Advanced Specialist: Data Governance

SUMMARY:
A leading organisation within a highly regulated and data-driven environment is seeking an experienced Advanced Specialist: Data Governance to help drive enterprise-wide data governance initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity for a governance professional with expertise in data quality, compliance, metadata management, and information governance to play a strategic role in ensuring trusted, secure, and business-ready data across the organisation.

POSITION INFO:
Our client is a well-established organisation operating within a complex and highly regulated environment and is looking to appoint an Advanced Specialist: Data Governance to join their Data and Analytics team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and enhancing enterprise data governance frameworks, improving data quality and integrity, establishing governance standards, and ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory and organisational requirements. Working closely with business, technology, risk, compliance, and analytics teams, this individual will drive best-practice data management and support the organisation's broader data strategy. This role offers exposure to enterprise-wide governance initiatives, data management transformation projects, data quality programmes, metadata management, and strategic stakeholder engagement within a sophisticated data environment. Key Responsibilities: Develop, implement, and maintain enterprise data governance frameworks, policies, and standards Establish and promote data stewardship, accountability, and ownership across business areas Drive data governance initiatives to improve data quality, consistency, and reliability Define and monitor data quality metrics, standards, controls, and remediation processes Manage metadata repositories, business glossaries, data dictionaries, and data lineage documentation Support data classification, retention, access management, and information protection practices Ensure compliance with organisational governance standards and regulatory requirements Conduct data risk assessments and support internal and external audit activities Develop governance dashboards, reporting frameworks, and performance metrics Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to embed governance controls within data processes Support master data management and enterprise information management initiatives Contribute to data architecture, system enhancement, and data transformation projects Identify opportunities to improve governance maturity across the organisation Provide guidance and training on data governance principles and best practices Promote a culture of trusted, secure, and well-managed data Job Experience and Skills Required: Education: Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Management, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field Honours Degree advantageous DAMA, CDMP, DCAM, or related Data Governance certifications advantageous Experience: 5+ years' experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Data Quality, Information Management, or Data Risk Proven experience implementing and maintaining enterprise data governance frameworks Experience with data quality management, metadata management, data lineage, and stewardship practices Experience operating within a large, complex, and highly regulated environment Exposure to governance, compliance, risk, and audit processes Experience engaging with cross-functional stakeholders at various business levels Experience supporting enterprise-wide data management initiatives and transformation projects Skills: Strong understanding of Data Governance and Data Management best practices Advanced SQL skills Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent reporting tools Experience with Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Informatica, Alation, or similar governance platforms advantageous Knowledge of Python and\/or SAS advantageous Understanding of data warehousing, data architecture, and information management principles Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities Strong documentation, policy development, and governance reporting skills Ability to influence and drive change across multiple business functions High attention to detail and strong organisational skills For more exciting Actuarial and Analytics vacancies, please visit: I also specialise in recruiting in the following: Actuarial: Life, Short-Term, Health, Pensions, and Quantitative Data & Analytics: Data Scientists, Data Analysts (Python, R, SQL, Machine Learning) Risk: Credit Risk, Market Risk, Model Risk, and Operational Risk Analysts Pricing: Specialists in Insurance and Financial Products AI & Machine Learning: ML Ops, NLP, Predictive Modelling Data Scientists Quantitative: Experts across Banking, Insurance, and FinTech If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles \/ positions.