Trusted Data Governance - Assistant Director

EY; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

EY's Global Data Office is seeking a qualified professional to join the Trusted Data Governance team. The role focuses on operationalizing governance to streamline access to AI-ready data via EY's AI Data Marketplace, collaborating with multiple internal offices and service lines.

The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, translating policy into practical procedures, and driving delivery of trusted data products with a strong, autonomy-driven approach.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing governance frameworks in response to regulatory changes and internal policy updates.
• Background collaborating across teams toward an organizational strategic goal.
• Understanding of technical build cycles and requirements-gathering techniques.
• Ability to translate dense materials into practical operational guidance and support.
• Proactively identify opportunities and own initiatives to ensure progress and delivery.
• Operate with a high degree of autonomy, prioritizing with a solution-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Understand service line data strategies and design governance to support them while balancing risks.
• Manage multiple stakeholders from diverse backgrounds and levels of understanding.
• Demonstrate storytelling capabilities to support change management and keep stakeholders engaged.
• Coordinate data requirements across teams to govern trusted data products, translating policy into procedures.
• Document requirements and manage feedback on functional components.

Skills

Governance frameworks

Stakeholder management

Storytelling

Requirements gathering

Data governance

Autonomy

Prioritization

Technical build cycles

Job description

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The opportunity

Join the Global Data Office (GDO) as a member of the Trusted Data Governance team. This team works to design and implement governance as part of EY's AI-Ready Data Strategy. This role focuses on operationalizing data governance to streamline access to AI-ready data through EY's AI Data Marketplace. You will work internally with many stakeholders, including the Data Stewardship Office, Risk Management, General Counsel's Office, Data Protection, Information Security, as well as service line stakeholders. This opportunity focuses heavily on EY's AI data strategy, but it also translates to our client conversations as a "client zero" story of our path forward.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Understand service line data strategies and design governance tailored to support them while balancing relevant risks.
• Manage multiple stakeholders with varying levels of understanding and expertise, including stakeholders from diverse backgrounds.
• Demonstrate strong storytelling capabilities that support change management activities while keeping stakeholders actively involved and engaged.
• Coordinate data requirements across multiple teams to create a process for governing trusted data products. This includes data management and data quality, as well as translating policy requirements into practical operating procedures.
• Document requirements from various stakeholders and manage feedback on functional components.

Skills And Attributes For Success

• Experience implementing governance frameworks in response to changes in legal and regulatory requirements, as well as internal policy changes.
• Background working across teams toward an organizational strategic goal.
• Understanding of technical build cycles and requirements-gathering techniques.
• Ability to transform dense materials into operational, practical guidance and support.
• Proactively identify opportunities and take ownership of initiatives, ensuring progress and delivery of results.
• Operate with a high degree of autonomy, effectively identifying priorities with a solution-oriented mindset.

What we offer you

At EY, we'll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We'll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

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