Job Role: Enterprise Data Governance Lead
Location: Solihull (with hybrid working)
Salary: £62,000 + annual bonus
Hours: 35 per week
Why Join Us?
- A competitive salary and benefits package including discretionary bonus
- Matched pension contributions
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off, on us!
- A wellbeing hour to spend doing whatever makes you happy
- A wide range of flexible benefits from Cycle2Work to private healthcare
- Life assurance
- Paid volunteering days and matched charity fundraising
- A collaborative and flexible working environment
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression
- A chance to make a real impact in a regulated, purpose-driven organisation
What you ll be doing
Design and embed Secure Trust Bank's enterprise-wide Data Governance capability. This role will be responsible for establishing robust frameworks, operating models, and controls to ensure the creation of trusted, high-quality data. You will drive the integration of governance across the organisation, aligning closely with the Enterprise Data Platform and Data Product strategy to enable consistent, reliable, and well-managed data at scale.
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain an enterprise-wide Data Governance framework, including policies, standards, and processes
- Define and implement the Data Governance operating model, including governance forums and decision-making structures
- Embed clear data ownership and accountability across all data domains
- Develop and deliver a comprehensive Data Quality framework, incorporating rules, thresholds, monitoring, and issue resolution processes
- Define and implement capabilities for metadata management, data lineage, and data cataloguing
- Establish robust governance frameworks for data access, classification, and role-based access control (RBAC)
- Develop governance metrics and reporting to enable effective oversight and continuous improvement
- Collaborate with platform and engineering teams to embed governance within data products and data pipelines
- Lead the selection and implementation of governance tooling (e.g., Microsoft Purview, Unity Catalog)
- Drive training, adoption, and cultural change to embed Data Governance across the organisation
What we're looking for
- Demonstrable experience establishing Data Governance capabilities from the ground up
- Proven track record working within regulated environments, translating regulatory and risk requirements into practical data governance controls
- Experience embedding Data Governance within modern data platforms and engineering delivery models
- Strong experience implementing Data Quality, metadata, and data lineage frameworks
- Experience defining and delivering operating models and governance structures
- Familiarity with modern data platforms (e.g. Azure, Databricks)
- Background within financial services or other regulated industries (preferred)
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels
- Proven ability to drive organisational change and engagementDelivery-focused mindset, with a structured and pragmatic approach to execution
- Ability to translate strategic objectives into scalable, operational capabilities
- Certified Data Management Professional - CDMP - DAMA or equivalent experience (preferred)
- Data Governance & Stewardship Professional - DGSP or similar certifications (desirable)