Group Head of Data Governance and Trust

The Group Head of Data Governance and Trust is responsible for driving the Group’s Data usability and reliability, this role will ensure that Data is treated as a strategic asset across the organisation. The role will support in the creation of key business-centric governance frameworks that create strong Data quality and trust. The role will ensure effective Data standards are in place, alongside enabling Data that is well governed, ethically used and compliant, whilst acting as a senior authority on Data trust. 

What are you responsible for?

Key Responsibilities:

• Defines frameworks and standards that will support local Data leaders to classify and rationalise their Data products.
• Lead the evolution of the Group Data Marketplace to provide a seamless discovery experience, ensuring that Data is easy to find, understand and consume.
• Define and implement lean, consistent Data standards across the Group to reduce fragmentation and lower the barriers to cross-entity Data sharing.
• Work with Risk, Legal, and Compliance teams / functions to translate regulatory requirements into clear, practical data controls.
• Work with relevant risk and ethics teams / functions to establish practical guardrails for ethical AI and Data usage, ensuring that trust and privacy are embedded into the product lifecycle without stifling innovation.
• Foster a culture of Data accountability within business units / entities.
• Provide assurance to senior leadership that data related risks are understood, managed, and monitored.

What will you deliver?

• A clear, coherent Group Data Governance and Trust framework and standards that enables innovation while protecting customers and the organisation.
• Improved confidence, transparency, and consistency in how Data and AI are used across the business.

Line Management & Budget Responsibility

• Job Role will manage through managers, in a medium sized function

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required

• Significant senior level experience in Data governance, Data management, risk, or related disciplines within complex or regulated organisations.
• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks, data ethics, privacy, and responsible AI.
• Experience designing and embedding enterprise wide governance models that are practical and value focused.
• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to operate at both executive and delivery levels
• Excellent leadership, communication and collaboration skills.

Internal / External Relationships

• Build strong relationships with executive leaders, directors and senior stakeholders to shape priorities and influence outcomes.
• Work with key governance teams Group wide to support the design and embedding of robust Governance standards and frameworks

Admiral: Where You Can

We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive business. It's a place where you can Be You, and show up as you are. We’re committed to fostering a people-first culture where everyone is accepted, supported, and empowered to be brilliant. You can, Grow And Progress at a pace and direction that suits you, Make A Difference for our customers and each other, and Share in Our Future with all colleagues eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service.

Everyone receives 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) when they join us, increasing the longer you stay with us, up to a maximum of 38 days (including bank holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave.

We’re proud of our people-first culture. In fact, we've been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women, a Great Place to Work for Wellbeing, and an overall Great Place to Work for over 25 years! We’re fully committed to making sure your progression is not slowed or halted by barriers related to race, gender, age, sexuality or any of the protected characteristics.

Our fantastic benefits make sure our colleagues have a great work-life balance; You can view some of our other key benefits here.

Disability Confident Leader

As a Disability Confident Leader, for candidates with a disability or long-term health condition, that opt into the Disability Confident scheme, we’ll invite a fair and proportionate number of applicants that meet the essential requirements of the role to the first stage of our selection process.

If you need any adjustments or support with your application or during the recruitment process, just let us know. Please do email us or contact us on 07796212438. This number is dedicated to supporting candidates that require reasonable adjustments or support during the application process.

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