Senior Governance Analyst

Candour Solutions; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global specialist insurer is seeking a Data Governance Analyst to support the implementation of key data management strategies. This role will enhance data fluency and quality, driving efficiency and data innovation. The ideal candidate has a strategic mindset, proven experience in data management, and excels in a matrix management environment. Join us to help foster a data-driven culture and work in a collaborative setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting Data Governance implementation.
• Proven ability to enhance data fluency and quality.
• Ability to foster professional relationships across teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of Data Strategy Action Plan.
• Ensure alignment with Hiscox Data Strategy.
• Deliver effective Data Risks and Controls.

Skills

Data Management

Data Governance

Data Quality Improvement

Strategic Mindset

Matrix Management

Tools

Informatica Cloud

Job description

Job Description – Data Governance Analyst

About Hiscox: At Hiscox we care about our people. We hire the best people for the work, and we’re committed to diversity and creating a truly inclusive culture, which we believe drives success. We embrace hybrid-working practices, balancing the ability to work remotely with the culture and energy we experience when we are face‑to‑face in our offices. Our focus on collaboration and cross‑functional working is supported with virtual tools that minimise physical travel, hot‑desk neighbourhoods that create a physical sense of community and Team Charters that our teams co‑create to set out how they’ll work together. This modern way of working has contributed to impressive employee engagement scores across Hiscox and means we’re delivering even better solutions for our Hiscox Colleagues. As an international specialist insurer we are far removed from the world of mass market insurance products. Instead we are selective and focus on our key areas of expertise and strength - all of which is underpinned by a culture that encourages us to challenge convention and always look for a better way of doing things. We insure the unique and the interesting. And we search for the same when it comes to talented people. Hiscox is full of smart, reliable human beings that look out for customers and each other. We believe in doing the right thing, making good and rebuilding when things go wrong. Everyone is encouraged to think creatively, challenge the status quo and look for solutions. Scratch beneath the surface and you will find a business that is solid, but slightly contrary. We like to do things differently and constantly seek to evolve. We might have been around for a long time (our roots go back to 1901), but we are young in many ways, ambitious and going places. Some people might say insurance is dull, but life at Hiscox is anything but. If that sounds good to you, get in touch. You can follow Hiscox on LinkedIn, Glassdoor and Instagram (@HiscoxInsurance)

We’re a global, specialist insurer headquartered in Bermuda and listed on the London Stock Exchange. With 3,000 employees and offices in 14 countries we’re a business with lots of opportunity for people with talent, spark and lots of ambition. If you want to build a great career with a company that prioritises strong values – such as integrity and courage – where our people always pull together to do the right thing for each other and our customers, then we’d love to hear from you.

About the Hiscox Data Team

The Hiscox Data Team is transforming data maturity across the organisation to accelerate business growth and efficiency using Data, Analytics, and AI. The virtual team consists of a central function driving alignment, Business Unit teams identifying commercial value and providing execution capacity and technology providing for Data Engineering and ML Operations services. We aim to empower colleagues by improving data fluency and promote a data‑driven, insight‑led culture that supports informed, customer‑centric decisions. Commercial focus, continuous improvement and product centric delivery is at the heart of everything we do.

The Role

The role is responsible for supporting the implementation of the Data Management component of the Data Strategy Action Plan to drive data innovation, enhance data fluency, improve data quality, and overall maximize data and analytics utilization as a key value creator for Hiscox.

Reporting to the Group Data Manager, the Senior Data Governance Analyst supports data ownership and executive understanding of data's value in operations. The Senior Data Governance Analyst has expertise and experience in core Data Management and Data Governance delivery.

We are seeking an accomplished Data Governance analyst professional who knows what good looks like, has successfully delivered Data Management and Data Governance in their previous roles, has a strategic mindset with a highly pragmatic approach to identifying and delivering business value through good data management practices. Experience of a matrix management environment is essential.

The Senior Data Governance Analyst supports the Group Data Manager in the overall internal engagement and quality assurance of the work being produced by the Business Unit Data teams. The Senior Data Governance Analyst will serve as a key point of contact for Hiscox stakeholders, supports delivery and ensures alignment with the Hiscox Data Strategy and Hiscox Group Data Policy.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the ‘Lift and shift’ of an existing instance of Informatica Cloud Data Governance Catalogue (IDMC), to an enterprise deployment, including the configuration and implementation across the Business Units.
• Working with Data Management colleagues at Group level and within the BUs to embed Data Ownership and accountability for data within the business.
• Support to the Heads of Data and Business Units discovery and delivery of:
  • Key Data Element (KDE) identification, metadata capture and tagging of those KDE’s (i.e. to apps and business processes)
  • identification of appropriate Data Owners and Data Stewards for KDE’s
  • documentation of Data Lineage for KDE’s
  • the discovery of existing Data Quality rules and Controls for KDE’s, and the delivery of new appropriate effective Controls for KDE’s
• Master and Reference data management
• Support Data Forums and Working Groups for both Group and the Business Units.
• Support the Group Data Manager in the implementation of appropriate effective Data Risks and Controls across Hiscox. Support the Heads of Data to proactively identify, quantify, monitor, and mitigate data risks pertinent to their business unit, implementing robust controls and comprehensive remediation plans where necessary.

Collaboration and Enablement

• Support the assessment of the progress and success of the data management components of the Data Strategy delivery through clearly articulated metrics and outcomes.
• Foster and maintain strong professional relationships with the Heads of Data in each Business Unit, and across the Hiscox data community.
• Enable the adoption and operationalisation of data capabilities by the business units, ensuring full compliance with the Hiscox Group Data Framework, Data Policy, associated standards, processes, strategic data tools, platforms, and reference architecture.
• Foster the self‑service capability within the business units, ensuring the operational adoption of new tools and capabilities delivered by Group across Hiscox.