A financial services organisation in Birmingham seek a Data Governance Lead to drive its data governance initiatives and ensure the integrity, quality, and security of its data assets. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing and implementing data governance frameworks, policies, and procedures to support the company's strategic goals and regulatory requirements. 1 day a week minimum in central Birmingham office. Key Responsibilities:

• Data Strategy: Develop and implement a comprehensive data governance strategy, including standards and processes.
• Leadership: Establish and chair a Data Governance Board to oversee data governance activities and promote collaboration.
• Role Definition: Define and maintain data governance roles and responsibilities, providing guidance and support to ensure effective engagement.
• Collaboration: Work with business units, IT teams, and other stakeholders to identify critical data elements, set data quality standards, and establish metrics to measure and monitor data quality and integrity.
• Data Maturity: Assess and support the data maturity of the organization.
• Data Catalogue: Implement a new data catalogue for improved oversight and understanding.
• Compliance: Develop and implement data classification and data privacy policies to ensure compliance with regulations such as UK GDPR.
• Risk Management: Lead initiatives to assess, remediate, and mitigate data risks and vulnerabilities.
• Best Practices: Provide guidance on data governance best practices, data management principles, and related policies and procedures.
• Audits: Collaborate with internal audit, compliance, and risk management teams to conduct periodic assessments and audits of data governance controls and processes.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay informed about emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in data governance, data management, and data privacy, providing recommendations for improvement and innovation.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years in data governance, data management, or related roles, preferably in the financial services industry.
• Skills: Strong understanding of data governance frameworks and best practices, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Experience with data privacy regulations such as GDPR is essential.

• Professional Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field (Desirable).
• Skills: Advanced analytical skills, excellent communication, and storytelling abilities, quick learning ability, effective teamwork, strategic thinking, 
• Experience: Proven track record of data governance implementation within the financial services industry (Desirable) and experience with Data Catalog and Master Data Management tooling (Essential).