Data Governance Analyst

Job Title: Data Governance Analyst / Consultant

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Alderley

Working style: Hybrid 50% office 50% from home

Closing date: 5th January

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Data Governance Analyst to work within our Data Governance team, operating across the Group. This role offers the opportunity to join a dynamic and innovative team with a wide range of experience and backgrounds. This is an excellent opportunity for candidates who are customer-focused and who have strong general knowledge of pension and insurance products and specialism or experience in Data Governance, or similar/related role, for example in Data Analysis, Risk, Compliance or Data Protection.

The Data Governance Analyst plays a key role within the Data Governance team, directly helping the business to use the Data Governance Framework and toolkit to evidence compliance with the Data Governance Policy. They will collaborate with stakeholders to help them understand, interpret, and successfully implement data governance standards.

The Data Governance Analyst will support the translation of business requirements into technical requirements and facilitate the adoption of data governance best practices through the data management toolkit. This will enable the Group to achieve its strategic objectives and deliver superior customer outcomes, through improved data quality, compliance with relevant regulations, and embedded data governance best practices.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in Data Governance, having supported the implementation of a data governance framework within a large organisation.

What You'll Do

• Support the business areas with the implementation of Data Governance capabilities, driving compliance with the Group Data Governance policy.
• Provide guidance and specialist knowledge of Data Governance processes and best practice.
• Help Business Data Owners and Stewards understand the RLG data governance framework components.
• Assist the business with implementing and monitoring controls to mitigate data risk.
• Provide training and guidance with the RLG Data Governance toolkit.
• Contribute to increasing data literacy across Royal London by providing Data Governance training, education and knowledge sharing initiatives.
• Collate policy reporting metrics to measure the maturity of data practices.
• Manage the data governance artefacts and associated resources on the Data Hub.
• Support those undertaking formal development through Data Governance learning paths.

What You'll Bring

• Experience in stakeholder management, with a focus on business partnership and collaboration. Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively engage with stakeholders and team members.
• Ability to negotiate with business units / technology groups to drive results and advance the Data Governance agenda.
• Results oriented, reliable, delivers commitments, upholds standards and principles.
• Awareness of the regulatory environment and challenges within it, to help enable compliance and risk management through the effective use of data.

About Royal London

We're the UK's largest mutual life, pensions, and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services. Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits.

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We're an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected - whatever their background.