SC-Cleared Data Governance Strategist

DataCareers; West of England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

DataCareers is seeking an SC Cleared Data Governance Consultant in the United Kingdom to work with clients across multidisciplinary teams on practical governance frameworks and AI governance support. You will deliver data governance initiatives, establish stewardship models, and supervise data quality, metadata and lineage activities.

This client-facing role involves collaboration with data architects, engineers and security specialists, and includes coaching junior team members while ensuring

Qualifications

• Experience delivering data governance or data management initiatives in consultancy, public sector or regulated environments.
• Familiarity with data governance frameworks, policies, standards and operating models.
• Knowledge of data quality, metadata, lineage, stewardship and data privacy controls.
• Exposure to governance tools such as Purview, Collibra, Alation, Databricks, Fabric or Power BI governance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver data governance frameworks, policies, standards and operating models.
• Define stewardship models, governance roles, RACI structures and decision forums.
• Establish data quality rules, measures, scorecards and remediation processes.
• Support metadata management, business glossaries, data catalogues and lineage.
• Help clients classify and protect sensitive data and improve auditability.
• Run stakeholder workshops to translate requirements into governance solutions.
• Produce governance documentation, operating procedures, risk assessments and assurance reports.
• Support AI governance and assurance, including data provenance, bias, privacy, model evaluation and monitoring.
• Work with data architects, engineers, security specialists and other consultants.
• Coach and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Stakeholder workshops

Client-facing consulting

Regulated environments

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Collibra

Alation

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Azure ML

Power BI governance

Job description

DataCareers is seeking an SC Cleared Data Governance Consultant in the United Kingdom to work with clients across multidisciplinary teams on practical governance frameworks and AI governance support. You will deliver data governance initiatives, establish stewardship models, and supervise data quality, metadata and lineage activities.

This client-facing role involves collaboration with data architects, engineers and security specialists, and includes coaching junior team members while ensuring