• 23/07/26
• London, Hillingdon
• £650 - 750 per day
• Contract
• Analytics, Data, AI and ML
• Full time

Data Governance Consultant

£650-£750 per day (Inside IR35) Long-Term Contract West London (1 day per week onsite)

We are seeking an experienced Data Governance Consultant to join a major transformation programme for a leading organisation. This is a long-term contract opportunity for a technically strong governance professional who can help shape, enhance, and mature the organisation's data governance framework.

This role requires a consultant who can operate across both the technical and governance domains, combining hands-on data modelling expertise with the ability to define policies, standards, and governance structures.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and enhance enterprise-wide data governance frameworks.
• Develop and maintain data governance policies, standards, and best practices.
• Establish effective governance structures, processes, and stakeholder interactions across the organisation.
• Create and review conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
• Support the end-to-end lifecycle of data modelling activities across key business domains.
• Work closely with business and technical stakeholders to ensure governance requirements are embedded within data platforms and solutions.
• Define and implement data ownership, stewardship, and accountability models.
• Assess current governance maturity and recommend improvements to strengthen existing approaches.
• Drive adoption of governance processes and support wider data management initiatives.

Required Experience

• Proven experience delivering Data Governance initiatives within large, complex organisations.
• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks, operating models, and organisational governance structures.
• Hands-on experience creating and managing conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
• Experience developing data governance policies, standards, controls, and procedures.
• Demonstrable experience delivering end-to-end data modelling engagements.
• Ability to bridge the gap between technical delivery teams and business stakeholders.
• Experience enhancing and maturing existing data governance approaches and capabilities.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Desirable Experience

• Background in enterprise data management, metadata management, or data quality.
• Experience working within cloud-based data platforms.
• Familiarity with data cataloguing, lineage, and governance tooling.
• Experience supporting regulatory, compliance, or data risk initiatives.

What's on Offer

• Long-term contract engagement.
• Competitive day rate of £650-£750 per day Inside IR35.
• Hybrid working arrangement with one day per week onsite in West London.
• Opportunity to play a key role in shaping and improving enterprise-wide data governance capabilities.

If you are a technically minded Data Governance Consultant with strong data modelling experience and a track record of implementing governance policies and frameworks, we'd love to hear from you.