Lead Data Governance

Salary: £43,000 - 83,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven experience delivering data governance or data ownership/stewardship models at scale
• Strong data governance expertise and data management knowledge
• Strategic and operational delivery capability
• Experience influencing and engaging senior stakeholders
• Experience supporting organisational change and behaviour shift
• Analytical and problem-solving capability
• Essential experience working as a Data Governance Lead within Central Government Departments

Responsibilities:

• Lead delivery of key components of the Data Ownership programme across multiple workstreams
• Translate governance strategy, policy and standards into scalable operating models and delivery approaches
• Drive identification, onboarding and enablement of data owners across the department
• Lead engagement with business and digital teams to ensure ownership is applied consistently in delivery, decision making and service design
• Oversee delivery of Conceptual Data Model workshops and ensure outputs are translated into ownership, accountability and governance application
• Play a key role in the delivery of the Data Ownership Model as an enabler of our Data Strategy 2030 ambitions
• Work across design through to delivery, embedding Data Ownership enterprise-wide across business areas, policy and digital and transformation programmes
• Work alongside other Data Managers and pick up line management responsibilities as required

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We are offering a fixed-term contract of 9 to 12 months with hybrid working, combining 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home. The role is available across Manchester, Newcastle, Blackpool, Leeds, Birmingham and Sheffield. You will join us in delivering the Data Ownership Model as a key enabler of our Data Strategy 2030 ambitions, working across business areas, policy, and digital and transformation programmes.

last updated 30 week of 2026