Data governance manager

About Our Client

Retail

Day to day leadership of the operational aspects of the data strategy.
Support the definition of and then execute enterprise wide product and customer data governance to ensure operational adherence to data standards.
Support the documentation of data definitions to ensure that data can be governed, and those definitions adhered to by business data users.
Ensure that the evolution of Product and Customer data structures/architectures are directly aligned to the commercial goals of the business.
Ensure that the evolution of Product and Customer data structures are aligned to the technical/architectural technology road maps as owned by the software engineering teams.
Increase the knowledge and understanding, across all levels of the organisation, of why having product and customer data at the heart of the business helps drive commercial performance.
Maintain a RACI of data ownership and make it visible to all colleagues/stakeholders
Define, produce, and utilise formalised data quality reporting and use it to collaborate with data stakeholders to uplift data quality.
Collaborate with data owners as a data SME and advise on the best way to improve the quality of their data

DAMA accreditation or similar, or demonstrable working knowledge of data management and data governance principles and best practice
Operational familiarity of setting up, implementing and gaining adoption to data governance frameworks
Familiarity of the legislative data landscape
Operational Experience of leading Master Data Management in a mid to large business (£200m+)
Good understanding of of the principles of B2B distribution including customers, systems and processes.
Proven ability to structure and maintain data policy and data definition documentation that can be easily consumed by data stakeholders
Excellent stakeholder influencing skills. Ability to contextualise technical concepts as drivers of commercial performance
Operational knowledge of data management systems and information architecture
Working familiarity of operating data improvement programmes via formalised project/programme management structures
Engaging and Authoritative Style
Highly Resilient and highly committed to delivery of mid to long term objectives
Superb communicator with the ability to gauge an audience and deliver a compelling message at all levels of the business.
Highly technically literate yet commercially focused.
High emotional intelligence and self awareness.
Autonomy and ability to structure own workload and manage own time to achieve mid-term objectives