Manager - Data Governance - AI & Data - Technology Consulting

Salary: £58,000 - 98,000 per year

Requirements:

• A completed degree or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Significant experience in data governance, data management or a closely related discipline.
• Experience in common data governance methodologies such as DAMA – DMBOK2.
• Proven experience leading complex projects and multidisciplinary teams.
• Practical knowledge of governance operating models and core data governance principles.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• The ability to manage delivery effectively while maintaining a strong client experience.
• Experience coaching and developing others, together with the energy to support the growth of the team.
• Experience implementing Data Governance tooling, including Data Catalog, Metadata Management, Data Lineage, or Data Quality platforms.
• Experience supporting data-related regulatory, compliance, privacy, or risk management initiatives.
• Experience establishing Data Ownership, Data Stewardship, and Data Governance Councils across complex organisations.
• Experience contributing to business development, proposition development, thought leadership, or go-to-market initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Lead data governance engagements from initial assessment through design and implementation, ensuring the work supports the clients business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Help clients establish clear and practical governance operating models, with appropriate ownership and accountability for data.
• Lead governance work across key domains such as data quality and lineage, focusing activity on the areas that will create the greatest value and build trust in data.
• Develop and manage comprehensive project plans that outline scope, objectives, timelines, and resource allocation, ensuring successful execution and delivery.
• Facilitate discussions with senior business and technology stakeholders, turning complex requirements into clear decisions and realistic roadmaps.
• Champion operational efficiency improvements on projects and internal initiatives and consistently drive projects to completion, ensuring the work is of high quality.
• Create innovative insights which add value to both our clients and the broader society.
• Understand all our consulting service offerings and actively identify opportunities to better serve clients and build meaningful external and internal relationships across service lines.
• Contribute to the development of the wider Data & AI team by building our brand, attending relevant events, collaborating with other internal teams, and producing thought leadership.
• Actively establish, maintain, and strengthen internal and external relationships.
• Identify potential business opportunities for EY to incubate or drive new solutions and services.
• Lead Technology Consulting engagements, managing team performance and commercials including conducting performance reviews and contributing to performance feedback for all levels of staff.
• Manage engagement billings and estimates to complete.
• Understand, follow and lead staff in workplace policies and procedures.
• Lead and coach colleagues, create a positive learning culture and contribute to the continued growth of our Belfast capability.
• Adapt your leadership style to fit team, client, and cultural needs, and anticipate and identify risks and elevate issues as appropriate.

Technologies:

• AI
• Support
• Network

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We are EY, and we build a better working world by helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society while building trust in capital markets. Our Data & AI practice is experiencing significant growth, and we are seeking high-performing individuals to join our team as Manager - Data Governance. This role can be based in our Belfast or Derry/Londonderry office and offers the opportunity to work with leading organisations across a broad range of industries and sectors. We offer continuous learning, flexibility, transformative leadership, and a diverse and inclusive culture, with opportunities to grow your career in a globally connected organisation operating across more than 150 countries.

last updated 36 week of 2026