Data Governance Custodian

24 months – until December 2027

Hybrid – occasional travel to Reading

Inside of IR35 – Rate TBD

Role Requirements:

• Experience: Background in data governance, data management, or related disciplines.
• Knowledge: Familiarity with governance frameworks, metadata management, and compliance requirements.
• Technical Awareness: Understanding of governance tooling (e.g., Microsoft Purview or similar).
• Collaboration: Ability to work with multiple stakeholders across nations and business areas.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work under the Data Governance Manager to define foundational governance for a greenfield data environment.
• Define and maintain data dictionaries, glossary terms, standards, naming conventions, and metadata structures.
• Implement governance tooling once selected (e.g., Purview or equivalent).
• Engage with business areas and national representatives to understand data usage, classification, and control.
• Contribute to drafting governance policies and procedures aligned with security classifications and compliance requirements.
• Support early-stage activities such as data auditing, monitoring approaches, and documenting lineage/ownership models.
• Act as a bridge between business users and future architecture during framework creation.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with data governance tools (Purview, Collibra, Informatica, etc.).
• Knowledge of metadata management, data lineage, and data quality frameworks.
• Strong understanding of security classifications, export-control constraints, and compliance in regulated environments.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Ability to work in greenfield, multinational defence contexts.