Senior Data Governance Analyst
Location: ScottishPower HQ, Glasgow
Salary: Starting from £51,240 per annum plus excellent benefits
Flexible Working Pattern
Number of Positions: 2
Closing Date: 26 January 2025
Help us create a better future, quicker
SP Energy Networks (SPEN) is working towards achieving our RIIO-T2 and RIIO-ED2 ambitions to provide a safe and reliable service, delivering Net Zero ambitions, building trusted relationships with our customers and stakeholders, and developing a digital and data-driven workforce of the future.
Our Senior Data Governance Analysts within our Network Intelligence and DSO Development team are key to our journey by using their expertise in Data Governance to inform our Data strategy, processes, policies, and principles, ensuring best practice and alignment with industry requirements.
The postholder is responsible for developing and establishing an extensive suite of Data policies, governance, and controls which will enable SPEN to operate in a data-driven environment, treating data as an asset and ensuring security and interoperability, with key accountability enforced throughout the organisation.
What you’ll be doing
1. Help establish the data governance framework to support implementation of our Data Strategy and foster a culture of treating data as an asset.
2. Develop data standards, policies, and processes in line with our Data Best Practice obligations, and advise on how to implement them across SPEN.
3. Collaborate with business units to ensure adherence to data governance policies and standards.
4. Assist engineering teams in supporting implementation of the Data Governance platform, Informatica. Develop processes and procedures to maintain content of the data catalogue to profile, discover, and categorize data assets.
5. Support data owners and stewards in identifying and investigating data quality issues, develop improvement plans, and prioritize remediation to ensure data is fit for purpose.
6. Embed a strong data management culture within SPEN by advocating Data Governance initiatives and proactively identifying opportunities to drive business value.
7. Support SPEN’s Data Governance Forum in coordinating data governance activities.
8. Develop expertise and provide advice on industry standards, such as Data Best Practice, Common Interface model, etc.
9. Oversee generation, review, and use of metrics associated with data governance and data quality, providing insight and information that can be shared with the wider management team and Senior Leadership group.
10. Contribute to presentations and requests for information responses from internal and external bodies, as well as collating information for regulatory initiatives, such as Price Control Reviews, along with necessary analysis and documentation.
11. Cultivate relationships with key stakeholders and establish sound and effective working relationships with SPEN staff and management teams in all parts of the business.
What you’ll bring
1. Proven experience in data governance, data management, data quality, or a similar role.
2. Strong understanding of Data Governance principles and best practices, with prior experience of developing a data catalogue highly desirable.
3. Excellent interpersonal, communication, and time management skills, with the ability to articulate objectives and deliver projects with multiple milestones.
4. Strong stakeholder management skills, including consultation with others in the business lines, resolving differences, and presenting a common perspective.
5. Proficiency in preparing analysis, reports, and presentations for senior management.
6. Ability to approach problems systematically and objectively, analyze facts and evaluate options, and draw sound conclusions.
7. Effective at managing change in a complex environment and creating a culture of engagement, positivity, agile delivery, and focus on outputs.
8. Experience in data governance tools, particularly Informatica IDMC, or the ability to quickly develop functional skills with data catalogue products.
9. Continual drive to seek innovative ways to make improvements based on current industry trends and best practices.
What’s in it for you
As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.
At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. Our benefits include:
1. 36 days annual leave
2. Holiday purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
3. Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme
4. Payroll giving and charity matched funding
5. Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
6. Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
7. Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
8. Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan, and annual health assessments
9. Life Assurance (4x salary)
10. Access to ‘nudge’ financial wellbeing support
Why SP Energy Networks
SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales, and in the Northwest of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make up the transmission network – connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system.
We are committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to careers@scottishpower.com.
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