Data Governance Coordinator

Job Description

Role:
Data Governance Coordinator

Contract:
Permanent

Shift pattern:
Full Time

Location:
Nottingham

Closing date: 3rd March 2026

Recruitment Partner:
Matthew Nelligan

In an ever-evolving landscape of data, it's important that we understand, cleanse and utilize our data to ensure its quality, integrity and veracity. Data is one of our greatest assets and the role of data governance and data quality is fundamental in driving our strategy and helping shape the future of our business. To support our data management vision, we are looking for someone to join our Data Excellence Team to help implement data governance principles for key data domains across the business.

This is a rewarding role, with good exposure to multiple partners across numerous operations. This is one of two roles to report to a Data Governance Manager. In this role your main responsibilities will to assist in the rollout of an enterprise-wide data governance framework, with an important focus on the following areas...

• Maintain the data governance hierarchy RACIs for each of your key data domains
• Support data stewards and other partners to establish and enforce data quality standards and advise them on main data governance requirements for their department
• Record all data quality measurements, data lineage flows, and backlog issues centrally.
• Maintain the centralised data inventory to ensure the business rules, standards and procedures for your department are up to date
• Manage the data impact assessment logs for your departments, ensuring the business is compliant with all standards and procedures
• Be a key contact for all teams/projects that use your data domains.
• You will support them with data management and compliance queries. Additionally, guide the importance, understanding, and cultural change to treat data as a business-wide asset.
• Support the set-up and running of Data Governance Forums and co-chair associated working groups to drive the adoption of data governance across the organisation
• We manage and utilize business area data assets effectively, while also adhering to regulatory compliance and business requirements.
• Work cross functionally with Legal, Audit, Data Protection, Records Management and Information Security to ensure we have trusted data foundations in place
• Be an advocate in everything you do and inspire and coach others, with your knowledge and experience with all things relating to data

• Preferable background in Data Governance with exposure to data protection, audit and policy principles. Willing to become certified with DAMA.
• Passionate about data with excellent attention to detail, strong analytical and problem solving skills
• A resilient, self-starter able to work with ambiguity and manage complex, competing demands and multiple stakeholders
• Have excellent communication skills and high impact and influencing skills to promote your ideas and move others toward a common vision or goal
• Able to work in a fast paced, Omni-channel environment with the ability to see the bigger picture, get to the heart of the problem and to drive the right decisions at pace
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships across the business and IT.
• Able to articulate complex data issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Some experience of working within a retail business environment would be an advantage

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

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The Boots Group is a trusted leader in healthcare, pharmacy and retail, operating across 11 countries - including the UK, Ireland, Thailand and Mexico. The Boots Group brands - including Boots, Boots Opticians, No7 Beauty Company, Farmacias Benavides and Alliance Healthcare - are trusted and well recognised healthcare and beauty businesses, serving millions of customers and patients every day in communities around the world.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.

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