Senior Manager, Data Risk & Controls

The Senior Manager Data Risk & Controls plays a key role in strengthening the banks data governance and control environment through hands-on execution and oversight of data risk management activities.

This role is focused on implementing and operating a robust data governance and data control framework across the organisation. Working closely with Data Owners Data Platforms Product & Engineering Risk and Regulatory Reporting teams the role ensures that data is well controlled clearly owned measurable and audit-ready.

The role will translate strategy policy and regulatory expectations (including BCBS 239 principles) into practical controls standards and measurable improvements in data quality lineage and assurance.

This is a delivery-focused senior role for someone who enjoys building practical solutions driving control effectiveness and working collaboratively to embed strong data risk management practices into day-to-day operations.

Key Responsibilities

Operationalise the Data Governance Framework

• Embed and maintain the banks data governance policies standards and procedures.
• Ensure governance requirements are aligned to clear actionable controls and operating processes.
• Support ongoing enhancement of governance documentation taxonomies and standards.

Strengthen Data Ownership & Stewardship in Practice

• Work directly with Data Owners and Stewards to ensure clarity of accountability and effective execution of responsibilities.
• Support the operation of stewardship forums and working groups.
• Provide guidance and challenge to ensure data ownership obligations are consistently met.

Drive Data Quality Management & Control Effectiveness

• Oversee the implementation and monitoring of data quality controls thresholds and issue management processes.
• Ensure critical data elements are defined measured and supported by appropriate controls.
• Track remediation of data quality issues and control weaknesses through to resolution.
• Support the reporting of MI on data risk quality metrics and control effectiveness.

Enhance Regulatory Reporting Controls & Data Lineage

• Support governance and control assurance over data used in regulatory reporting.
• Ensure clear documentation of data lineage ownership transformation logic and key controls.
• Partner with Finance Risk and Regulatory Reporting teams to strengthen transparency and traceability of data flows.
• Contribute to BCBS 239 aligned data aggregation and reporting improvements.

Embed Data Controls into Change & Technology Delivery

• Work with Technology Architecture and Change teams to ensure governance and control requirements are embedded in new initiatives and platform enhancements.
• Provide subject matter expertise on data risk and control design in transformation programmes.
• Review solution designs to ensure alignment with governance standards and control expectations.

Support Audit & Risk Engagement

• Act as a key contact for Internal Audit and 2nd Line Risk on matters relating to data governance and data controls.
• Coordinate evidence gathering and response to audit findings.
• Track and support remediation of control gaps and risk issues.

Produce Insightful Reporting & Escalation

• Deliver clear and concise reporting to governance forums and risk committees.
• Escalate material data risks and control weaknesses appropriately.
• Contribute to committee papers with practical evidence-based updates.

Qualifications :

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Strong experience in data governance data risk data management or data control roles within financial services or a regulated environment.
• Practical experience implementing data quality frameworks ownership models and control assurance processes.
• Solid understanding of:
  • Data lineage and metadata management
  • Data quality monitoring and issue management
  • Control design and assurance
  • Regulatory data requirements (including BCBS 239 principles)
• Experience working with 1st and 2nd Line Risk functions and supporting audit activity.
• Ability to work with both business and technical stakeholders to implement pragmatic solutions.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data risk indicators and translate them into actionable improvements.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present confidently in governance forums.

Desirable

• Experience working with Azure data platforms or modern data governance / data quality tooling.
• Exposure to regulatory reporting data flows and financial risk data aggregation.
• Experience supporting control transformation or remediation programmes.

Key attributes

• Strong organisational skills and a delivery outcome focused mindset
• An individual who is passionate and able to confidently represent their area of responsibility to stakeholders
• Able to motivate and bring out the best from team colleagues
• A creative and practical individual who is always willing to take the initiative
• Excellent written and verbal communication and able to adapt style and approach to different situations
• Growth mindset and willingness to challenge the status quo

Additional Information :

Your Wellbeing - We take your health and well-being very seriously by providing a range of benefits to give you and your family peace of mind. These include:

• Market leading family friendly policies such as access to our Maternity Adoption and Paternity policies from Day 1 of your employment
• Free access to Headspace a mindfulness & meditation digital health app
• Free access to Peppy digital health app that offers personalised support through fertility treatment becoming a parent or menopause
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) - Offering you support on a wide range of subjects including financial concerns mental wellbeing and more general queries around family work housing and health
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts on gym membership
• Contributory pension scheme & death in service

Your Lifestyle - Its important you strike the right balance between your work and personal life. We provide benefits to support you when at work and when youre enjoying your leisure time.

• Minimum of 27 days holiday per year
• Option to buy or sell holiday days through our flexi-holiday scheme
• Discounts on gym membership nationwide
• Access to discounts on a range of high street and online brands
• Community support and charitable giving

Your Contribution - Were focused on rewarding those that go the extra mile in helping us achieve our goals.

• Participation in our annual discretionary bonus scheme designed to reward your contribution to our success
• Proudly Shawbrook recognition scheme focused on recognising our role models and thanking our colleagues for a job well done

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time