Data Governance Lead – AI/ML & Data Quality Leader

Job Title

Data Governance Lead

Location

Covent Garden, London / Milton Keynes

Employment Type

Permanent – Hybrid working, averaging 2–3 days in the office per month

Summary

We are hiring two Data Governance Leads to support the implementation and operation of the enterprise data governance framework. One role focuses on AI/ML. The role reports to the Head of Data Governance and focuses on embedding governance standards, stewardship, and data quality practices across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and embed the enterprise data governance framework, ensuring governance standards, policies, and processes are adopted consistently across the organisation.
• Lead and support the data stewardship operating model, partnering with Data Owners and Stewards to establish clear accountability and governance practices.
• Drive the definition, maintenance, and adoption of business data definitions, taxonomies, standards, and critical data assets across key data domains.
• Manage and continuously improve data quality capabilities, including the definition, monitoring, reporting, and remediation of data quality issues and metrics.
• Oversee metadata management, data cataloguing, lineage, and data classification activities to improve data transparency, discoverability, and trust.
• Facilitate Data Governance Councils, Stewardship Forums, and governance committees, providing reporting, action tracking, and governance insights to senior stakeholders.
• Partner closely with business, technology, architecture, analytics, security, and compliance teams to embed governance controls into data platforms and business processes.
• Promote a culture of data ownership, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement, supporting initiatives that enhance data literacy, governance maturity, and enterprise-wide trust in data.

AI / Machine Learning Focus

• Define and maintain data governance standards for the data layer, including quality, metadata, lineage, access, and usage.
• Own and prioritise the data governance backlog for AI / Data Layer, assessing risk, regulatory impact, and enterprise dependencies.
• Ensure data models, structures, and pipelines align with governance policies and approved business definitions.
• Monitor and improve data quality, completeness, and consistency across domains and use cases.
• Partner with domain owners, data engineering, and product teams to embed governance into delivery processes.
• Provide assurance on compliance with data protection, security, and audit requirements.

Required Experience & Skills

• Proven experience within a Data Governance, Data Management or related Data roles.
• Practical experience with data stewardship, metadata management, and data quality disciplines.
• Strong knowledge of data policy frameworks.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the confidence to present technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with Databricks.
• Knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK, DCAM, or equivalent data management frameworks would be nice to have.
• AI/ML experience is required for one of the roles.

Salary

£58,500 – £78,000

Benefits

• Flexible working
• 27 days annual leave
• Paid sick leave
• Bank holidays
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Pension plan with company contribution
• Car allowance (dependent on role)
• Income protection
• Paid maternity leave
• Paid paternity leave
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption leave
• Compassionate leave
• Paid bereavement leave
• Learning and development opportunities
• Flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle

Equal Opportunity Employer

BSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Disability Accommodations

If you require any reasonable accommodations to be made on account of a disability or impairment throughout our recruiting process, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner.