Data Governance & Quality Lead

About the role

The Data Governance & Quality Lead will be responsible for establishing and maintaining robust data ownership, accountability and quality frameworks that support key performance indicators (KPIs) and AI-driven decision making. This role ensures that data used across the organisation is trustworthy, stable and fit for purpose, enabling confident business decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Define and enforce data ownership and accountability models across the organisation.
• Ensure all KPIs and AI features have clearly assigned data owners.
• Act as the final authority for data used in Observatory decisions.
• Govern data maturity to support KPI interpretation and performance monitoring.
• Assess data stability, consistency and historical integrity.
• Communicate data confidence levels and limitations to decision‑makers.
• Govern data suitability for AI training and inference, assessing risks such as bias, leakage and feature instability.
• Support AI accreditation decisions with data authority insights.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Management, or a related field.
• Relevant certifications such as DAMA or CDMP are preferred.

Required skills