People Data Governance Manager

Cms Cmno Llp; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Manchester seeks a People Data Governance Manager to oversee the quality and security of people-related data across the organization. This role involves ensuring compliance with data regulations while engaging with stakeholders to develop data processes that support strategic decision-making. The firm offers a competitive salary, a hybrid working policy, a generous bonus scheme, and numerous employee benefits, including up to 28 days of holiday and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Competitive basic salary

Flexible, hybrid working policy

Generous bonus scheme

Up to 25 days holiday

Private medical insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and implementing data governance strategies in compliance with regulations.
• Ability to monitor and report on data accuracy and integrity.
• Strong understanding of data privacy laws, particularly GDPR.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the integrity and quality of people-related data across the Firm.
• Design and improve data governance strategies for employee data.
• Ensure adherence to data privacy laws and internal policies.
• Manage access rights to sensitive employee data.

Skills

Data strategy and policy development

Data quality management

Compliance and risk management

Data access and security

Stakeholder engagement

Data stewardship and training

Analytics support

Issue resolution

Job description

The People Data Governance Manager plays a pivotal role in overseeing the integrity, security, and quality of people-related data across the Firm. This role ensures that all workforce data is managed according to regulatory standards, internal policies, and best practices. The specialist acts as a key liaison between HR, IT, legal, compliance, and business leaders to structure data processes that support strategic decision-making while protecting employee and partner privacy and maintaining robust data governance frameworks. The role reports to the Senior Manager Workforce Analytics Manager and is part of the Workforce Analytics team.

• Data Strategy & Policy Development: Design, implement, and continuously improve data governance strategies, policies, and standards for people data across the employee lifecycle.
• Data Quality Management: Monitor, audit, and report on the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of people data. Design controls to identify and rectify data issues.
• Compliance & Risk Management: Ensure adherence to data privacy laws (e.g., GDPR) industry regulations, and organisational guidelines. Lead or support audits and risk assessments.
• Data Access & Security: Manage access rights to sensitive employee data. Work with IT and security teams to implement controls, encryption, and monitoring.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with HR, IT, InfoSec, Risk and key business stakeholders to align people data management with organisational goals. Provide expert guidance on data-related projects and initiatives.
• Data Stewardship & Training: Promote a culture of data stewardship by developing and delivering training for data owners, HR colleagues, and business users.
• Reporting & Analytics Support: Enable secure, ethical use of people data for analytics and reporting, ensuring transparency and compliance at every stage.
• Issue Resolution: Investigate and resolve data-related issues, incidents, or breaches, ensuring proper documentation and root-cause analysis.
• We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:
  • Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
  • Flexible, hybrid working policy
  • Generous bonus scheme
  • Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
  • Holiday exchange scheme
  • Private medical insurance
  • Enhanced parental leave
  • Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.