Senior Data Governance Professional

Base pay range

60% hybrid flex days/hours from office

25 days holiday

Upskilling and access to training

CS benefits & more

About the role

Do you have a passion for building a strong data governance framework to enable an organisation to better exploit its data assets? Would you want to be part of a team to lead on implementation of HMRC’s Data Strategy?

If so, continue reading to find out more about this fantastic opportunity to join HMRC – one of the largest and most dynamic IT infrastructures in Europe, and we are now one of the most digitally advanced tax authorities in the world.

About us

HMRC is a data organisation. It has one of the largest customer bases and most complex IT estates in the UK. We run the biggest digital operation in Government, providing digital services for 45 million individuals and 4.9 million business customers.

This an exciting time for digital and technology in HMRC. We are in the middle of a major transformation process, using the latest technology available, that will fundamentally improve the department’s data handling for the benefit of our customers and colleagues.

The Chief Data Office (CDO) is at the heart of this work, and we are looking for motivated and experienced individuals to play a key role in a new Data Strategy and Governance team. Working to a Principal Data Strategy & Governance Professional, you will be part of a professional, experienced, and engaged team to provide strategic leadership and governance to ensure we govern, manage, and exploit our data to improve customer experience and revenue.

Job Description

The Data Strategy and Governance Team supports the strategic oversight, governance, and integrity so that data can be exploited more effectively and efficiently. The team work closely with data, strategy and governance experts across CDIO and the wider HMRC to drive the execution of the Enterprise Data Strategy, including measuring progress through data maturity assessment and providing expert advice.

We welcome applicants who are excited by what is happening in Data Governance across the world, understand how data can be governed and exploited and technology products used to counter such risks.

You will have a background in data governance, data analytics or data management and have energy and passion complemented by brilliant engagement and communication skills. You will be:

• Capable of working autonomously, driving change and taking people with you.
• Level-headed, calm under pressure and pay attention to details.
• Keen to work with others to achieve progress against shared objectives.
• Capable of thinking on your feet and take initiative, making decisions when needed and are accountable for your actions and your own and teams\\\’ performance.
• The post holder will find themselves in a genuinely dynamic and challenging department.

Person Specification

As a Senior Data Strategy & Governance Professional you will be:

• Leading on data discovery activities as part of a wider team working across HMRC to identify, recommend and evaluate data improvement activities.
• Working on the design and implementation of practical data governance solutions to support HMRC needs.
• Identifying opportunities to make recommendations to improve the quality and trustworthiness of data throughout HMRC.
• Implementing and establishing wider data management competencies within HMRC (such as data quality, metadata management, master data management, data modelling, and development of data standards and data strategy).
• Working across HMRC to minimise data risks and increase data literacy.
• Carrying out data maturity assessments for HMRC and working with Data Maturity Champions across the organisation to support improving maturity.
• Using technology to deliver all aspects of your work including reporting data maturity results.
• Maintaining data and other sources of information ensuring that the UK GDPR and Information Management Standards are adhered to.
• Potentially managing Data Governance Professional staff, supporting their technical and personal needs in line with HMRC policy.
• Experience of data governance or data management and improving data literacy across an organisation.
• Ability to communicate accurately, clearly and effectively at all levels to influence decision making.
• Ability to establish professional relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Project Management with a successful track record of collaboration to deliver shared objectives across a Business Group or wider.
• Relevant professional or academic qualification, such as degree, apprenticeship, and/or DAMA or similar industry recognised qualifications.
• Experience of data discovery activities to identify, recommend and evaluate data improvement activities.
• Knowledge of GDPR and solid understanding of compliance and controls.
• Data literate with experience of the wider Power Platform (including PowerBI, PowerApps and Power Automate)
• Experience of line management.

Transitional Sites

For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations.

If your location preference is for one of the following sites, it’s important to note that these are not long-term sites for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time.

These sites are:

• Telford Plaza, Telford – moving to Parkside Court, Telford

You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage

Behaviours

We\\\’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

To learn more, click APPLY before 11:55 pm on Tuesday 21st October 2025

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing, Administrative, and Analyst
• Industries
• Government Administration, IT System Data Services, and Data Infrastructure and Analytics