Data Governance Manager
Data Governance Manager
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Job Description
THE ROLE
We are seeking a Data Governance Manager to lead and evolve our data governance strategy across NextEnergy Group as we transition to a new cloud data platform. This role will be pivotal in ensuring data integrity compliance and accessibility across our business units enabling high-quality decision-making and supporting our mission to lead the transition to clean energy.
You will work closely with stakeholders across all business units Legal & the Technology & Digital Services function to embed best practices and drive a culture of data stewardship.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and implement an updated data governance framework aligned with business objectives and regulatory requirements
- Coordinate activities such as data quality assessments data cataloguing data lineage data stewardship & data ethics
- Partner with Legal and Compliance teams to ensure GDPR and other regulatory adherence including overseeing the completion of DPIAs
- Establish Data Owner roles across the organization and consequently act as a trusted advisor to them being approachable and pragmatic to ensure that all risks related to data are raised & dealt with quickly
- Work with various business stakeholders to understand their business requirements and consequent data needs applying these to our data governance framework identifying risks & challenges
- Monitor & report on the performance and compliance of data governance policies & metrics to identify & resolve any gaps or issues
- Ensure a data risk framework is in place to capture profile risk assess & prioritise the remediation of data quality issues across the Group working with the Data Owners to prioritise data related activities ensuring outcomes are delivered to agreed standards and timelines.
- Define and maintain data policies standards and procedures across the organisation
- Communicate the importance of data governance and promote a data-driven culture within the organization.
- Work closely with colleagues in Technology & Digital Services to ensure that our data architecture supports the data governance framework.
- Ensure standardization of data definitions formats and metadata across the organization.
- Provide strategic input into data architecture and tooling decisions
- Act as a key point of contact for data-related audits and risk assessments
SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:
To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:
- Regulatory awareness familiarity with GDPR and other data protection regulations and the ability to apply them pragmatically
- Strong understanding of data governance principles including data quality metadata management data stewardship and master data management.
- Regulatory awareness familiarity with GDPR and other data protection regulations and the ability to apply them pragmatically.
- Experience with data management tools
- Understanding of master data & data governance principles & processes
- Business analysis or project management experience
- Time management & prioritization skills- things can get a little hectic so the ability to effectively manage yourself and your workload is critical
- Excellent communication skills (in English or/and other European languages) -you must be able to organize your thoughts in a way that others find clear and compelling. You will be expected to together well-written grammatically correct emails and other communications. When communicating verbally whether over the phone on video calls in person or meetings you will need to be articulate warm and engaging.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills youll be working across business units so the ability to build trust and influence others is key.
- Clear and confident communication you must be able to translate technical concepts into business language and vice versa both in writing and in person.
- Process orientation youll be expected to design and implement scalable governance processes that support business growth and compliance.
- Analytical mindset attention to detail and the ability to spot inconsistencies risks and opportunities in data flows and usage.
- Comfort with technology you dont need to be a technologist but you should be comfortable working with data platforms governance tools and AI-enabled solutions.
- Delivery focus the ability to drive initiatives forward manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes at pace.
- Curiosity and initiative we value people who ask questions challenge assumptions and bring fresh thinking to the table.
- Passion for our mission to generate a more sustainable future by leading the transition to clean energy.
- Our values:be a leader build trust be responsible be innovative and bring your alpha.
EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
- Proven experience in data governance and/or data management
- Strong understanding of data protection regulations across Europe
- Membership of data management groups/communities
- Data Management qualification such as DAMA-DMBOK ISO 8000 or DCAM.
- GDPR practitioner level or equivalent desirable
- Experience with data governance tools & frameworks
- 5 years of experience
- The right to work in the UK
WHAT WE OFFER
- A busy role in a supportive team with plenty of opportunities to learn
- International scope we operate in over 8 countries
- Hybrid working we will need you in the central London (Mayfair) office at least twice a week but you will normally be able to work remotely for the remainder of the week
- 30 days holiday per year (3 of which are taken during the festive shutdown in December)
- Private pension
- BUPA Healthcare for you and qualifying dependents
- Cycle to work and electric vehicle leasing schemes
- Annual discretionary bonus.
HOW TO APPLY
If you are interested in this opportunity please follow the link to apply or send your application to. If you have been shortlisted for the next stage we will be in contact within 14 days.
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DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our approach to diversity and inclusion is a natural extension of our values. Our entrepreneurial culture inspires us to try new things be open to different viewpoints and be bold. Our Group is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of connectedness that values difference and gives space for individual expression. The collective sum of our individual differences life experiences knowledge innovation self-expression and talent and hard work form the bedrock of who we are and who we aspire to be.
We are committed to equal employment and advancement opportunity irrespective of race color ancestry social background religion gender national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability and gender identity.
ABOUT US
NextEnergy Group was founded in 2007 to become a leading market participant in the international solar sector. Since its inception it has been active in the development construction and ownership of solar assets across multiple jurisdictions. NextEnergy Group operates via its three business units: NextEnergy Capital (Investment Management) WiseEnergy (Operating Asset Management) and Starlight (Asset Development).
NextEnergy Capital manages the Groups investment activities and has invested in over 520 solar plants exceeding 2GW in capacity across its institutional funds.
- NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF): Listed on the London Stock Exchange NESF manages 102 solar and energy storage assets in the UK and Italy with a total installed capacity of 983MW and a gross asset value of 1014m.
- NextPower II (NPII): A private fund of 105 solar plants (149MW) focused on Italy successfully divested in January 2022 delivering net IRRs exceeding its 10-12% target.
- NextPower III ESG (NPIII ESG): A private fund targeting solar infrastructure in OECD countries (e.g. US Spain Italy) with $896m raised exceeding its $750m target.
- NextPower UK ESG (NPUK ESG): A private fund dedicated to new-build solar plants in the UK with 600m raised.
- NextPower V ESG (NPV ESG): A private OECD solar fund investing in solar and adjacent technologies like battery storage. To date it has raised $745m targeting $1.5bn ($2bn ceiling).
WiseEnergy is NextEnergy Groups operating asset manager. WiseEnergy is a leading specialist operating asset manager in the solar sector. Since its founding WiseEnergy has provided solar asset management monitoring technical due diligence and under construction services to over 1500 utility-scale solar power plants with an installed total capacity in excess of 3.4 GW. WiseEnergy clients comprise leading banks and equity financiers in the energy and infrastructure sector.
Starlight is NextEnergy Groups development company that is active in the development phase of solar projects. It has developed over 100 utility-scale projects internationally and continues to progress a large pipeline of c.10GW of both green and brownfield project developments across global geographies.
NextSTEP is the venture capital fund of NextEnergy Group dedicated to investing in innovative startups in the field of environmental sustainability. The fund primarily focuses on investments in Italy and the United Kingdom but also extends its reach to the rest of Europe and the United States targeting startups in the pre-seed and seed stages. NextSTEP pays particular attention to emerging entities from incubators startup accelerators universities and research centers supporting projects that address global challenges in crucial areas such as Climate Change Energy Transition CO2 Capture and Sequestration Circular Economy Sustainable Cities Sustainable Mobility Sustainable Fashion Waste Management Water and much more.
NextEnergy Foundation is a non-profit organisation founded in 2016 by the NextEnergy Group that operates internationally and whose mission is to proactively participate in the global effort to reduce carbon emissions by providing clean energy sources in regions where they are not yet available and thereby contributing to poverty reduction. As the main sponsor of this foundation the NextEnergy Group donates at least 5% of its consolidated net profits each year. The NextEnergy Foundation has no overhead costs and therefore 100% of the funds raised go to donations for the various projects. Since 2016 in 8 years of operation the foundation has donated more than 1.2 million supporting over 30 projects in 27 different countries around the world.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
