At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive data governance delivery and improve data quality across the business.
- Company: Join the UK's largest equipment rental provider with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Flexible rewards package, generous holiday allowance, and great pension scheme.
- Other info: Hybrid role with opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on data governance and support digital transformation initiatives.
- Qualifications: Experience in data governance and strong stakeholder engagement skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
The Data Governance Manager is responsible for driving the hands-on delivery and embedding of Data Governance across Sunbelt Rentals in the UK and Europe. This is a practical, delivery-focused role, responsible for turning governance principles into real, day-to-day improvements in data quality, ownership, and consistency across the business. This is a hybrid role, based from Warrington a minimum of 3 days per week. Working closely with senior leadership for direction, this role will:
- Establish and embed governance in practice
- Support business areas with limited resource
- Ensure data supports digital transformation and AI initiatives
The role will act as a central point of coordination, coaching, and delivery, helping our organisation move from low governance maturity to a structured, scalable approach.
Role Responsibilities
- Hands-On Delivery & Business Support (Primary Focus)
- Work directly with Data Owners and Data Stewards to implement governance in practice, not just define it
- Support business areas in improving data quality through practical, achievable actions
- Help teams prioritise high-impact improvements where resource is constrained
- Drive completion of:
- Data domain reviews
- Data quality assessments
- Improvement plans
- Data Quality Improvement & Transformation Support
- Identify where data issues are blocking system implementations, reporting, or AI use cases
- Design pragmatic solutions (process improvements, ownership clarity, controls)
- Embed governance into digital transformation and system change projects
- Ensure data is fit-for-purpose at go-live, reducing rework and risk
- Working with our DPO and security team to maintain and audit regulatory compliance
- Governance Framework (Light-Touch Strategy)
- Support the ongoing development of the Data Governance framework
- Help define:
- Data ownership expectations
- Data quality standards
- Governance processes
- Data Policies
- Ensure governance is simple, usable, and adopted, not overly complex
- Build KPI’s and metrics to give clear visibility on progress
- Stakeholder Engagement & Enablement
- Act as a trusted partner to business teams, not an enforcement function
- Coach Data Owners and Stewards to take accountability
- Reinforce training through real-world application and support
- Build engagement and awareness across the organisation
- Prioritisation & Risk Management
- Help identify and upscale data risks impacting transformation or compliance
- Focus effort on highest-value data issues, not trying to fix everything
- Provide clear visibility of data quality progress and challenges
Benefits
What can we offer you in return? You’ll be joining a highly successful company, the UK’s largest equipment rental provider. We provide an industry-leading flexible rewards package including generous holiday allowance (with the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave), life assurance, retail discount scheme, employee recognition awards and a great company pension scheme.
Data Governance Manager in Warrington employer: Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland
Sunbelt Rentals is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Warrington that fosters professional growth and collaboration. With a strong focus on employee development, generous benefits including a flexible rewards package, and a commitment to embedding data governance practices, we empower our team to make meaningful contributions to our digital transformation initiatives. Join us to be part of a leading company where your efforts directly impact data quality and business success.
Contact Details:
Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland Recruitment Team
