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Nationwide is establishing a data-driven culture across the Society that will support our business modernisation and transformation goals. We are looking for enthusiastic data professionals capable of embedding good data management practices across Retail Products. As a Data Governance Manager, you will be at the forefront of this exciting initiative.Retail Products look after the banking and savings of 16 million members and business customers by offering competitive propositions that meet core needs, reward loyalty, broaden and deepen relationships and ensure the long-term sustainability of the Society. Were looking to add to our talented and experienced team that support the data and insight needs that underpin much of the decision-making across our product ranges.We are happy to consider flexible working approaches to help you perform at your best.At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you'll spend 40% of your working time, based at either our London, Swindon or Northampton office. . You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here.If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.What youll be doingYoull be working with business SMEs to identify their critical data and document this in a central metadata repository.You will champion good data management practice and undertake important activities that will ensure the data most important to the Society is well managed and controlled in line with the Societys Data Governance Policy.Youll use your engagement and collaboration skills to work alongside subject matter experts and collaborate across a growing community of data focussed people to promote a data-driven culture and drive good data outcomes across the Society.You will need to use your data management knowledge and experience when applying our data management controls and be familiar with delivering some key capabilities such as data lineage, metadata management and supporting data quality management reporting through profiling and understanding the data.You will ensure the data we use in our systems and reports is clearly understood and optimised for its main purpose and potential reuse across the Society.Youll coach and support the development of a small team of data professionals empowering them to be product data subject matter experts.About youMetadata expertise Hands on experience in defining what good looks like for business metadata management, building and maintaining data dictionaries and documenting definitions, business rules and data quality rules.Data Quality profiling experience Experience of profiling data to help inform business rules, establishing a basis for what good data looks like for the Society.Ability to build and articulate value cases to drive the right course of action in response to Metadata issues.The ability to understand business scopes, business terms and ensuring accurate metadata is captured and updated.The ability to lead and bring people with you to galvanise action through making metadata management relevant to them.Experience delivering technical solutions to technical and non-technical people.Experience with Data Governance tools (e.g. Collibra, Informatica).Experience with SAS and/or SQL.Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role:Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mindSay it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think were honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understandPush for better - We dont settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal developmentGet it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomesYou can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these.The extras youll getThere are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:A personal pension if you put in 7% of your salary, well top up by a further 16%Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a yearLife assurance worth 8x your salaryA great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice schemeWellhub Access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellnessAccess to an annual performance related bonusAccess to training to help you develop and progress your career25 days holiday, pro rataAs a mutual, were owned by our members - those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We dont see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives.If youre inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, youre one of us.At Nationwide, you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community we want our working lives to count. As a team, we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard-setter, we work for the good of customers, communities, and broader society.We are Purpose-driven. Uncompromisingly Customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.What to do nextIf this role is for you, please click the Apply Now button. Youll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us.We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.