Data Governance and Enablement Manager

Role Overview

Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. We are looking for a Data Governance and Enablement Manager to join our Data team.

What You Will Do

Manage and mature a data governance and enablement team to create fit for purpose data solutions and AI solutions, supporting internal data consumers and giving access to trusted and easy to understand data.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Proven experience in embedding data governance and data literacy and/or data culture into an organisation, deep understanding of industry-standard frameworks, and expertise in implementing and driving the adoption of enterprise data catalogues.

Requirements

• Proven experience in embedding data governance and data literacy and/or data culture into an organisation
• Deep understanding of industry-standard frameworks (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK, COBIT) to build end-to-end data governance from scratch
• Practical knowledge of data management processes, including data onboarding, data lineage, data retention/deletion, and data access control
• Able to define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure and report on the progress/maturity of data governance and enablement activities.
• Expertise in implementing and driving the adoption of enterprise data catalogues (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Atlan or open-source equivalents) to ensure data is searchable and understandable
• Able to identify gaps in as-is process, highlight changes and design and implement to-be processes
• Knowledge of how to write, audit, and enforce data policies and standards that comply with compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, CCPA)
• Ability to design, roll out, and measure the success of data training programs tailored to different cohorts

Benefits

• 30 days of annual leave per year (plus bank holidays)
• Pension scheme with employer contribution
• Private healthcare
• Life cover
• Income protection
• Eye tests
• Dental insurance
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies
• IVF, menopause, baby loss, and trans equality policy
• Season ticket loans
• Volunteering days
• Payroll giving