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Data Governance Lead
Role Overview
This role will design and embed an enterprise data governance capability that enables trusted data, regulatory compliance, and data-driven decision-making across Nest.
The successful candidate will transition the organisation from a relatively immature and fragmented data governance position to a structured, well-understood and actively adopted operating model with:
- Clear accountability
- Defined standards
- Measurable outcomes
You will operate across two core data ecosystems:
- Azure with Databricks
- AWS with its native services
Ensuring governance is consistent in principle while remaining pragmatic in implementation.
A key aspect of the role involves engaging:
- Senior stakeholders across:
- Technology
- Data
- Risk
- Information security
- Business
To:
- Drive adoption
- Embed accountability
- Foster cultural change in how data is managed and valued
This is a rare opportunity to:
- Define and embed data governance at enterprise scale within one of the UK’s largest pension schemes.
- Gain direct exposure to Executive-level priorities around:
- Risk
- Regulation
- Digital transformation
Minimum Criteria for the Role
- 5 years of experience working in Data Governance roles.
- Previous experience working in Data Governance in a Financial Institution.
- Demonstrable experience of improving the Data Governance maturity within an organisation.
Don’t worry if you think you don’t have all the key skills – we’re open to applications from candidates with potential.
- At Nest, you’ll have access to learning opportunities to develop the skills needed for success.
Please download a full job description to find a complete scope, deliverables, experience, and personal attributes required for this role.
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Flexible and Agile Working
Everyone’s personal situation is different. Nest offers multiple flexible working arrangements (subject to role requirements):
- Hybrid model: 1–2 days per week in-office (Canary Wharf, London) with the option to work remotely the remainder of the time.
- Options to reduce or vary working hours or days.
- Compressed hours arrangements.
- Support for job sharing.
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Directorate/Department Overview
Nest is transforming its approach to using data and insight to drive decision-making. The Data, Analytics and Customer Insight department leads this effort, prioritising:
- Putting customers at the heart of all work.
- Enabling colleagues to understand and use data effectively.
Their work ensures Nest:
- Continually learns and improves processes.
- Creates value for millions of pensions members.
Team Structure
The directorate comprises:
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Business Intelligence
- Beginning with data at source, delivering actionable data visualisations to make Nest’s data easy to understand.
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Customer Insight
- Research-driven (quantitative & qualitative) approach to understand customer needs, including:
- Surveys
- Digital behaviour insights
- Research-driven (quantitative & qualitative) approach to understand customer needs, including:
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Data
- Responsible for managing:
- Data quantity
- Data quality
- Key datasets’ availability
- Ensures accessibility for BI, analysis, and modelling teams.
- Responsible for managing:
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Data Strategy
- Focuses on:
- Nest’s data literacy.
- Developing data governance frameworks.
- Creating shared strategies for collaborative data use, embedding it as a core organisational asset.
- Focuses on:
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- Analytics
- Transforms raw data into value for the organisation through:
- Descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analysis.
- Business intelligence, customer understanding, and decision-support modelling.
- Transforms raw data into value for the organisation through:
“If you love data and insight, and you want to help shape this journey, join us.”
Organisational Overview
Nest is an award-winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the UK.
Core Values
- Government-established to provide UK workers with a safe place to save for retirement.
- Responsible investment practice and governance are foundational to their operations.
- Provides a supportive, inclusive, flexible working environment.
- Employees are encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Nest is committed to equal opportunity and does not discriminate based on:
- Age
- Disability
- Gender identity
- Marital status
- National origin
- Pregnancy or caring responsibilities
- Race
- Religion/belief
- Sex
- Sexual orientation
- Socio-economic background
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Recognises the benefits of diverse thought and neurocognitive variation.
Disability Confident Leader
Nest is a Disability Confident Leader (# highest level).
- If you identify as having a disability, please declare it via the application process.
- Nest offers interviews to applicants disclosing a disability who also meet minimum criteria.
Note: Due to application volume, interviews may not always be guaranteed despite meeting criteria.
- Application pack guidance: If accessibility is an issue, contact careers@nestcorporation.org.uk for support.
- Recruitment may close earlier than expected if sufficient quality applications are received.
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