Head of Data Operations & Governance

Location: London / Hybrid
Contract: 6 months
IR35: Inside IR35
Rate: Competitive

We're looking for an experienced Head of Data Operations & Governance to lead and develop an organisation-wide data governance capability within a major transformation environment.
This is as much a change and transformation role as it is a data governance role. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation to improve how data is owned, understood and managed, linking good data governance directly to business outcomes.

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  Establish and embed data ownership and stewardship across critical datasets.
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  Develop and implement data quality frameworks, standards and governance processes.
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  Lead and develop an existing Data Operations & Governance team.
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  Drive improvements across data cataloguing, discovery, lineage and observability.
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  Support major transformation programmes and the adoption of AI and automation.
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  Work closely with Data Architecture, Engineering, Privacy and senior business stakeholders.
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  Translate complex data issues into clear business outcomes and drive organisation-wide engagement.

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  Strong Data Governance, Data Quality or Data Operations leadership experience.
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  Experience implementing data ownership and stewardship models.
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  Strong understanding of data quality frameworks and modern governance/cataloguing tooling.
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  Experience leading and developing data teams.
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  Enough technical understanding to work credibly with Data Architects and Engineers.
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  Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
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  A strong change and transformation mindset, with the ability to bring people on the journey rather than simply implement governance processes.