Data Governance Lead
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This role is for a Data Governance Lead in Milton Keynes, offering £500-535 p/day for an initial 3-month contract. Requires hands-on experience in data governance within financial services, knowledge of GDPR, and proficiency in tools like Collibra and Informatica.
🌎 - Country
United Kingdom
💱 - Currency
£ GBP
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💰 - Day rate
535
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🗓️ - Date discovered
August 6, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
3 to 6 months
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🏝️ - Location type
On-site
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📄 - Contract type
Inside IR35
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🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
London, England, United Kingdom
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Informatica #Alation #Collibra #Compliance #Data Stewardship #Data Governance #Metadata #GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) #Data Quality
Role description
Job Description
Data Governance Lead
Start: ASAP
Duration: initial 3-months
Location: Milton Keynes (ad hoc travel)
Pay: £500-535 p/day (inside IR35)
We are seeking a Data Governance Lead with strong, hands-on experience in data ownership, stewardship, and quality management to support a major programme within a leading financial services organisation.
Key Responsibilities
• Act as a subject matter expert in data governance, with a proven ability to manage data quality, metadata, and data stewardship activities.
• Drive project and programme delivery, including the creation and maintenance of detailed project plans, milestones, and delivery timelines, aligned with regulatory and governance requirements.
• Proactively identify and mitigate delivery risks, particularly those impacting compliance and data quality.
• Coordinate effectively between data teams, IT, business units, and compliance functions to ensure alignment and smooth execution.
• Deliver regular, well-articulated updates and reports to stakeholders, senior management, and steering committees.
• Lead change management initiatives to embed governance practices and ensure organisational adoption of tools and frameworks.
• Provide hands-on support or oversight in the use and/or implementation of data governance tools such as Collibra, Informatica DQ, or Alation.
• Maintain awareness of relevant regulatory standards (e.g. FCA, GDPR, ECB) and ensure data governance practices support compliance.
• Champion data literacy across the organisation by promoting clear understanding of governance principles to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Requirements
• Demonstrable experience in data governance, particularly within the financial services sector.
• Strong understanding of UK and European regulatory environments related to data.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to convey complex data topics in a clear and engaging manner.
• Prior experience driving organisational change and embedding data governance tools and frameworks
Job Description
Data Governance Lead
Start: ASAP
Duration: initial 3-months
Location: Milton Keynes (ad hoc travel)
Pay: £500-535 p/day (inside IR35)
We are seeking a Data Governance Lead with strong, hands-on experience in data ownership, stewardship, and quality management to support a major programme within a leading financial services organisation.
Key Responsibilities
• Act as a subject matter expert in data governance, with a proven ability to manage data quality, metadata, and data stewardship activities.
• Drive project and programme delivery, including the creation and maintenance of detailed project plans, milestones, and delivery timelines, aligned with regulatory and governance requirements.
• Proactively identify and mitigate delivery risks, particularly those impacting compliance and data quality.
• Coordinate effectively between data teams, IT, business units, and compliance functions to ensure alignment and smooth execution.
• Deliver regular, well-articulated updates and reports to stakeholders, senior management, and steering committees.
• Lead change management initiatives to embed governance practices and ensure organisational adoption of tools and frameworks.
• Provide hands-on support or oversight in the use and/or implementation of data governance tools such as Collibra, Informatica DQ, or Alation.
• Maintain awareness of relevant regulatory standards (e.g. FCA, GDPR, ECB) and ensure data governance practices support compliance.
• Champion data literacy across the organisation by promoting clear understanding of governance principles to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Requirements
• Demonstrable experience in data governance, particularly within the financial services sector.
• Strong understanding of UK and European regulatory environments related to data.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to convey complex data topics in a clear and engaging manner.
• Prior experience driving organisational change and embedding data governance tools and frameworks
