Hybrid Data Governance Specialist

Softcat; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Softcat is seeking a Data Governance Executive to help ensure data is accurate, trusted and well-governed across the business. You will liaise with the Data Governance Manager, Data Owners and technical teams to support data quality initiatives and maintain governance artefacts.

You will contribute to metadata management, data dictionaries and business glossaries while promoting governance best practices across the organisation. This is a hybrid role across offices in multiple UK locations.

Qualifications

• Understanding of data governance principles, including data quality, metadata, lineage and ownership.
• Experience with data in an operational, analytical or data-focused role.
• Attention to detail and a passion for improving data accuracy and quality.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills to explain data concepts clearly.
• Familiarity with data governance tools and frameworks will help.
• Interest in promoting data literacy and embedding best practice across an organisation.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and ongoing operation of Softcat's Data Governance framework.
• Maintain governance documentation, including data definitions, standards and quality rules.
• Support rollout and adoption of data governance tools and platforms.
• Monitor data quality and assist with issue investigation and remediation activities.
• Manage metadata, business glossaries and data dictionaries.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to promote governance best practice.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance data quality and governance processes.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Metadata management

Stakeholder mgmt

Data literacy

Cross-team collaboration

Microsoft Purview

DAMA-DMBOK

Tools

Microsoft Purview

DAMA-DMBOK

Job description

Softcat is seeking a Data Governance Executive to help ensure data is accurate, trusted and well-governed across the business. You will liaise with the Data Governance Manager, Data Owners and technical teams to support data quality initiatives and maintain governance artefacts.

You will contribute to metadata management, data dictionaries and business glossaries while promoting governance best practices across the organisation. This is a hybrid role across offices in multiple UK locations.