Data Governance Lead

• Lead enterprise data governance and AI readiness strategy
• Drive data quality across a sophisticated investment platform

• Lead enterprise data governance and AI readiness strategy
• Drive data quality across a sophisticated investment platform

About Our Client

An well-established financial services organisation. As part of a significant data transformation journey, the firm is investing heavily in data, analytics, and AI capabilities to support its long-term growth ambitions.

Job Description

• Lead the governance, classification, stewardship, and management of enterprise data assets.
• Develop and maintain data catalogues, metadata, lineage, and business data definitions to improve transparency and control.
• Establish and oversee data quality standards, monitoring frameworks, issue management processes, and remediation activities.
• Partner with Technology, Compliance, and Information Security teams to ensure effective data protection, access governance, and regulatory compliance.
• Drive the adoption of automation and AI-enabled solutions to enhance governance processes and scale data management capabilities.

The Successful Applicant

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline with 10+ years' experience in a relevant role with significant financial services industry experience.
• Demonstrated success implementing and operating enterprise-wide data governance and quality frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with data governance platforms such as Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Alation, Atlan, or similar solutions.
• Strong understanding of cloud data platforms, metadata management, lineage, access controls, and data governance considerations related to AI.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to shape and mature data governance within a high-profile data and AI transformation programme.
• Exposure to innovative data, analytics, and AI initiatives in a sophisticated investment environment

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