Data Governance Manager

OakNorth is seeking a Data Governance Manager to establish and enforce data governance standards across the Bank, drive remediation of data-related audit findings, and build governance metrics.

Requirements

• Experience building & implementing data governance framework from the ground up in a regulated financial services environment
• Strong working knowledge of data classification, data quality management, and risk-based approaches to data governance
• Experience working with internal audit or second/third line functions to manage and remediate findings
• Ability to influence without authority — you will work across business units where you have accountability but not direct control
• Clear, confident communicator who can translate governance requirements into practical actions for non-technical stakeholders
• Familiarity with data governance tooling (catalogues, lineage, metadata management) — you will use tools to scale your work, not rely on manual processes
• Working knowledge of UK GDPR and the storage limitation principle, and how data protection obligations intersect with governance and classification frameworks

Benefits

• Equity
• Health Insurance for employee and dependents
• Wellbeing and social events
• Support causes that matter to you – Volunteering time off