Job Description:

Data Governance Analyst
Milton Keynes - 2 days on site
£500 - £600

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The Data Governance Analyst performs a critical role in enabling the business to implement the Data Governance framework and policy, establishing data ownership and enabling trust in data.
The role will collaborate with colleagues across the business on the implementation and enduring support required for effective metadata management, safe and easy access to data, data quality monitoring, and data quality issues management.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the development and implementation of the Data Governance framework and policy to achieve effective data ownership for critical data.
• Engage with stakeholders to understand key business drivers, priorities, and challenges to enable a strategic and value adding Data Governance approach.
• Work with business areas/data domains to help them establish effective metadata management using the approved data catalogue tool.
• Become an expert in the approved data catalogue tool, train others in its use, and resolve any issues as and when required.
• Work with business areas/data domains to help them establish effective data quality monitoring using appropriate tooling.
• Support colleagues with devising data quality rules, threshold setting, and the creation of data quality reporting to identify and address instances where our data is not fit for purpose.
• Become an expert in the approved data quality tool, train others in its use, and resolve any issues as and when required.
• Support the establishment of Data Governance performance metrics reporting to monitor adoption and effectiveness of Data Governance.
• Produce the monthly Data Governance performance metrics reporting and present to stakeholders (e.g. Data Governance Committee, Head of Data) to keep key stakeholders up to date with status and achievements.
• Manage the Quality Management checklist for Data Governance items (e.g. to ensure changes to sensitive data flows are maintained in the IT Architecture tool).

EDUCATION, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE
Mandatory

• Experience in implementation of data governance frameworks and / or other data management practices.
• Experience of metadata and data quality tooling.
• Experience of managing and reporting to internal and external stakeholders at senior levels.
• Good understanding of key UK and European regulatory and statutory requirements (FCA, PRA, BAFIN, GDPR / DPA, European Central Bank, European Banking Authority).

• Qualification in data governance or data management (e.g. DAMA CDMP)
• Experience of working in an agile environment
• Financial Services experience
• Business partnering experience.

SKILLS & PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS REQUIRED

• High level of motivation, flexibility, drive, and personal commitment.
• Proven problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong written and oral communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Tenacity and resilience to maintain focus despite challenges and setbacks.
• A value driven mindset.
• A keen interest in developing data governance knowledge and business awareness (strategy, key challenges etc.).
• Able to prioritise multiple demands within a fast-paced environment.
• Organised and ability to maintain attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.

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