Data Governance Manager

Data Governance Manager
East Sussex
£60,000 - £70,000 + Package
1 year FTC
Hybrid (3 in 2 home)
Rapidly expanding, US backed, Service Business.
Committed to delivering outstanding service and creating memorable service levels and experience.
As the Information and Data Governance Specialist, you will lead data governance, data management, records management and records retention activities.
This role involves cataloguing data, developing quality metrics, supporting business teams to establish and implement retention rules, and creating processes for ensuring the appropriate governance and management of digital and hard copy records.
Develop and manage retention schedules for records and documents across the organisation.
Collaborate with business teams to implement and enforce retention rules and policies.
Drive the implementation of disposal procedures for obsolete or redundant records and documents.
Create processes for ensuring the appropriate governance of digital and hard copy records.
Collaborate with business teams to ensure data user documentation (e.g. technical and plain English data dictionaries) is in place and kept up to date.
Collaborate with business teams to map data flows between systems, with the aim of ensuring access to, and visibility of, data are appropriately permissioned across the business.
Monitor and review information security practices internally and within our supply chain to mitigate risks and enhance data protection.
Requirements:
Proven experience in information assurance, records management, and data governance roles.
Good understanding of information security standards and practices (e.g., ISO 27001, GDPR).
Experience conducting security assessments and audits
Knowledge of records retention principles, policies, and best practices.
Proficiency in developing and implementing filing taxonomies and retention schedules.