GUARDIAN NEWS AND MEDIA: Data Governance and Enablement Manager

Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of award‑winning journalists, cutting‑edge commercial professionals, and industry‑leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture.

We are now looking for a Data Governance and Enablement Manager to join our Data team. You’ll manage and mature a data governance and enablement team to create fit for purpose data solutions and AI solutions, supporting internal data consumers and giving access to trusted and easy to understand data.

Manage and develop the data governance and enablement function. Accountable for designing and rolling out data governance and data enablement & literacy training to cohorts. Provide the direction and oversight for maturing data governance capabilities across data domains with standards, data improvement plans, working groups, assigned owners and stewards, business term definition and metric reporting. Manage and grow the usage of our data catalogue to enable data users and AI tools to find and understand the data required. Identify, create, and maintain data management policies, standards and guidance to support the data governance capability. Implement policies and standards into the data function to support data management processes including onboarding new data, changing data, sharing data, deleting data, and data retention, data access. Work closely with stakeholders to align roadmaps and collaborate on embedding data governance and enablement. Lead & support Data Working Groups with decisions or issues they are concerned with.

Proven experience in embedding data governance and data literacy and/or data culture into an organisation. Deep understanding of industry‑standard frameworks (e.g., DAMA‑DMBOK, COBIT) to build end‑to‑end data governance from scratch. Practical knowledge of data management processes, including data onboarding, data lineage, data retention/deletion, and data access control. Able to define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure and report on the progress/maturity of data governance and enablement activities. Expertise in implementing and driving the adoption of enterprise data catalogues (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Atlan or open‑source equivalents) to ensure data is searchable and understandable. Able to identify gaps in as‑is process, highlight changes and design and implement to‑be processes. Knowledge of how to write, audit, and enforce data policies and standards that comply with compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, CCPA). Ability to design, roll out, and measure the success of data training programs tailored to different cohorts.

We actively encourage applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in the UK media. We operate in a hybrid environment working 3 days a week from our offices in Kings Cross and 2 days a week remotely. We value and respect all differences (seen and unseen) in all people. We aspire to have inclusive working experiences and an environment that reflects the audience we serve, where our people have equal access to career development opportunities, their voices are heard and can contribute to our future. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Many of our staff work flexibly and we will consider all requests for flexible working arrangements. All roles at the Guardian are open for everybody to apply. It is important to us that you feel supported and comfortable throughout your recruitment process, in order to perform your best. Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to help your application, this includes providing documents in accessible formats or personalising the process to better support your needs.

You’ll have 30 days of annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) with the option to purchase an additional 5 days. Our pension scheme is generous; if you contribute 5% then we will contribute 8-12% (depending on your age). We believe in giving back, which is why employees are given 2 volunteering days annually and the option of payroll giving. Season ticket loans are also available. You are entitled to private healthcare, life cover, income protection, and eye tests. You can also opt in to dental insurance. We have enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies in place. We also support our employees by offering an IVF, menopause, baby loss, and trans equality policy.

We want everyone to feel like they belong at the Guardian and we champion diversity of thought. Our various employee forums provide a platform to use their voice to foster an inclusive workplace. We became the first major media organisation to achieve B Corp status.

We encourage personal and professional growth. Employees have access to a broad range of tools and solutions, and we are happy to support the pursuit of professional qualifications through vocational courses and apprenticeships.