Data Governance Specialist

Why this job matters

Our Data and AI vision is to reinvent BT Group as the market leader in AI-powered connectivity, solutions and services, helping businesses, public sector communities and society improve the way they live and work. We’ll do this by building foundations to strengthen our core platform, while keeping ethics and responsible delivery at the core and, by harnessing data and AI to reinvent BT Group, solve business and customer problems and drive value through innovation. Underpinning the success of the strategy are our people, using our collective expertise in Data and AI to partner with the organization and drive a data-led culture.  
The Quality Control Specialist executes a range of workstreams in delivering the design and implementation of BT group’s data governance strategy, advancing the organisation's thinking of data governance concepts and understanding of the benefits of data governance policies and procedures.

What you’ll be doing

1.Drives the data governance strategy roadmap and enables its implementation.
2.Executes processes to monitor data governance policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
3.Leads the documenting and implementing of data governance policies, standards, and procedures in existing and new data environments.
4.Acts as a technical specialist on security best practices and recommends changes to enhance security and reduce risks.
5.Leads collaboration efforts with key stakeholders to ensure acceptance and sponsorship for data governance policy.
6.Facilitates the development, implementation, and business adoption of data quality standards, data protection standards and adoption requirements across the BT group.
7.Contributes to a culture of data across the BT group and leads on the implementation of various data projects.
8.Mentors other data governance professionals, helping to improve the team’s abilities by acting as a technical resource.
9.Champions, continuously develops and shares with team knowledge on emerging trends and changes in data governance.

The skills you’ll need to succeed

•    Experience of using and applying data management best practice including use of  maturity models such as DCAM/CDMC.
•    Experience of working on complex multi-year, multi-stream data programmes
•    Experience in the delivery of data management/data governance capabilities, such as metadata management, data quality management, data ownership, data lineage.
•    Data Security and Privacy: Knowledge of data security protocols, encryption, access controls, and data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA) to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance.
•    Ethical Considerations: Awareness of ethical considerations related to data handling, including data bias and responsible AI practices.
•    Excellent stakeholder management skills
•    Degree level education or relevant experience as defined.
•    Experience of delivery using Agile methodology

Experience you’d be expected to have

•    Experience in the following technologies:
o    Google Cloud Platform 
o    AWS
o    Dataplex
o    Collibra 
o    JIRA