Data Governance Manager

BBC
Newcastle upon Tyne
1 year ago
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Package Description

Salary range: £60,000 - £70,000
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Newcastle

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Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

An employer pension contribution of up to 10% 26 days’ annual leave (based on full time hours) + bank holidays and the option to buy/sell additional days Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and healthcare schemes  Employee assistance and well-being programmes Learning and development tailored to your role – this could include industry recognised qualifications, coaching and mentoring An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join staff networks including: Women’s Network, National Disability Networks and many more. Family friendly flexible working arrangements, such as hybrid working, job sharing, flexi-time and compressed hours can be requested.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and especially welcome individuals from underrepresented groups. 

 
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Job Introduction

As Data Governance Manager, you will play a crucial role in structuring and governing our data to drive meaningful actions and insights. 

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

You will play a key role in developing and implementing effective data management and governance practices. You will work closely with domain owners, data stewards and other stakeholders to define data governance policies, procedures, and best practices that ensure the discoverability, compliance, quality and interoperability of our data products. 

Specifically, you will be responsible for these activities: 

Support the data governance lead to effectively drive the successful implementation of data governance initiatives across the BBC Support the development of data governance standards, best practice guidance and process level documentation. Supporting the development of the fundamentals of data governance such as data roles, data governance maturity model, data governance forums and committees. Establishing and enforcing data governance standards and best practices across domains, promoting data governance awareness and fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making.  Collaborating with domain data owners, data stewards, data engineers and other relevant stakeholders to assess data governance needs, introduce necessary standards and data quality controls, and ensure compliance.  Developing and implementing data processes and practices, including data lineage tracking, data quality management, metadata management, data issue resolution etc.  Collaborating with Platform teams to ensure data governance principles are integrated into data systems, applications, and infrastructure.  Maintain a roadmap for regular data audits to ensure compliance, address potential issues, and enhance data quality.  Promote data governance disciplines and culture internally, educating the business on analytics, reporting, data management, and data quality.  Identify and drive improvements in data governance practices.  Support the expansion of data tools, reporting, and knowledge sharing to democratise data across the company.

Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience

Essential

Proven expertise in delivering data governance and data ownership initiatives in complex organisations. Demonstrated understanding of data governance principles, policies, best practices and industry trends. Familiarity with data governance technologies, tools, and standards e.g. Alation, Collibra; Soda, Great Expectations, DBT . Experience in working with cloud-based data platforms e.g. Redshift. Proficiency in collaborating with cross-functional teams and business stakeholders to drive improvements in establishing data governance frameworks. Excellent communication skills and a strong track record in building lasting and positive relationships that have supported the successful delivery of data governance initiatives.

Highly Regarded Skills 

An understanding of Data Engineering and Data Ops concepts, processes and toolsets. An understanding of Data visualisation tools (PowerBI, Tableau or similar) and data management controls in these tools. Experience of operational risk management in large and complex organisations. Some knowledge of programming using multiple scripting languages such as SQL and Python. Experience of working collaboratively across a diverse set of stakeholders. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable Skills 

Experience working hands-on with big data systems  Experience with agile or other rapid application development methods  Broadcast, production, start-up or media experience  A mix of public sector and commercial experience  Qualification in computer science, computer engineering, information technology other technical discipline, or equivalent work experience

About the BBC

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours 

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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