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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Data Governance Lead to drive the evolution of our Enterprise Data Platform's data management capabilities. This role involves defining the vision, requirements, and design for data management, acting as a liaison between business stakeholders and our delivery partner to translate business needs into governance requirements and ensure the implemented solution supports trusted reporting, analytics, and AI capabilities. You will own the functional design, approve solution decisions, ensure alignment with enterprise standards, and drive adoption.

Responsibilities

Own the vision, roadmap and continuous improvement of the Enterprise Data Platform data management capability.
Define the functional design and business requirements for metadata management, business glossary, data lineage, data quality, ownership, stewardship and data products and make key decisions.
Own the Enterprise Data Platform data product strategy, including governance, ownership, lifecycle management and standards.
Define enterprise naming standards, metadata standards and governance principles for data products and datasets.
Develop pragmatic approaches for data privacy, data classification and information management in collaboration with security and privacy teams.
Ensure governance capabilities support downstream reporting, analytics and AI use cases, including Databricks Genie.
Act as the product owner for the data management capability, defining requirements and priorities for delivery.
Work closely with the delivery partner to design the implementation of Unity Catalogue, Microsoft Purview and related governance capabilities.
Review governance-related deliverables and support testing and acceptance of implemented capabilities.
Capture lessons learned from the pilot and subsequent deliveries, continuously improving governance standards and platform capabilities.
Ensure metadata, data quality, lineage, ownership, classification and business context are captured and maintained to enable trusted AI use cases and support AI-ready data products.
Act as the primary interface between business stakeholders and the delivery partner for all data management and governance activities.
Facilitate workshops with business users to define business terminology, critical data elements, ownership, metadata requirements and data quality rules.
Ensure alignment between the Enterprise Data Platform and the wider MS Amlin data management framework, operating model and governance initiatives.
Define roles, responsibilities and processes that support sustainable governance without creating unnecessary overhead.

Requirements

Experience designing and implementing enterprise data management or data governance capabilities for modern cloud-based data platforms.
Experience acting as the business or functional lead for governance tooling implementations such as Microsoft Purview, Collibra or equivalent.
Strong understanding of metadata management, business glossaries, data catalogues, data lineage, data quality, ownership, stewardship and data products.
Experience defining business requirements and translating them into technical solutions delivered by engineering or implementation partners.
Experience working with delivery partners or system integrators to design, review and approve governance solutions.
Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills, with experience working across business and technical teams.
Experience developing governance standards, naming conventions, metadata models and data quality frameworks.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and build consensus.
Experience with Databricks and Unity Catalogue.
Experience with Microsoft Purview or Collibra.
London Market insurance experience.
Previous consulting experience with a leading technology consultancy.
Experience working within Azure cloud environments.

Skills

Data Governance
Data Management
Metadata Management
Business Glossary
Data Lineage
Data Quality
Data Ownership
Data Stewardship
Data Products
Databricks
Unity Catalogue
Microsoft Purview
Collibra
Azure
Stakeholder Management
Communication

Location

London

Work Type

Full time
Fixed Term
Hybrid Working

Experience Level

Experienced

Benefits

Competitive base salary
Performance related discretionary bonus
Employee benefits

About the Company

MS Amlin is a leading (re)insurer and part of the global MS&AD Group, with operations across Lloyd’s of London, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific.
With over 120 years of experience, we support businesses facing complex and demanding risks, providing continuity in an uncertain world.
Our expertise covers Property, Casualty, Marine, Crisis Management, Natural Resources and Reinsurance, backed by strong underwriting capabilities and deep sector knowledge.
At the core of our claims service is TRUST - Transparency, Responsiveness, Understanding, Solution-driven thinking, and Technical expertise.
This defines how we manage claims and build lasting relationships.

Equal Opportunity

We will build a workplace where all talent is welcomed, and everyone has the opportunity to influence how the business works.
We have dedicated employee resource groups that support our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) goals.
MS Amlin is proud to be one of the founding partners of Lloyd’s Inclusive Futures programme which aims to get more Black and ethnically diverse people into the insurance industry - supporting them all the way from the classroom to the boardroom.