Strategic Data Governance Leader (Clearance)

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP); Lancashire; Vor Ort; GBP 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is seeking a Lead Data Governance Manager within the Chief Data Office Leadership Team to drive governance as a product, ensuring ethical and legal use of data while building public trust.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, collaborate with senior leaders, and shape governance products and services to deliver measurable value across DWP, enabling data-driven decisions and citizen outcomes.

Qualifikationen

• Senior experience leading data governance programs.
• Proven ability to collaborate with senior leaders.
• Experience in public sector or large organisations.

Aufgaben

• Provide strategic leadership for the Data Governance function as part of the Chief Data Office leadership team.
• Sponsor and oversee the delivery of key data governance products and services, ensuring they are user-centred, scalable, continually improved and responsive to changing departmental priorities.
• Lead engagement with senior leaders, business areas and delivery teams to understand governance needs and ensure governance solutions enable, rather than inhibit, the effective use of data.
• Provide expert advice to senior stakeholders on data governance, such as data ethics, data quality, data maturity or data sharing.
• Establish mechanisms to monitor compliance, evaluate effectiveness and report on progress against governance objectives and strategic outcomes.
• Lead and support organisational change activities that strengthen DWP's data culture, encourage innovation and continuous improvement and reinforce the treatment of data as a strategic asset.
• Build productive relationships with key stakeholders across DWP, government and the wider data community, influencing strategic decision-making and driving collaboration.
• Develop and nurture a high-performing, inclusive team, creating an environment where people can learn, develop and thrive.
• Produce high-quality briefings, reports and recommendations for the Digital and Data Board, Executive Team and other senior governance forums.

Kenntnisse

Data governance

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Change management

Jobbeschreibung

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is seeking a Lead Data Governance Manager within the Chief Data Office Leadership Team to drive governance as a product, ensuring ethical and legal use of data while building public trust.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, collaborate with senior leaders, and shape governance products and services to deliver measurable value across DWP, enabling data-driven decisions and citizen outcomes.