Data Governance Analyst

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Policy Expert is a forward‑thinking business that loves to get things done. Leveraging proprietary technology and smart data, we offer reliable products and a wow customer experience.

Having achieved rapid growth since 2011, we have won over 1.5 million customers in Home, Motor and Pet insurance and have been ranked the UK's No.1‑rated home insurer by Review Centre since 2013. Hear from our team about what it’s like working at Policy Expert.

We are a growing Data Management function within Group Data, responsible for shaping how data is defined, governed and relied upon across Policy Expert. Our work spans data governance, data quality, metadata management, data definition and stewardship – enabling data to be managed consistently and used with confidence in a modern cloud environment.

You’ll be joining our team at a pivotal time as we build out our data management and data governance capabilities as part of a major GCP transformation.

• Run and review data profiling and data quality outputs, identify issues, assess impact and support investigation and remediation.
• Maintain metadata and ownership information in the data catalogue.
• Work with SMEs to create and maintain definitions for key metrics and concepts.
• Support data access governance by working with cross‑functional teams to ensure access is appropriate, documented and aligned to requirements.
• Maintain core governance registers (e.g., DQ issues, CDEs, PII classifications).
• Produce governance reporting to support prioritisation and decision making.
• Work with delivery teams to embed governance in BAU, e.g., onboarding new datasets with appropriate cataloguing and data quality checks.

You enjoy working with business and technical teams to support how data is defined, governed and used.

• Experience in data governance, data management, data quality or related role (minimum 3 years).
• A solid understanding of data governance and data management concepts (e.g., data quality, metadata management, data cataloguing, lineage).
• Excellent analytical skills and confidence using SQL or similar.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience with data catalogues and metadata tooling; exposure to GCP stack such as Big Query and Data Plex is a plus.
• Knowledge of data privacy and compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR).
• Experience working with insurance data.
• Familiarity with governance frameworks or best practice models (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK, DCAM).

• Hybrid 50/50 working model (London office).
• Pension match up to 7%.
• Private medical and dental cover.
• Learning budget of £1,000 per year and study leave.
• Enhanced maternity & paternity.
• Travel season ticket loan.
• Access to a wide selection of London events and private lounge.
• Employee wellbeing programme.
• Prayer room in office.

We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer. We treat all applications equally and recruit based solely on an individual's skills, knowledge, and experience. The quality and growing diversity of our team is a testament to this commitment. At Policy Expert, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment for all candidates. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the interview process to accommodate your needs, please let us know.

We are dedicated to ensuring every candidate has an equal opportunity to succeed and will work with you to provide the necessary support.

We aim to be in touch within 14 working days of your application – you will be notified if successful or unsuccessful. Please be encouraged to apply even if you do not meet all the requirements.