Data Governance Consultant

DATA GOVERNANCE & AI CONSULTANT - UP TO £80,000 - BRISTOL (HYBRID) - 2 DAYS PER WEEK ON-SITE - SC REQUIRED

MERITUS are recruiting for aData Governance & AI Consultant to join a leading organisation delivering complexUK Central Government and Defence programmes.

This role would suit an experiencedData Governance, Data Management or AI Assurance Consultant with expertise across data governance, data quality, metadata, lineage and responsible AI. Experience withinDefence, maritime, hydrographic, sonar, underwater mapping or oil & gas would be highly beneficial.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver data governance policies, standards, RACI and stewardship models.
• Develop data quality frameworks, scorecards and remediation processes.
• Support metadata, data cataloguing, business glossaries, lineage and classification.
• Contribute toAI assurance covering training data, model selection, testing, evaluation and monitoring.
• Produce governance frameworks, operating procedures, evaluation plans, risk assessments and assurance reports.
• Run stakeholder workshops and translate requirements into practical solutions.
• Support assurance reviews, audits and quality gates.
• Work with data architects, engineers and security teams across client engagements.
• Contribute to proposals, pre-sales and knowledge-sharing activities.

Skills & Experience:

Essential:

• SC Clearance - active or lapsed.
• Proven experience indata governance or data management.
• Strong knowledge ofdata quality, metadata, lineage, cataloguing and stewardship.
• Experience developing governance policies, standards and operating models.
• Practical experience withAI governance, AI assurance or responsible AI.
• Understanding of AI/model testing, evaluation and risk assessment.
• Strong consulting, stakeholder management and communication skills.

Desirable:

• UK Central Government, Defence or regulated-sector experience.
• Defence, maritime, hydrographic, sonar, underwater mapping oroil & gas experience.
• Experience withMicrosoft Purview, Azure ML, Databricks, MLflow or Microsoft Fabric.
• Knowledge ofDAMA-DMBOK, NIST AI RMF, ISO 23894, ISO 27001 or UK GDPR.
• MLOps, model monitoring or AI risk/control experience.

Benefits:

• Salary up to£80,000
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Private Medical Insurance
• Hybrid working with2 days per week in Bristol
• Work on majorUK Central Government and Defence programmes

This is a great opportunity for aData Governance & AI Consultant to work on complex Government and Defence projects, helping clients delivertrusted, secure and responsible AI.