Data Governance Lead

Company Description

Hi! We're UW. We’re on a mission to take the headache out of utilities by providing them all in one place. One bill for energy, broadband, mobile and insurance and a whole lot of savings!

We’re aiming to double in size as we help more people to stop wasting time and money. Big ambitions, to be delivered by people like you.

Got your attention? Read on...

Job Description

We work together.

Your team and the people you will work with include a close-knit group of experts within our Technology & Product function. You will work as a true peer to our Data Architect, jointly building our enterprise data foundations by combining architecture, governance, quality, and lineage into a cohesive ecosystem. You will act as the vital bridge between Business, Analytics, Engineering, and Architecture teams, building a community of data owners and stewards across the organisation to ensure governance provides clarity rather than bottlenecks.

We deliver progress.

What you’ll do and how you will make an impact: As our first Data Governance Lead, you will establish enterprise-wide governance from the ground up for a FTSE 250 organisation. You will:

• Define and implement the enterprise data governance strategy and roadmap, ensuring frameworks enable domain-led analytics.
• Establish clear data ownership and accountability across various business domains.
• Design an enterprise data quality framework, defining KPIs and monitoring approaches to drive measurable improvement in data trust.
• Lead the selection of governance tooling and define a canonical metric registry for critical enterprise KPIs.
• Develop practical policies and standards regarding data access and lifecycle management, ensuring alignment with GDPR and regulatory expectations.
• Partner with Engineering to embed governance and lineage directly into our core data pipelines and medallion architecture.
• Drive adoption through enablement and pragmatic change management, ensuring our data is fit for both operational and analytical use.

Qualifications

We put people first.

It’s all about you. We are looking for a Data Governance Lead with a "builder" mindset—someone who thrives on creating structure from ambiguity and is comfortable challenging existing ways of working. You should be a pragmatic, outcomes-focused professional who can balance high-level strategy with hands‑on delivery. To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• 8+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or related roles.
• A proven track record of building data governance capabilities from scratch within complex organisations.
• Deep practical knowledge of data ownership and stewardship models, data quality frameworks, and metadata/lineage concepts.
• Experience selecting and implementing governance tooling (catalog, lineage, quality).
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to navigate environments with low‑to‑medium data maturity.
• Core competencies in prioritisation, collaboration, and meticulous attention to detail.
• Familiarity with frameworks like DAMA or DCAM is desired, as is experience in regulated industries (Energy, Telecoms, or Financial Services).

Additional Information

So why pick UW? We’ve got big ambitions so there’s going to be plenty of challenges. There are also a lot of benefits:

• An industry benchmarked salary. We’ll share it during your first conversation.
• Hybrid working, with 2 days in the office. (We’re definitely open to discussing flexible working arrangements)
• Electric Car salary sacrifice scheme through Tusker
• Discount on our services and you get our coveted Cashback Card for free. You’ll also get access to 100s of rewards and discounts through Perkbox
• A matched contribution pension scheme and life assurance up to 4x your salary. You can also access free mortgage advice and a financial wellbeing tool.
• Family-friendly policies, designed to help you and your family thrive.
• Discounted private health insurance, access to an Employee Assistance line and a free Virtual GP. Our wellbeing app Unmind supports your mental health.
• Belonging groups that help UW shape an even more inclusive future.
• A commitment to helping you develop your career journey through learning, coaching and new experiences

Apply here!

You’ve got this far... Hit apply - we can’t wait to hear from you! Worried you don’t hit all the criteria? We welcome applications from diverse and varied backgrounds so get your application in and let’s chat!

Beth Rodgers will be your point of contact throughout the recruitment process.

Equal Opportunity

We provide equal opportunities, a diverse and inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone. You are welcome to apply no matter your age, disability, gender, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. Please don’t be afraid to ask about what we can do to support your needs. All requests will be carefully and fairly considered.

Please note, if you are successful and offered a role at UW, you will be subject to a background check. Where checks are unsatisfactory or incomplete and/or a failure to reveal information relating to convictions that you are required to identify as part of the background checks, could lead to withdrawal of an offer of employment.

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