Data Governance Manager

Salary: £60,000 - 60,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong experience in Data Governance, Data Management or Data Quality within a complex organisation.
• Proven experience embedding governance practices and driving organisational change.
• Experience working with Data Owners, Data Stewards and senior stakeholders.
• Knowledge of data quality, metadata management, data lineage and data classification.
• Ability to bridge business and technology teams effectively.
• Experience supporting data, digital or transformation programmes.
• Familiarity with tools such as Microsoft Purview, Collibra or similar governance platforms is advantageous.
• The successful candidate will be subject to a mandatory DBS check as part of the onboarding process.

Responsibilities:

• Own and continuously develop our Data Governance framework, policies, standards and operating model.
• Embed clear accountability across Data Owners, Data Stewards and Data Custodians.
• Lead our Data Quality framework, including measurement, reporting and remediation activities.
• Drive adoption of metadata, data lineage, data classification and business glossary standards.
• Identify and mitigate data risks through effective governance and controls.
• Ensure governance requirements are embedded within key projects, data products and transformation programmes.
• Develop governance KPIs and provide senior leadership with visibility of data quality, ownership and risk.
• Support the launch and growth of the Pennon Data Alliance, promoting collaboration between Data teams and the wider business.

Technologies:

• AI
• Embedded
• Support

More:

At Pennon Group, we serve communities while protecting the environment. With our subsidiaries—South West Water, Bristol Water, Bournemouth Water, SES Water, Pennon Water Services and Pennon Power—we work across water and renewables and are helping build a greener future. Our goals include lowering our carbon footprint, planting 300,000 trees with partners, restoring peatlands, and supporting farmers and landowners to improve water quality and wildlife. Were seeking a Data Governance Manager to shape how data is managed and used across our organisation, supporting trusted decision-making, regulatory requirements, digital services, analytics, innovation and future AI capabilities. We offer a competitive salary based on experience and skills, an annual bonus scheme, a pension scheme, flexible hours and hybrid working where possible, healthcare benefits including employee assistance programmes, employee discounts, and annual leave. The closing date is 9 October 2026, though we may close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We value inclusion, belonging and individuality, and our core values are to be rock solid, be yourself and be the future.

last updated 39 week of 2026