Senior Enterprise Data Governance Lead — Hybrid (3 days on-site)

Halfords Group PLC; Redditch; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Annual discretionary bonus

Pension

Life assurance

25 days annual leave + holidays

Enhanced family leave

Hybrid working

Employee discounts

Job summary

Halfords Group PLC is seeking a Senior Enterprise Data Management Lead to shape governance frameworks and embed best practices across the business. You’ll own Master Data Management and data quality initiatives, working with owners to improve data reliability and enable confident decision-making.

You’ll translate complex governance challenges into clear plans, balancing risk with business value while championing data literacy and ethical data use across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data governance and management practices.
• Ability to define data standards and monitor compliance.
• Strong stakeholder leadership across senior and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of data governance frameworks and standards that keep data consistent, reliable and fit for purpose across its lifecycle.
• Drive clarity of ownership by partnering with data owners to define RACI, enabling confident decisions on data quality, access and change.
• Build and elevate data management practices across the business, including data quality, metadata, modelling, master data and standards.
• Own the delivery of Master Data Management (MDM), aligning business and technical teams to improve the consistency, control and reuse of critical data.
• Proactively identify and manage data risks, coordinating resolution with stakeholders and ensuring issues are tracked, governed and escalated where needed.
• Champion continuous improvement by assessing data maturity, embedding best practices, and clearly communicating progress and opportunities.
• Advocate for ethical, privacy‑aware data use, ensuring governance frameworks support compliant and responsible decision‑making.
• Influence and inspire through clear storytelling‑turning complex governance topics into compelling messages that drive engagement and action.

Skills

Governance frameworks

RACI ownership

Data quality

Master Data Management

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

MDM platforms

Job description

Halfords Group PLC is seeking a Senior Enterprise Data Management Lead to shape governance frameworks and embed best practices across the business. You’ll own Master Data Management and data quality initiatives, working with owners to improve data reliability and enable confident decision-making.

You’ll translate complex governance challenges into clear plans, balancing risk with business value while championing data literacy and ethical data use across the organisation.