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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, Business Analytics Applications, Data Governance, Data Transformation, Data Retention, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Data Strategy, Usage Tracking, Data Lineage, Collibra, Data Analytics, Data Management
- **Published:** November 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/data-governance-lead/57564147

## About the Role

The successful Data Governance Lead will have the following skills and experience:

 * Strong commercial experience in Data Governance.
 * Expertise in Data Lineage and data flow mapping.
 * Good knowledge of Data Compliance and GDPR requirements.
 * Experience developing governance frameworks, policies, and operating models.
 * Exposure to Data Governance technologies such as Collibra, Informatica, Microsoft Purview, or similar platforms.
 * Experience establishing Data Ownership, stewardship, or accountability models.
 * Knowledge of Data Contracts, Data Products, or modern data operating models would be advantageous.
 * Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across technical and non-technical teams.
 * A proactive approach and the ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy., * Agile Methodology
 * Automation & Control Systems
 * Communication Skills
 * Data Governance
 * Data Management
 * Data Quality
 * Metrics Analysis and Development
 * Risk Analysis
 * SQL Databases
 * Stakeholder Management

## Description

With strong executive support for data transformation, they are focused on improving data quality, compliance, ownership, and transparency. This role offers the opportunity to play a central part in building and maturing their data governance framework., As the Data Governance Lead, you will take ownership of day-to-day governance activities while helping to drive the organisation's long-term data strategy.

Specifically, you can expect to be involved in the following:

 * Leading the selection and implementation of a new Data Governance platform, with tools such as Collibra and Informatica under consideration.
 * Developing and embedding Data Governance frameworks, policies, and standards across the business.
 * Establishing and governing Data Products to support scalable and trusted data usage.
 * Defining and implementing Data Ownership models and accountability structures.
 * Driving the adoption of Data Contracts across technical and business teams.
 * Leading Data Lineage initiatives, mapping data flows from source systems through to reporting and analytics platforms.
 * Supporting Data Compliance activities, including GDPR-related processes, data retention, and governance administration.
 * Assessing and improving Data Governance maturity using recognised frameworks and best practices.
 * Building strong relationships with stakeholders across data, technology, and business functions.
 * Contributing to the future growth of the governance capability, including potential people management responsibilities.