EO Data & AI Governance Manager

Salary: £49,000 - 89,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong experience in data governance and data management within a complex organisation.
• Data risk experience is desired.
• Proven ability to define and deliver data governance strategies, frameworks, and roadmaps.
• Good understanding of data risk, controls, and regulatory requirements applicable to the insurance industry.
• Experience with data governance tools, such as Collibra, and driving their adoption.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across business, technology, and senior leadership.
• Able to translate complex concepts into simple, clear guidance for different audiences.
• Experience leading teams and building collaborative, high-performing environments.
• Able to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery while managing multiple priorities and driving continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Support the development and lead the execution of the Data & AI Governance strategy and roadmap, embedding governance frameworks, controls, and standards across the data and AI lifecycle.
• Lead the adoption and ongoing maturity of data governance tooling, increasing adoption across business domains and embedding consistent, scalable ways of working through targeted communications and training programmes.
• Establish and embed clear data ownership and stewardship models, defining roles, responsibilities, and accountability across business and technology teams.
• Define and track governance KPIs and success metrics, delivering clear, actionable reporting and insights to senior stakeholders and governance forums.
• Drive data risk management activities, including control design, RCSA support, issue remediation, and strengthening data risk awareness.
• Continuously enhance data governance frameworks, processes, and standards, ensuring they remain practical, business-aligned, and deliver measurable improvements in data quality and control.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships, partnering with business, technology, risk, and data teams to drive aligned outcomes.
• Develop and deliver clear, audience-specific communications and training, ensuring policies, standards, and procedures are well understood and consistently applied.
• Chair and facilitate data governance forums, councils, and working groups, driving effective decision-making, prioritisation, and issue resolution.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise and Group policies and regulatory expectations, including Data Management, AI Governance, Model Risk, and End User Computing standards.

Technologies:

• AI
• Support
• Network
• Security

More:

We are QBE Europe, recruiting for a permanent Data & AI Governance Manager to join our well-established Data & Analytics team in our London office. This is a hybrid role, and we are happy to talk flexible working. We are on an ambitious journey to strengthen our Data, Analytics and AI capabilities, underpinned by enterprise-wide Data & AI governance. As our use of advanced analytics and AI grows, strong governance, accountability, and regulatory alignment are essential. We offer a range of benefits to support your work life, including 30 days of holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days, flexible working options such as part-time, job share and compressed hours, and automatic enrolment into our pension plan with employer contributions of 10% of basic salary. We have also been recognised through multiple awards across insurance, cyber, ESG, diversity, equity and inclusion, and network management. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage you to apply if you are looking for a career that combines your expertise and your empathy.

last updated 36 week of 2026