AI Data Governance Consultant

Were First Central Insurance & Technology Group (First Central for short) an innovative marketleading insurance company. We protect the things customers love so they can get on with what matters to them in life.

Data drives us. It fuels our outstanding distribution finance technology and legal services. Our underwriting skills are built on data expertise; it creates the insights we need to give the right cover to the right customers at the right price. But its the people inside and outside our business that power us. They make us stand out help us succeed. Were ambitious. Were growing. Weve won awards.

Data and AI are driving the future of businessbut with great potential comes great responsibility were looking for an AI & Data Governance Consultant who is passionate about emerging technologies data integrity and ethical AI ensuring that our data and AI strategies are responsible compliant and riskfree. If you thrive at the intersection of technology governance and ethics this is your opportunity to play a key role in shaping AI and data governance frameworks that balance innovation with responsibility.

As the AI & Data Governance Consultant youll champion our groupwide approach for smart and practical data governance at First Central. Youll be the goto expert helping our colleagues see data as the treasure it truly is ensuring we handle it with the utmost care and integrity. Youll develop and implement robust data and AI governance frameworks to ensure highquality secure and wellmanaged data across the business and will shape AI governance policies ensuring AI models are fair transparent explainable and compliant with evolving mitigate risks related to AI and data including bias privacy concerns and regulatory noncompliance and will collaborate with key stakeholders across Technology & Data Risk & Governance and other business Pillars to create governance policies that align with business play a key role in facilitating regular AI Governance and Innovation Forums to ensure they add business value.

Could you fit the billWere big on working flexibly youllspend most of your time working from home with occasional visits to the office. But of courseitsyour choice if you prefer to be in the office more thats good with us offices are located inHaywards HeathWest Sussex Salford Quays Manchester and Guernseyits your choice if you live further afield well accept applications for remote workers!

Core skills were looking for to succeed in the role:

• Experience in data governance AI governance and regulatory compliance.
• Strong understanding of AI ethics and risk management.
• Ability to assess risks related to data integrity bias security and compliance.
• Experience of data governance tools AI/ML lifecycle management and ethical AI principles.
• A strategic thinker who can translate governance principles into actionable policies.
• Passion for AIs potentialpaired with a commitment to ensuring its used responsibly and safely.

If youre ready to shape the future of AI and data governance ensuring technology is used as a force for good wed love to hear from you.

Whats involved:

• Youll support the delivery of the Data Governance Strategy (including Data Classification Data Security Retention Access Control and monitoring) to enable the achievement of overall business ambitions and outcomes.

• Youll work with colleagues across the business to regularly undertake Data Governance maturity assessments.
• Youll aid in the identification and mitigation of all key data risks working effectively with the Data Protection IT Security Risk Data Architecture and Data Management functions.
• Youll help to drive a culture of Data Governance by design effectively engaging and partnering with colleagues across the business enabling data innovation whilst ensuring auditability.
• Youll aid in the facilitation of the Data Governance Council and the production of KPIs including updates from other key data functions such as data quality and metadata management.
• Youll promote a culture of agile working accountability continuous improvement and psychological safety within the team and across the business.
• Youll identify engaging mechanisms to communicate key Data Governance themes effectively to colleagues across the business.

Experience & knowledge

• Experience in conducting enterprisewide maturity assessments.
• Experience of developing data governance roadmaps with an evidenced background of effective adoption into business processes.
• Good understanding of all aspects of data governance including Data Classification Data Security Retention Access Control and monitoring.
• Experience of taking complex information and translating into easily digestible information for less technical colleagues.
• Experience of building strong mutually beneficial relationships across a business.
• Experience of supporting cultural change in the way data is used and governed in businesses.
• Some understanding of Data Quality and Metadata Management capabilities would be advantageous.
• Experience of General Insurance practices and processes would be advantageous.

Skills & Qualifications

• Pragmatic and Practical with ability to tailor principles and standards to appropriate situations and audiences in an engaging way.
• Effective communication for example conveying information to diverse audiences in a way that is easily understood and actionable.
• Creative thinking for example framing new ways of thinking about data governance to drive adoption.
• Collaboration for example driving group discussions to consider and agree current maturity scores with business and technical colleagues.
• Relationship management for example creating relationships and building trust with internal and external stakeholders quickly.
• Storytelling for example by creating a consistent storyline for better understanding and engaging with data governance topics.

If youre ready to shape the future of AI and data governance ensuring technology is used as a force for good wed love to hear from you.

What can we do for you

People first. Always. Were passionate about our colleagues and know the best people deserve an extraordinary working environment. We owe it to them so thats what we offer. Our workplaces are energetic inspirational supportive. To get a taste of the advantages youll enjoy take a look at all our perks in full here.

Intrigued Our Talent team can tell you everything you need to know about what we want and what were offering so feel free to get in touch.