Senior Data Governance Lead – Pensions & Savings

Standard Life plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

38 days annual leave

Employer pension contribution up to 12

Life assurance 12x salary

Career breaks

Income protection

Volunteering days

Job summary

Standard Life plc seeks a Data Governance Practice Lead to set direction for data governance and quality across the Pensions & Savings business. This senior role leads a specialist practice, translating policy and regulatory expectations into practical standards and controls.

You will work across business and technical teams, drive the data governance framework, and partner with external teams to strengthen data ownership and remediation. Flexible working and a focus on governance excellence.”

Qualifications

• Significant senior-level experience in data governance strategy and solutions in a large, complex orgs.
• Experience translating policy and regulatory requirements into practical processes.
• Proven track record leading and developing specialist teams.
• Strong commercial and business judgement with ability to manage priorities.
• Proven success delivering data governance programmes with measurable impact.
• Experience driving data quality improvements across organizational boundaries.
• Understanding of AI and model governance and controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Data Governance practice, setting standards and building the team.
• Own and develop the data governance framework for Pensions & Savings.
• Lead data quality agenda and provide actionable reporting to senior leadership.
• Handle regulatory data commitments with clear evidence of governance.
• Develop AI/model governance standards and controls.
• Advise senior stakeholders and influence business decisions on data management.
• Advocate for improved data governance across leadership.
• Collaborate with outsourced partners to support data quality remediation.
• Represent Pensions & Savings on governance committees.

Skills

Data governance strategy

Data quality

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Regulatory awareness

AI governance

Problem solving

Tools

Collibra

Job description

Standard Life plc seeks a Data Governance Practice Lead to set direction for data governance and quality across the Pensions & Savings business. This senior role leads a specialist practice, translating policy and regulatory expectations into practical standards and controls.

You will work across business and technical teams, drive the data governance framework, and partner with external teams to strengthen data ownership and remediation. Flexible working and a focus on governance excellence.”