Data Governance Custodian 24 months until December 2027 Hybrid occasional travel to Reading Rate TBD Role Requirements: Experience: Background in data governance, data management, or related disciplines. Knowledge: Familiarity with governance frameworks, metadata management, and compliance requirements. Technical Awareness: Understanding of governance tooling (e.g., Microsoft Purview or similar). Collaboration: Ability to work with multiple stakeholders across nations and business areas. Key Responsibilities: Work under the Data Governance Manager to define foundational governance for a greenfield data environment. Define and maintain data dictionaries, glossary terms, standards, naming conventions, and metadata structures. Implement governance tooling once selected (e.g., Purview or equivalent). Engage with business areas and national representatives to understand data usage, classification, and control. Contribute to drafting governance policies and procedures aligned with security classifications and compliance requirements. Support early-stage activities such as data auditing, monitoring approaches, and documenting lineage/ownership models. Act as a bridge between business users and future architecture during framework creation. Desirable Skills: Experience with data governance tools (Purview, Collibra, Informatica, etc.). Knowledge of metadata management, data lineage, and data quality frameworks. Strong understanding of security classifications, export-control c