Data Governance & Controls Lead
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6-Month Contract | Up to £475 per day | Hybrid (2 Days per Week Onsite) | Basildon, Essex
A large global consultancy is seeking an experienced Data Governance & Controls Lead to support a major data transformation and governance programme within a highly regulated environment.
This is a key delivery role focused on establishing and embedding data risk and control processes across a complex enterprise data landscape. The successful candidate will create the foundations for a scalable governance framework, ensuring clear accountability, effective oversight, and robust control monitoring across critical data assets.
The Role
As the Data Governance & Controls Lead, you will be responsible for designing and implementing a repeatable data risk and controls process that can be adopted and scaled across the wider organisation. Working closely with business stakeholders, data teams, and governance forums, you will establish governance artefacts, controls, reporting dashboards, and remediation workflows while ensuring ownership is clearly assigned and tracked.
This engagement focuses on creating the governance and control framework, rather than delivering full remediation activities or operating model transformation.
Key Responsibilities
- Establish and manage a central data risk and issue register, including risk-based prioritisation and remediation tracking.
- Define and implement governance processes for managing data risks, control gaps, and exceptions.
- Build and maintain Jira workflows to manage issues, actions, ownership, and due dates.
- Develop recurring control checks with clear evidence requirements and accountable owners.
- Create dashboards and reporting using existing tooling to provide visibility of risks, exceptions, overdue actions, and remediation progress.
- Facilitate regular governance reviews and stakeholder meetings to track progress and remove blockers.
- Work with business and technology stakeholders to assign ownership and drive accountability for remediation activities. xgikmsk
- Coordinate and evidence the closure of priority issues.
- Produce clear documentation, processes, and handover materials to enable long-term ownership by a permanent governan...
Data Governance & Controls Lead in Pitsea employer: Tenth Revolution Group Careers
Join a forward-thinking organisation in South London that prioritises employee development and innovation. With a strong focus on hybrid working, you will benefit from a collaborative work culture that encourages continuous learning and professional growth. Enjoy competitive remuneration and the opportunity to make a significant impact on business transformation initiatives while working alongside dedicated professionals in a supportive environment.
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Tenth Revolution Group Careers Recruitment Team
