Data Governance Manager

About Chetwood Financial Bank:

We’ve been challenging the way financial services firms should operate ever since our 

launch back in 2016.

From day one, we’ve been focused on helping customers underserved by the mainstream 

banks, creating highly targeted products to meet their specific needs.

Today, we focus on mortgage and savings products. We understand real people and their 

real lives, and our simple, clear approach is designed to help customers make sense of their 

money. We work hard to make sure customers get the quick and helpful support they need 

in the moments that matter, when they matter.

We’re a secure, stable, and well-funded bank backed by a large investor. We generate 

funding using retail deposits through our savings brand, SmartSave.

Role Purpose

The role holder will be responsible for managing Chetwoods data governance activities and have responsibility for improving data quality and the governance of data assets. The role will focus on establishing and ensuring adherence to an enterprise-wide data governance framework. This is to achieve the required level of consistency and quality in data, ultimately improving the banks trust in data.

Key responsibilities

• Lead on data risk management across the bank

• Translation of polices into a meaningful set of actions to improve the management of data

• Assessing data quality, completing root cause analysis where data quality is impacted and making recommendations to improve

• Identifying business functions that is managing data locally and where appropriate implementing robust controls

• Be the lead on driving any audit findings around data to demonstrate and improvement in Chetwoods practices of data governance

• Acting as a subject matter expert on data related issues, working collaboratively with various stakeholders to communicate data risks and administer guidance, training and educational materials when required

• Completion of data governance documentation such Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA), Record of

• Processing Activities (RoPA) & Cookie Privacy Assessments

• Design and implementation of 1st line exception reporting

Skills and Experience 

• Degree/Advanced degree and/or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a financial services organization, with data or project management and oversight experience.
• Knowledge of industry leading data quality and data protection management practices
• Knowledge of data governance practices, business and technology issues related to management of enterprise information assets and approaches related to data protection
• Knowledge of data architecture and technology solutions
• Ability to effectively communicate insight to other business units
• Can prioritise and manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Chetwood Benefits: 

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday PLUS your BIRTHDAY off
• Pension contribution with Royal London
• Life Assurance
• Private medical, dental and optical health insurance with Axa
• Hybrid working – Wrexham or Central London
• Free breakfast available

Data Protection

We anticipate that we will retain your data as part of the recruitment process for no longer than is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected unless we have sought your consent to keep your data for future suitable job vacancies. Chetwood Financial Ltd does not accept speculative or unsolicited CVs from Recruitment Agencies.

*Any unsolicited CVs received will be treated as the property of Chetwood Financial and Terms & Conditions associated with the use of such CVs will be considered null and void.