Salary: £75,000 - 75,000 per year Requirements: Experience leading data quality, data governance or information management functions Experience improving data quality in complex organisations Ability to influence and challenge constructively Clear communication of data risk, assurance and recommendations Strong understanding of enterprise data quality management Strong understanding of social housing regulatory reporting, including TSMs, SDR and STAIRS Strong understanding of metadata, data lineage and data quality tooling Strong understanding of data governance principles and frameworks Strong understanding of GDPR and regulatory data requirements Experience supporting organisational integration or transformation Experience working with regulators, auditors or inspection bodies Knowledge of data standards and frameworks across housing services Skills in workshop facilitation, organisational enablement and root-cause analysis Experience in housing, public sector or regulated environments Responsibilities: Lead data quality monitoring and remediation to ensure organisational data is accurate, consistent and trusted Improve data quality at source through strong business partnership Provide assurance on KPIs, reporting and regulatory submissions, including SDR Maintain data standards and ownership models across the organisation Promote data literacy and good data practice across teams Lead and develop a specialist governance function Embed enterprise-wide data governance frameworks that support clarity, ownership and accountability Ensure GDPR and data protection compliance Work closely with senior leaders, system owners, data stewards and operational teams to build a culture of ownership, accountability and good data practice Translate data risks into proportionate guidance and help colleagues make confident, insight-driven decisions Technologies: Support More: We are SettleParadigm, the largest housing group in our region, managing over 30,000 homes across Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. We are a growing, values-led organisation with a clear social purpose, focused on delivering excellent services, high quality homes, neighbourhoods we can be proud of and more affordable homes for the communities we serve. This is a permanent, full-time role based in Wooburn Green, High Wycombe or Letchworth Garden City, with hybrid working of at least two days per week in the office and three days from home. We offer an excellent benefits package including generous holiday, a pension contribution of up to 9.5%, family-friendly leave, health cash plan, life cover, income protection, flexible working, modern offices, free parking and EV charging, mental health support, funded training, volunteering days, peer recognition rewards and a paid professional subscription. We are committed to inclusion, accessibility and reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process. last updated 24 week of 2026