performing data management team.

Skills

Leadership experience

Data governance

Data management

Data quality

Stakeholder influence

Enterprise data strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

Policies & standards

Metadata & lineage

Data certification

Job description

Why work for us?

A career at Janus Henderson is more than a job, it's about investing in a brighter future together.

Our Mission at Janus Henderson is to help clients define and achieve superior financial outcomes through differentiated insights, disciplined investments, and world-class service. We will do this by protecting and growing our core business, amplifying our strengths and diversifying where we have the right.

Our Values are key to driving our success, and are at the heart of everything we do:

Clients Come First - Always | Execution Supersedes Intention | Together We Win | Diversity Improves Results | Truth Builds Trust

If our mission, values, and purpose align with your own, we would love to hear from you!

Your opportunity

• Lead the firm's Enterprise Data Governance and Stewardship capability, ensuring data is trusted, governed, consistent, and fit for use across business processes, reporting, analytics, client deliverables, data products, and emerging artificial intelligence capabilities.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership across Data Governance, Data Domain Management and Data Triage, establishing clear priorities, responsibilities, decision rights and ways of working.
• Own the enterprise framework for data governance, including policies, standards, procedures, controls, ownership, accountability, data quality, metadata, lineage, approved consumption and escalation.
• Oversee Data Triage, including assessment of data issues, investigation of lineage and root causes, coordination of resolution, validation of fixes and identification of preventative controls.
• Lead the governance and certification of critical data elements, business definitions, calculations, metrics, data products and approved sources used for internal and client-facing consumption.
• Ensure data ownership and accountability are clearly defined across business, operations, technology and Enterprise Data Management, with effective escalation and decision-making forums.
• Partner with senior leaders to resolve conflicting definitions, address material data risks, prioritise remediation and drive adoption of enterprise data standards.
• Establish data governance, stewardship, quality and issue-management measures that give leadership transparency over data health, risks, decisions and remediation progress.
• Support Medallion data sign-off and trusted Gold-layer data products through Governance and Triage, and expand these foundations to support analytics, reporting, regulatory requirements and responsible artificial intelligence enablement.
• Build, develop and lead a high-performing team with the data management, analytical, business and technical skills required to operate effectively across the firm.
• Carry out other duties as assigned

What to expect when you join our firm

• Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations
• Generous Holiday policies
• Excellent Health and Wellbeing benefits including corporate membership to Wellhub
• Paid volunteer time to step away from your desk and into the community
• Support to grow through professional development courses, tuition/qualification reimbursement and more
• Maternal/paternal leave benefits and family services
• All employee events including networking opportunities and social activities
• Lunch allowance for use within our subsidized onsite canteen

Must have skills

• Significant leadership experience in enterprise data governance, data management, data quality or related disciplines within a complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of data ownership, policies and standards, data quality, metadata, lineage, critical data elements, certification, controls and issue management.
• Proven ability to translate data strategy into practical operating models, clear accountability, governance forums and measurable outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams, developing talent, managing change and establishing a culture of ownership and accountability.
• Strong understanding of how data moves from source systems through transformation layers into business processes, reporting, analytics, client outputs and enterprise data products.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, resolve conflicting definitions and priorities, and build effective partnerships across business, operations, Enterprise Data Management and technology.
• Excellent judgement, communication, analytical and organisational skills, with the ability to balance strategic priorities, transformation initiatives, regulatory obligations and urgent operational needs.

Nice to have skills

• Experience within financial services or another highly regulated, data-intensive environment.
• Experience supporting enterprise data products, advanced analytics or responsible artificial intelligence initiatives.

Supervisory responsibilities

• Yes. Leadership and oversight across Data Governance, Data Stewardship and Data Triage.

Potential for growth

• Mentoring
• Leadership development programs
• Regular training
• Career development services
• Continuing education courses

You will be expected to understand the regulatory obligations of the firm, and abide by the regulated entity requirements and JHI policies applicable for your role.

At Janus Henderson Investors we're committed to an inclusive and supportive environment. We believe diversity improves results and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. Don't worry if you don't think you tick every box, we still want to hear from you! We understand everyone has different commitments and while we can't accommodate every flexible working request We're happy to be asked about work flexibility and our hybrid working environment. If you need any reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process, please get in touch and let us know at [e-mail]

Annual Bonus Opportunity: Position may be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus award from the profit pool. The profit pool is funded based on Company profits. Individual bonuses are determined based on Company, department, team and individual performance.

Benefits: Janus Henderson is committed to offering a comprehensive total rewards package to eligible employees that includes; competitive compensation, pension/retirement plans, and various health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits. To learn more about our offerings please visit the Why Join Us section on the career page here.

Janus Henderson Investors is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. All applications are subject to background checks.

Janus Henderson (including its subsidiaries) will not maintain existing or sponsor new industry registrations or licenses where not supported by an employee’s job functions (as determined by Janus Henderson at its sole discretion).

You should be willing to adhere to the provisions of our Investment Advisory Code of Ethics related to personal securities activities and other disclosure and certification requirements, including past political contributions and political activities. Applicants' past political contributions or activity may impact applicants' eligibility for this position.

You will be expected to understand the regulatory obligations of the firm, and abide by the regulated entity requirements and JHI policies applicable for your role.