Data Governance, Knowledge and Information Lead

at  The Pensions Regulator

ABOUT US

More than half the UK working population rely on The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to regulate their retirement savings. With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation that will impact on millions of lives for decades to come.
Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2 trillion of savings safe. We’re committed to bringing people into TPR who are ready to make a difference and put UK savers at the heart of what we do.
It is important to us that TPR remains a great place to work. We do all we can to help our people reach their full potential with learning, secondment, and development opportunities. We put our 900+ employees first, supporting flexible working and offer a diverse, lively, and inclusive environment. This includes our Disability Network, Family Network, LGBT+ Network (Proud), Minority Ethnic (ME) Network and Women’s Network, which offer spaces to connect.
Our new corporate strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the industry. We are at the start of that journey. Join us to find out what part you can play.
We operate a hybrid working model, with regular attendance in our Brighton office to connect with colleagues across the business.

ROLE

Our Data, Digital and Technology vision is to be a catalyst for pensions innovation and regulatory effectiveness. We’re using digital, data, and technology to revolutionise pension regulation, making it more efficient, secure, transparent, and customer-centred.
Our data team has accountability for the data estate and is responsible for the organisation’s approach to data. We’re data-enabled, not data-driven: we work with engineers, product managers, and other disciplines to understand how data can best support the needs of the organisation and ultimately savers.
We are on a fast-paced journey, and in recent years TPR has gone through significant technological and business change, including having fully migrated to Microsoft Azure. As part of these new systems, we have an enterprise-scale Azure data platform and engineering capability.
We’re looking for a Data Governance, Knowledge and Information Lead to join our Data team. This is an exciting role where you will embed data and information governance into business. You’ll design, deliver, and lead enterprise-wide data and information governance, including AI, embedding these practices into the day-to-day work of operational areas.
You’ll lead and implement governance processes and systems to execute the enterprise data strategy. Additionally, you will provide leadership across TPR’s change initiatives and BAU activities, managing budget and resources to ensure delivery. You will deliver an enterprise-wide Data Governance Programme aligned with technical, legislative, and regulatory requirements, and design and deliver a programme to define, master, and enhance data to meet business needs.
Furthermore, you will lead and participate in industry and data alliances, promoting excellence in data governance across the industry and government. Finally, you will drive the culture change needed to recognize data governance as a key enabler of TPR’s corporate strategy.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Our Data Governance, Knowledge and Information Lead will be accountable for:

• setting the operational standards for enterprise wide data/information governance
• enterprise wide compliance with legislation, regulatory standards and policies
• monitoring organisational performance against standards and policies; maximising value, and mitigating risks
• working along slide the DPO, legal and corporate risk functions
• contributing to compliance with ISO8000, logging TPR wide
• supporting and programme management and delivery of the data strategy
• leading the Data Governance, Knowledge and Information Management team to ensure effective team performance
• establishing and maintain enterprise-wide data/information governance including the education and awareness program
• leading all aspects of compliance with legislation, regulatory standards, and policies across the organisation
• creating and implement an enterprise-wide data information governance education and awareness program
• tracking organisational performance against standards and policies, maximising value and mitigating risks
• overseeing key data governance roles, programmes of work, and budget to ensure successful delivery
• providing assurance to our Data Protection Officer and Executive Committees of data governance, legislative and regulatory alignment with the evolving IT strategy, change programmes, corporate priorities and management of corporate risks
• implementing governance processes and systems to execute the enterprise data strategy
• promoting the recognition of data governance as a key enabler of TPR’s corporate strategy

To apply please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk quoting role reference number 207771 along with:

• a covering letter with details of how your skills and experience meet the role requirements
• a copy of your CV
• details of your notice perio