Head of Data Enablement

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Create and implement the Data Governance and Enablement roadmap in alignment with business objectives and the overarching Data Strategy.

• Develop a functional governance framework that includes defined ownership, stewardship, decision rights, and escalation procedures.

• Set standards for metadata, business definitions, data lineage, and data quality across key data assets.

• Foster accountability for data quality, ensuring that issues are assigned clear ownership and that effective remediation plans are in place.

• Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, and Information Security to establish practices for data retention and lifecycle management.

• Integrate governance into projects, reporting, data products, analytics, and AI initiatives.

• Enhance data literacy and empower team members to confidently manage and utilize data.

• Assess governance maturity and showcase advancements through relevant KPIs.

• Review governance tools and solutions that provide significant business value.

• Collaborate closely with the Director of Data & Insight and senior stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven professional experience in data governance or data management.

• Background in leading data governance, data management, or data enablement initiatives within a complex organization.

• Demonstrated experience in implementing data ownership and stewardship, metadata frameworks, and data quality standards.

• Capability to convert data strategy into actionable operating models, standards, and measurable outcomes.

• Experience in influencing senior stakeholders and ensuring accountability across both business and technical teams.

• Strong understanding of data governance, data quality, metadata, and data lifecycle management.

• Exceptional stakeholder engagement, communication, and facilitation skills, including the ability to challenge constructively.

• A pragmatic and commercially minded approach that balances business value, risk, and control.

• Ability to enhance organizational capability and establish sustainable working practices.

• Experience with enterprise data retention and lifecycle management.

• Background in governing data products, reporting, semantic models, or AI-enabled solutions.

• Familiarity with implementing data catalogs, lineage, or data quality tools.

• Possession of a recognized data management or governance qualification, or equivalent practical experience.

• Availability to work Monday to Friday, for 37.5 hours each week.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote/home-based working arrangement.

• Travel to company offices as needed.

• Opportunity to shape and enhance the organization’s data governance capabilities.

• Ability to influence senior leadership and foster a culture of data ownership and accountability.

• Collaborate with the Data & Insight team on developing trusted data foundations, improving decision-making, enhancing efficiency, and promoting responsible innovation.