Title:Data Management & Governance Specialist (12 Month FTC) |
Hours:9:30am - 5:30pm and as required, flexible applications considered |
Working week:Monday - Friday |
Department:This role sits within the Data function (part of the wider Information & Technology team) reporting to the Head of Data, while operating as a supporting resource for the Chief Legal Officer (as Data Protection Officer). |
Purpose of job:The Data Management & Governance Specialist’s role is to strengthen the firm’s ability to manage, protect, and utilise its data effectively. The role focuses on building sustainable, firm wide data management foundations that improve data quality, reliability, discoverability, and consistency. It will also provide flexible operational support to the Data Protection Officer on time-sensitive data protection activities including DPIAs, DSARs, breaches, and updates to the Record of Processing Activities (ROPA). |
Data Governance
- Develop and operationalise lightweight, practical data governance processes across priority domains.
- Maintain the firm’s data catalogue, metadata, classifications, and business glossary.
- Work with Data Engineering to align datasets with governance expectations such as naming conventions, lineage, and sensitivity classifications.
- Support the rollout and configuration of a Data Catalogue or equivalent.
- Establish and coordinate stewardship roles with business teams.
- Provide clear, accessible documentation to help colleagues understand and trust the firm’s data.
Data Quality
- Define and introduce data quality rules in collaboration with data owners and SMEs.
- Support issue identification, root-cause analysis, and remediation planning.
- Track and report data quality trends with visibility to senior stakeholders.
- Champion improvements in data capture, structure, and lifecycle.
Data Protection Officer Support (as required)
- Assist with DPIAs, including data discovery, mapping, flow clarification, and risk identification.
- Support DSAR processing by locating, extracting, and validating data, including creating greater cataloging and automation to reduce manual retrieval efforts.
- Support updates to ROPA entries to ensure accuracy of systems, purposes, and processors.
- Assist in incident or breach data scoping and preparation of evidence for DPO assessment.
Stakeholder Engagement and Culture Building
- Build strong working relationships across Business Services, Practice Groups, Information Security, Compliance and Legal.
- Translate governance concepts into simple, accessible guidance.
- Facilitate discussions to understand challenges, pain points, and process improvements.
- Deliver engaging, light-touch education and awareness sessions to support adoption of good data practices.
Continuous Improvement
- Identify opportunities to streamline reporting and reduce data duplication.
- Continuously evolve governance practices as the firm’s data capabilities mature.
- Ensure governance supports platform and BI initiatives through close collaboration with the Data & Development team.
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