Senior Manager Data Enablement & Data Risk

British Business Bank; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent financial institution in the UK is seeking a Data Governance Manager to oversee data governance specialists and spearhead a comprehensive data risk program. This pivotal role focuses on ensuring data assets are managed effectively while complying with regulations. Responsibilities include facilitating a data literacy campaign, classifying data, and establishing data governance frameworks. Candidates should possess significant experience in data management and governance, showcasing a clear understanding of current data trends and best practices.

Benefits

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

15% employer pension contribution

Flexible working

Cycle to work scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Paid voluntary days

Qualifications

• Experience in large scale/enterprise data projects.
• Substantial experience in data governance and management.
• Knowledge of data cataloguing, tagging, and lineage.

Responsibilities

• Manage data governance specialists.
• Lead the development of a data risk programme.
• Collaborate to establish robust data governance frameworks.

Skills

Data management

Data governance

Data literacy campaign

Data standards knowledge

Change management

Job description

In this position you will manage data governance specialists and lead the development and implementation of enterprise-wide data risk programme consisting of management policies, processes, standards, metrics, controls and training. This will include providing subject matter expertise to develop and support the delivery of a data literacy campaign to improve data understanding maturity across the group. This role is pivotal in ensuring that data assets are managed effectively, securely and in compliance with regulatory requirements. The role will collaborate across business units to establish robust data governance frameworks, mitigate data-related risks and drive a culture of data accountability. Key duties will include partnering with teams to classify data, maintain data definitions, identify critical and sensitive data for core capabilities, support data sourcing/usage requests, define data quality controls and scorecards, provide resources to solve data issues, and drive consistency, standardization, usability, and change management of data products and data capabilities. You will also investigate, catalogue, organise, document internal and external application and system data in conjunction with data architecture. You will be able to demonstrate work experience in large scale/enterprise data projects, with substantial direct experience relating to creation and execution of formal data governance and/or data management program, and of driving meaningful improvements in business value through data management. Excellent experience in data management, knowledge of data standards, data cataloguing, tagging, lineage and delivering operational data products in flexible data management frameworks is also essential as is working knowledge of current and upcoming data governance, data management, data lifecycle management and data product techniques and trends, with a point of view on evolving concepts and best practices.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday
• 15% employer pension contribution
• Flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan, Group Income Protection and life assurance
• Paid voluntary days, maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
• Benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and dining, to health and wellbeing, travel, and technology...and plenty more