Senior Manager - Data Governance

This is a high impact opportunity to take ownership of an established data governance function and drive its next phase of maturity. You will join at a pivotal point, building on strong foundations while shaping how data supports enterprise analytics, reporting, and emerging AI initiatives across a complex global environment.

The Company

They are a global, professional services organisation with a strong international footprint and a reputation for advising on complex, high value work. Operating across multiple regions, they bring together business, legal, and technology expertise to support clients in regulated and data intensive environments. Data is increasingly central to their strategy, with continued investment in governance, analytics, and innovation capabilities.

You will join a collaborative and evolving data function with strong visibility across senior stakeholders, including leadership in business intelligence, architecture, and innovation.

The Role

As Senior Manager, Data Governance, you will lead the evolution and adoption of a firm wide data governance framework, ensuring it is embedded across both business and technology teams. You will:

• Lead and mature the organisation’s data governance framework, ensuring it is scalable, embedded, and aligned to business priorities.
• Work closely with Data Stewards and cross functional teams to drive adoption of governance practices and accountability.
• Partner with BI, data architecture, and technology teams to embed governance into analytics, platforms, and transformation initiatives.
• Oversee data quality frameworks, metadata management, and reference data strategies to improve data consistency and usability.
• Define and govern data domains, ownership models, and governance standards across the organisation.
• Provide leadership to a small data governance team while leveraging wider internal and consultant expertise.
• Influence senior stakeholders to align governance with strategic priorities, including AI and innovation initiatives.

Your Skills and Experience:

You will bring strong leadership capability within data governance and experience operating across complex organisations. Key requirements include:

• Strong commercial experience leading and scaling data governance frameworks.
• Experience embedding governance into business as usual processes and influencing adoption across teams.
• Expertise in data governance disciplines including data quality, metadata, data domains, and reference data management.
• Hands on experience with governance tooling such as Collibra, Informatica, or Data360.
• Ability to work effectively in evolving or ambiguous environments and provide structure and direction.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders across both business and technical functions.
• Background within Law, professional services, consulting, or similarly structured environments is advantageous.
• Experience working in a global business.