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# Data Governance Lead

- **Company:** Harnham
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £70,000 - £85,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Data Governance, Data Retention, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Data Lineage, Collibra, Data Analytics, Data Management
- **Published:** November 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/data-governance-lead/57564128

## About the Role

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

 * Strong commercial experience in data governance within a modern data environment
 * Proven expertise in data lineage and understanding of end to end data flows
 * Solid knowledge of data compliance and GDPR principles
 * Experience implementing or managing data governance tools such as Collibra or Informatica
 * Understanding of data products and data contracts is advantageous
 * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
 * Comfortable working autonomously and taking ownership of key initiatives, * Agile Methodology
 * Automation & Control Systems
 * Communication Skills
 * Data Governance
 * Data Management
 * Data Quality
 * Metrics Analysis and Development
 * Risk Analysis
 * SQL Databases
 * Stakeholder Management

## Description

The Data Governance Lead will:

 * Lead the implementation of a new data governance platform, owning the process end to end
 * Develop and embed data governance frameworks, standards and best practices
 * Establish and drive data ownership and stewardship models across the organisation
 * Define and implement data contracts to support reliable data product development
 * Lead data lineage initiatives, mapping flows from source systems to reporting layers
 * Support data compliance activities, including GDPR requests, data retention and governance controls
 * Assess and improve data governance maturity against recognised frameworks
 * Engage and influence stakeholders across both technical and non technical teams
 * Contribute to the evolution of the governance function, with potential for future line management responsibility