Data Governance and Enablement Manager

Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless investigative journalism and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journalists cutting-edge commercial professionals and industry-leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development with a focus on training growth and fostering an inclusive culture.

We are now looking for a Data Governance and Enablement Manager to join our Data team. Youll manage and mature a data governance and enablement team to create fit for purpose data solutions and AI solutions supporting internal data consumers and giving access to trusted and easy to understand data.

About the role

• Manage and develop the data governance and enablement function
• Accountable for designing and rolling out data governance and data enablement & literacy training to cohorts
• Provide the direction and oversight for maturing data governance capabilities across data domains with standards data improvement plans working groups assigned owners and stewards business term definition and metric reporting
• Manage and grow the usage of our data catalogue to enable data users and AI tools to find and understand the data required
• Identify create and maintain data management policies standards and guidance to support the data governance capability
• Implement policies and standards into the data function to support data management processes including onboarding new data changing data sharing data deleting data and data retention data access
• Work closely with stakeholders to align roadmaps and collaborate on embedding data governance and enablement
• Lead & support Data Working Groups with and decisions or issues they are concerned with

About you

• Proven experience in embedding data governance and data literacy and/or data culture into an organisation
• Deep understanding of industry-standard frameworks (e.g. DAMA-DMBOK COBIT) to build end-to-end data governance from scratch
• Practical knowledge of data management processes including data onboarding data lineage data retention/deletion and data access control
• Able to define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure and report on the progress/maturity of data governance and enablement activities.
• Expertise in implementing and driving the adoption of enterprise data catalogues (e.g. Collibra Alation Atlan or open-source equivalents) to ensure data is searchable and understandable
• Able to identify gaps in as-is process highlight changes and design and implement to-be processes
• Knowledge of how to write audit and enforce data policies and standards that comply with compliance requirements (e.g. GDPR CCPA)
• Ability to design roll out and measure the success of data training programs tailored to different cohorts

We actively encourage applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in the UK media

We operate in a hybrid environment working 3 days a week from our offices in Kings Cross and 2 days a week remotely.

We value and respect all differences (seen and unseen) in all people. We aspire to have inclusive working experiences and an environment that reflects the audience we serve where our people have equal access to career development opportunities their voices are heard and can contribute to our future. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Many of our staff work flexibly and we will consider all requests for flexible working arrangements.

Guardian News and Media is proud to be a London Living wage employer. The minimum salary for any full-time role within the organisation is 30000 per annum. Salary ranges are dependent on skills and experience.

How to apply

To apply please upload your latest CV. We dont require a cover letter but well ask you a question about data governance as part of the application questionnaire. This question should take no longer than 5 minutes to answer so please factor in the extra time when applying.

We appreciate the time taken to prepare each application we receive. We do not use AI-assisted technology to review applications; every application is reviewed by a member of our recruitment team. Thank you for bearing with us during the screening process.

The closing date for applications isFriday 10th July 2026.

All roles at the Guardian are open for everybody to apply. It is important to us that you feel supported and comfortable throughout your recruitment process in order to perform your best. Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to help your application this includes providing documents in accessible formats or personalising the process to better support your needs. Please contact Anna Vipers on to discuss further so we can work with you to support you through your application.

Benefits at the Guardian

Youll have 30 days of annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) with the option to purchase an additional 5 days. Our pension scheme is generous; if you contribute 5% then we will contribute 8-12% (depending on your age). We believe in giving back which is why employees are given 2 volunteering days annually and the option of payroll giving. Season ticket loans are also available.

You are entitled to private healthcare life cover income protection and eye tests. You can also opt in to dental insurance.

We have enhanced maternity paternity adoption and shared parental leave policies in place. We also support our employees by offering an IVF menopause baby loss and trans equality policy.

Culture and wellbeing

We want everyone to feel like they belong at the Guardian and we champion diversity of thought. Our various employee forums provide a platform to use their voice to foster an inclusive workplace. We became the first major media organisation to achieve B Corp status.

Learning and development

We encourage personal and professional growth. Employees have access to a broad range of tools and solutions and we are happy to support the pursuit of professional qualifications through vocational courses and apprenticeships.