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# Data Governance Lead

- **Company:** 4square Recruitment Ltd
- **Location:** Worcester, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £70,000.0 - £80,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, Encodings, Data Governance, Data Migration, Metadata, Cloud Services, Data Management, Databricks
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/data-governance-lead/57311113

## About the Role

* Strong experience leading enterprise data governance initiatives
 * Good knowledge of data management frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK
 * Experience with cloud data platforms, ideally Azure and Databricks
 * Familiarity with Databricks Unity Catalog would be advantageous
 * Strong experience across data quality, metadata, lineage, stewardship and ownership
 * Excellent senior stakeholder management and influencing skills
 * Experience within insurance or another regulated environment would be beneficial

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys combining strategy with practical delivery and wants to play a key role in developing a mature, enterprise-wide data governance capability.

## Description

This is a senior role with responsibility for defining and embedding the governance strategy, operating model, standards and controls that support analytics, regulatory compliance, transformation programmes and future AI use cases.

You'll work closely with senior stakeholders, architecture, engineering, data protection and wider business teams to ensure governance is embedded into day-to-day operations rather than treated as a standalone function.

Key responsibilities will include:

 * Defining and owning the enterprise data governance strategy and operating model
 * Establishing clear data ownership and stewardship across business domains
 * Leading data quality frameworks, controls, metrics and remediation activity
 * Governing metadata, data definitions, business glossaries and lineage
 * Embedding governance into architecture, engineering and data migration programmes
 * Supporting privacy, security and regulatory compliance
 * Driving adoption, accountability and cultural change across the organisation


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