Data Governance Manager

  • Som3
  • City, Birmingham
  • 07/07/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

Data Governance Manager

3 days in the office - Central Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield or Newcastle

FTC to March 2027

Experience Data Governance Manager needed for a public sector workstream

You will

  • Embed effective data ownership/stewardship
  • Drive accountability for data management across the data lifecycle
  • Enable delivery of core data capabilities which make up the DGF
  • Connect enterprise-wide governance with Spoke-level implementation
  • Create a data ethics policy, process and impact assessment

Your background

  • Experienced Data Governance experience in PUBLIC SECTOR is essential
  • Data governance frameworks and stewardship programs
  • Great understanding of data lifecycle management, data quality, metadata and compliance
  • Skills in developing and delivering training programmes
  • Experience in managing governance projects, coordinating multiple workstreams, and supporting organisational change
  • Strong knowledge of data ethics, including proven experience of creating and implementing policies, processes, training and impact assessments to enable the understanding of data ethics risks.