Data Governance Lead at The Rank Group

Job Description

• This pivotal role is fundamental for the success of one of the biggest projects that Rank has delivered.  The successful candidate will look to demonstrate an exceptional energy and drive to deliver outstanding governance of some of Rank’s key data assets in line with our industry leading data platform.  This is a fantastic opportunity to match our drive and determination for being the best at what we do.  
• Data Governance has grown significantly in prominence in the data industry.  For Rank, operating in a heavily regulated industry,  this has always been the case.  That is why this role has been created, to ensure this new project has the right level of governance and control to succeed in the project delivery and it’s on-going operation. Data Governance really is the cornerstone for the data strategy at Rank Group.  
• As the Data Governance Lead you will embed work with the NextGen project team, engineers, architects and testers as well as the Data Team, to ensure the project delivers the business’ data, as it is needed. 
• You'll be pivotal in ensuring that data delivers value to the business, a corporate focus is needed on data quality, data management principles, policies and procedures, standards and definitions, along with pragmatic action oriented working groups.  

Data Requirements Oversight: 

• Working with business stakeholders to understand their data requirements and liaising with the NextGen project team to ensure these needs are met. 
• Liaising with the Data Team architecture, engineering and governance leads to ensure the right data is presented to the right place at the right time 

Data Standardisation: 

• Based on input from the Data Team and stakeholders, you will define the standard data models, elements and definitions that will be deployed across NextGen’s decentralised data environments. 
• Working the project engineers and architects you will define the appropriate data models to ensure that the right data is presented to Rank’s Central Data Platform 

Metadata Management: 

• Oversee the creation and maintenance of metadata repositories to document data lineage, definitions, and classifications. 
• Facilitate the adoption of metadata standards across the NextGen project. 

Data Stewardship: 

• Work with business units to define data ownership and stewardship responsibilities. 
• Provide guidance and support to data stewards in resolving data-related issues and ensuring compliance with data governance policies. 

Data Definition and Cataloguing: 

• Documenting the data standards, lineage, definitions and business context behind the data created in the NextGen project 
• Capturing this data in Rank’s Data Catalogue and working with the Data Team to ensure data quality rules are built in the Data Quality tool. 

Data Governance Reporting: 

• Provide regular communication with the Head of Data Governance to ensure appropriate progress is made and the project remains on track 
• Liaising with the Data Governance Council to ensure the business is aware of progress/ challenges 

Change Management: 

• Support change management efforts related to the adoption of data governance practices. 
• Engage with stakeholders to address concerns and promote a data-centric culture. 

Qualifications
What’s needed for success – Experience & Qualifications: 

• Excellent verbal and written communication, including the ability to communicate with senior stakeholder management 
• A Strong attention to detail and ability to communicate if and where issues are identified 
• A passion for data and doing the right things the right way 
• A data background (c. 5 years +), ideally in data governance or an architecture role 
• An understanding of data modelling 
• The ability to work under pressure and deliver to tight timelines