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Data governance lead - new role!

Reading (Berkshire)
Datatech Analytics
Posted: 18 August
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Managing Consultant at Datatech Analytics

Data Governance Lead – new role!

Location: Mid/West Berkshire - Hybrid working 2 days in the office

Reference: J12994

Note: Full and current UK working rights required for this role

Are you passionate about driving business insights and strategic data decisions through effective stakeholder engagement? We are seeking a dynamic individual to develop, drive, and own our client’s data governance strategy.

In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for developing and executing a market data enrichment strategy, collaborating with key business stakeholders, and managing contract negotiations and supplier relationships. Your expertise will help them align business requirements with the right resources to drive impactful solutions.

This is a new role, so a huge opportunity for the right person to come in and really make it their own, with potential to grow into its own team in the future.

As their new Data Governance Lead, you’ll be responsible for:

* Data Governance Strategy: Develop, implement, and own a comprehensive, business enabling data acquisition strategy ensuring that the business has access to the right data.
* Collaborate: Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand data needed to deliver appropriate solutions, steer where required to achieve the market data enrichment strategy
* Data Sourcing: Identify, evaluate, and acquire relevant data sets from trusted external sources.
* Budget management: Proactively manage data enrichment budget, and drive business efficiency improvements.
* Partnerships and negotiation: Establish and maintain partnerships with data providers, automotive manufacturers, insurance companies, and other key stakeholders.
* Data Ecosystem: In collaboration with Data Value Management, you will oversee the integration of acquired data into their data ecosystem, ensuring data quality, consistency, and accessibility.
* Compliance: In collaboration with the Legal and Compliance team to ensure all data acquisition and usage comply with relevant regulations and industry standards.
* Value: Ensure data/service usage and pricing is accurately recorded and intended business value understood. Plan and align: Manage demand pipeline, have a forward-facing view of data sets required.

Skills & experience that will set you up for success in this role:

* Demonstrable experience of creating and implementing a Data Governance strategy.
* Proven business acumen with experience of defining strategy through to successful execution.
* Understanding of working with Data as a Product component for business value extraction.
* Strong vendor (supplier) management and budget management skills.
* Experience of identifying and sourcing data to meet business needs.
* Experience working with legal and commercial aspects of vendor data licenses and contracts.
* Persuasive communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross functional teams at all levels including CEO.
* Ability to translate business requirements into language of Data and vice versa.
* Knowledge of the insurance or automotive industry useful but not essential

Did you know...

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We know the perfect candidate doesn't exist! If you think you have what it takes but don't tick every box, we'd still encourage you to apply - it could be a perfect fit!

Alternatively, you can refer a friend or colleague by taking part in our fantastic referral schemes! If you have a friend or colleague who would be interested in this role, please refer them to us. For each relevant candidate that you introduce to us (there is no limit) and we place, you will be entitled to our general gift/voucher scheme.


Seniority level

* Seniority level

Mid-Senior level


Employment type

* Employment type

Full-time


Job function

* Job function

Analyst, Management, and Science
* Industries

Insurance, Automation Machinery Manufacturing, and Research Services

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