Data Management Manager

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About the role The Data Management Manager is a key leadership role to support our group wide data strategy. As such, you will be responsible for transforming and improving data management practices across TVG, including both operational business domains and TVG Data & Analytics landscape; Ensuring that data governance and data quality standards are upheld and reported against. You and your team will own and run the lifecycle of data, including regular data retention treatments, and disposal, in accordance with organisational policies around PII data treatments. You will be accountable for the data catalogue and master data model across TVG, defining the key roles to ensure metadata is regularly updated. You will also ensure data stewardship is defined and applied to ensure data is curated and profiled for search and discovery. You will define and measure data quality across TVG, providing regular KPIs on the health of data across the systems and tribes, highlighting where data is costing the business or affecting customer behaviour. You will work with data owners/stewards in operational business domains to inform them of their accountabilities and responsibilities for the management and treatment of data, reporting data governance policies and standards alignment, recommending any remedial action, and tracking and reporting progress to data owners and the central data governance function. You will represent the team at Tech CARM, Commercial Triage, and Data Risk Committees, providing regular updates to external regulators on data risk mitigations, initiatives, and measurement against data management best practices. You will play a critical role in setting the vision and strategy for data management across the group, by providing a roadmap for key capabilities such as the data catalogue and data quality linked to the component catalogue.

Scope of Role Leadership: Ability to motivate and inspire within a matrix team. Key stakeholder management skills. The role has line management responsibilities. Lead multi-disciplined data management teams. Nature and Area of impact: Operational responsibility for running and maintaining the group data management catalogue and meta data platform. Implementation and strategic operating model for group wide data quality framework and tooling. Champion data management and data stewardship through the organisation increasing the use of the Data Management applications and increasing data OKR’s and KPI’s.

Key Responsibilities Passionate about driving data excellence and ensuring regulatory compliance Accountable for the Data Catalogue across the data estate, owning 3rd party relationships ensuring they are managed in accordance with the commercial agreements. Managing the lifecycle of data, including archiving, retention treatments, and disposal, in accordance with organisational policies around PII data treatments. Implementing processes to monitor and improve data accuracy, consistency, and reliability. Accountable for the Master Data Model, working with data owners/stewards across the group to ensure that any change is reflected. Defining and overseeing data stewardship roles to ensure data is curated, profiled, and managed effectively. Enforce data policies and standards for data management, ensuring compliance with regulations and industry best practices. Responsible for the central Master Data Model and catalogue including CRUD matric and business glossary. Work with data owners and stewards in business operational domains to assure compliance with data governance policy and standards Providing thought leadership to data owners and stewards in the management of data Providing reports required to track data management compliance with policy and standards and identifying areas of improvement Work with Information security to ensuring data is protected from unauthorised access and breaches through encryption, access controls, and compliance with security standards. Drive data quality initiatives, including the creation of metrics and ongoing KPI performance reporting. Ensuring data practices comply with relevant regulations, such as GDPR, PECR Coordination and support the data risk framework in alignment with group policy.

Essential knowledge and skills A strategic problem solver. Experience in data governance and data management practices including trusted data, data protection and data policies. Proven experience in leading data governance / data management initiatives, developing and implementing data governance frameworks. Experience with tools for data management / governance, master data management and data quality. Familiarity with data analysis and visualization tools such as Python and Power BI. Leadership skills with the ability to influence and inspire others, fostering a collaborative and motivated team environment. Ability to communicate, translate and present critical information to multi-skilled people and teams at different levels in the organisation understanding their differing needs. Data domain skills and an understanding of the technology as well as understanding how it is built.

Some of our benefits Flexible, hybrid working model Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews £6500 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs 30days holiday + bank holidays Udemy learning access Bonus potential (performance and business-related) Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk Matched pension up to 6% More benefits can be found on our career site.

How to apply Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly, and if successful in securing this role, you will be required to undertake a credit, CIFAS, Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check. Should your application progress we require you to let the team know if there is anything you need to disclose in relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken, including any unspent criminal convictions.

What happens next? Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if you’re successful so keep an eye on your emails! We’ll arrange a short call to learn more about you, as well as answer any questions you have. If it feels like we’re a good match, we’ll share your CV with the hiring manager to review. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely. You can expect a two stage interview process after meeting the TA team, First stage – A one-hour face to face or MS Teams interview. Second stage – A final stage 1 hour session with some different Stakeholders within the Team.

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Equal opportunities We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.