Job Title: Data Quality & Governance Lead Specialist - 12-month FTC
Division: Market Oversight
Department: Market Oversight, Data & Intelligence
1. Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £60,700 to £80,766 and London from £66,600 to £88,666 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
2. This role is graded as: Lead Associate
3. Your recruitment contact is Benjamin via k. Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.
About the FCA and team
We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth, and shaping the future of UK finance services.
The Market Oversight Directorate oversees conduct in UK primary and secondary markets through the listing, prospectus, and market abuse regimes, aiming to promote trusted, orderly, and efficient markets via its four departments: Listing, Primary Market Oversight, Secondary Market Oversight, and Market Oversight Data & Intelligence.
Sitting within the Market Oversight Directorate, the Market Oversight Data and Intelligence (MODI) Department drives data-led regulation by delivering specialist services, intelligence, and casework across UK markets, supporting innovation, insight, and effective oversight through advanced analytical and technical capabilities.
Role responsibilities
4. Lead the implementation and embedding of data quality best practices to ensure accuracy and reliability in regulatory datasets, strengthening compliance and stakeholder trust
5. Support the Manager in the development and planning of the team strategy
6. Oversee targeted data analysis to identify root causes of data issues, enabling timely remediation and reducing operational risk
7. Own the development and maintenance of robust data management processes using industry governance standards to enhance resilience and data integrity
8. Design and sustain data quality frameworks for monitoring and control, empowering strategic decision-making with reliable insights
9. Produce actionable MI and benchmarking reports that highlight performance and trends, driving continuous improvement and competitive advantage
10. Supervise the building of automated dashboards and monitoring tools to detect anomalies and trigger real-time remediation workflows, increasing efficiency
11. Direct line management for 3 team members
Skills required
Minimum:
12. Demonstrated experience implementing new or overseeing change related data quality projects and transitioning to BAU
13. Understanding and practical experience of data quality concepts including business rules, data quality dimensions, metrics, profiling and remediation
14. Solid understanding of data governance principles and practices including experience in establishing data quality standards, policies and procedures to ensure data integrity and compliance with regulatory requirements
Essential:
15. Capacity to adjust effectively as workplace tasks and objectives evolve
16. Demonstrated stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage at all levels and present credible findings to deliver positive outcomes
17. Skilled in producing concise and persuasive written outputs and clearly communicating complex issues verbally in an accessible manner
18. Proficient in identifying and fixing data quality issues and providing effective root cause solutions
19. Effective communication skills, with ability to explain complex, technical matters clearly and concisely
20. Knowledge of industry standards such as ISO and DAMA
Benefits
21. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
22. Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders). Changing from September to a minimum of 50% in the office each month (expectation of 60% for Directors and Executive Directors)
23. Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary
24. Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance
25. 35 hours of paid volunteering annually
26. A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle
For a full list of our benefits, and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page.
Our values & culture
Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that’s free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference, and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.
If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support.
We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.
Disability Confident: our hiring approach
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, and therefore, people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. In cases of high application volumes, we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role’s key requirements.
Useful information and timeline
27. Advert Closing: Wednesday 18th Feb at 11:59pm
28. CV Review/Shortlist: 20th February
29. Interviews W/C: 2nd March
30. Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.