Overview
Data Governance Lead | Circa £75,000 + excellent benefits | Permanent | Hybrid
At Thatcham Research, data underpins everything we do – from advanced analytics to collaboration with members, partners and customers across the automotive and insurance ecosystem. We’re now looking for a Data Governance Lead to define, embed and evolve our enterprise-wide data governance strategy at a pivotal moment of growth and innovation. This is a high-impact leadership role where you’ll ensure our data is trusted, well-managed and used responsibly, whilst unlocking business value. You’ll work closely with senior leaders, Data Owners, legal, compliance and technical teams to establish clear accountability across the data lifecycle – including how new datasets are introduced, governed and shared. You’ll also play a key role in shaping governance for advanced analytics, AI and LLM-based solutions, ensuring data used in emerging technologies aligns with ethical, contractual and regulatory standards.
As the Data Governance Lead, you’ll be responsible for:
Responsibilities
- Defining and leading an adaptive, business-aligned data governance strategy
- Establishing a value-focused governance operating model with Data Owners and Stewards
- Developing clear, pragmatic policies, standards and processes that support both business agility and compliance
- Governing the acquisition and introduction of new data sets, balancing opportunity and risk
- Leading governance for direct data sharing with members, partners and customers
- Implementing and embedding a data cataloguing solution to improve transparency and discovery
- Driving strong metadata, data quality and lifecycle management practices
- Acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on data risk, value and governance trade-offs
- Supporting audit readiness through proportionate, embedded governance controls
- Setting principles for data used in analytics, AI and LLMs, in collaboration with technical leaders
Skills & experience
You’ll bring deep experience of enterprise data governance and the confidence to influence at senior level. You’ll be practical, commercially minded and comfortable navigating complexity.
Essential experience and skills include:
- Proven experience defining and delivering enterprise-wide data governance strategies
- Thorough understanding of adaptive or risk-based governance approaches
- Experience embedding data ownership and stewardship models
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to balance business value, risk and compliance
- Experience governing the lifecycle of new and existing data sets
- Knowledge of data governance for advanced analytics and LLM-based solutions
- Hands-on experience with data governance or cataloguing tools such as Microsoft Purview, Informatica or Collibra
- Experience supporting external data sharing initiatives
- Experience in working with Legal teams and data sharing contracts
- Exposure to automotive, insurance or related sectors
- Experience contributing to data literacy or cultural change programmes
- Relevant data governance or data management certifications (e.g. DAMA, DCAM)
Requirements & commitments
All applicants must have Right to Work in the UK.
Salary & Benefits
Salary: Circa £75,000 dependent on skills & experience. Benefits include 10% non-contributory pension, 29 days holiday (inclusive of Christmas shutdown) + public holidays, Group Life Assurance (4 x basic salary), Salary Sacrifice schemes, enhanced parental leave, Health Cash Plan, and additional wellbeing and lifestyle benefits.
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