Senior Data Governance Analyst

NatWest Group; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in the UK is seeking a Senior Data Governance Analyst to manage complex data analysis and support data governance strategies. You will be involved in data extraction, analysis, and implementing data quality controls in a dynamic team. Ideal candidates will have strong data analysis expertise and excellent communication skills. This role offers a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Experience in data analysis within technology or IT functions.
• Ability to conduct both qualitative and quantitative research.

Responsibilities

• Support the design of data governance strategies.
• Perform data extraction, storage, and processing.
• Implement Data Quality controls across data sources.

Skills

Data analysis expertise

Advanced analytical expertise

Excellent communication skills

Strategic thinking

Tools

Data analysis tools

Job description

Join us as a Senior Data Governance Analyst

• Take on a new challenge in a cutting edge data team, in which you'll manage the analysis of complex bank, franchise or function data to identify business issues and opportunities
• We'll look to you to provide high quality analytical input to help develop and implement innovative processes and resolve problems across the bank
• This is a hands on role in which you'll hone your data analysis expertise and gain valuable experience in a dynamic area of our business

What you'll do

As a Senior Data Governance Analyst, you'll play a key role in supporting the design of data governance strategies and high quality business solutions. You'll be performing data extraction, storage, manipulation, processing and analysis, alongside developing and performing standard queries to ensure data quality and identify data inconsistencies and missing data.

Day-to-day, you'll also be:

• Developing and executing data management activities across Risk
• Leading the development and execution of data quality profiling and lineage strategies across critical data assets
• Collecting, profiling and mapping appropriate data to use in new or existing solutions as well as for ongoing data activities
• Implementing robust Data Quality (DQ) controls across master sources, data pipelines, and data products in alignment with business requirements
• Building and maintaining collaborative partnerships with key business stakeholders

The skills you'll need

We're looking for someone with experience of using data analysis tools and delivering data analysis in a technology or IT function.

We'll also look for:

• Advanced analytical expertise and strategic thinking
• A background in delivering research based on qualitative and quantitative data across a range of subjects
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Hours
35

Job Posting Closing Date:
04/09/2025

Ways of Working:Hybrid