Data Governance Manager

Do you want to develop your career and make an impact in the fast-growth, fast-moving B2B technology space? At Informa TechTarget, you’ll collaborate and grow alongside some of the industry’s most respected experts. You’ll work with leading brands and be exposed to world-shaping innovations. You’ll apply your energy and intellect to helping clients be faster to market and faster to revenue. We’re a vibrant community of world-class practitioners – over 2000 colleagues strong – with offices in 19 locations around the world.

This role is based in our London Blackfriars office. We are seeking an experienced Data Governance Manager to join Omdia's Data Architecture & Engineering team and lead the establishment of best practices across market data and information governance. You will play a pivotal role in our journey to centralise data collection and transformation practices, building a scalable data platform that underpins Omdia's research content and product offerings.

• Strategic Leadership
  • Establish and implement comprehensive data governance frameworks for market and industry data across Omdia's research portfolio.
  • Develop and maintain data taxonomy standards, ensuring consistency and scalability across all data collection and transformation processes.
  • Lead the design and implementation of data quality frameworks, metadata management systems, and data lineage tracking.
  • Drive the centralization of data governance practices to support Omdia's evolving data platform strategy.
• Team Management
  • Manage and develop a team of 3 data professionals (Data Governance Analyst, Data Management Analyst, and new hire).
  • Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and career development opportunities for team members.
  • Foster a collaborative environment focused on continuous improvement and innovation in data governance practices.
• Stakeholder Engagement
  • Partner closely with the Head of Data Architecture & Engineering and VP Operations to align data governance initiatives with broader operational objectives.
  • Collaborate with research teams, product managers, and engineering stakeholders to ensure data governance standards support content creation workflows.
  • Present governance strategies and progress to senior leadership, translating technical concepts into business value.
• Operational Excellence
  • Oversee data quality monitoring and remediation processes across market data sources.
  • Establish data stewardship protocols and ensure compliance with internal and external data standards.
  • Drive automation of governance processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
  • Manage vendor relationships and data licensing agreements to ensure governance compliance.

• Extensive experience in data governance, data management, or related analytical roles.
• Proven experience with data taxonomy development, metadata management, and data lineage tools.
• Strong understanding of market research data, industry analysis, or business intelligence environments.
• Experience with data quality frameworks and governance best practices.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence.
• Previous team leadership experience or demonstrated readiness to step into a management role.
• Understanding of regulatory basics (GDPR, PDPA, HIPAA, etc.) and governance frameworks design.
• Experience with modern data platforms, cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP), and data cataloging tools such as Collibra, Alation, or Informatica.
• Knowledge of research content workflows and market intelligence data sources.
• Experience in technology or media industry environments.
• Project management certification or demonstrated project leadership experience.

Informa TechTarget complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable federal, state or local law. We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That’s why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at an Informa event – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.

Our benefits include:

• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks.
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too.
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning.
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year.
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover.
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares.
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more.
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes.
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world.