Senior Manager, Data Strategy and Governance

Closing Date: Wednesday 9th July 2025

Locations: Birmingham, Bristol, London and Manchester 

The Scope

This role will work across BT Business to develop the data strategy to deliver Business strategic outcomes. 

The roles will also provide leadership and implement the right model for Business on data governance, data ownership and data stewardship.
  

What you’ll be doing

Data Strategy:

• Developing and maintaining enterprise data strategy aligned with business objectives
• Identifying key business drivers and how data can support them
• Identifying opportunities to leverage data for competitive advantage and innovation
• Collaborating with Business functional leadership to define data goals and priorities
• Collaborating with Digital on data architecture and data platform modernisation
• Defining enterprise data KPIs and dashboards (with business data domain owners) 

Data Governance and Compliance:

• Working within BT Data governance and compliance policy, establish Business framework and approach for data governance and compliance. Establish and lead the data governance council
• Defining and enforce (central) data policies, standards, and procedures (non-technical)
• Ensuring data compliance with internal policies and external regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA)
• Improving data accessibility while maintaining security and compliance
• Leading data quality management, including data profiling, cleansing, and monitoring

Data Ownership:

• Defining and establishing data ownership and stewardship model with roles and responsibilities across the organisation.
• Leading a virtual team bringing the roles together.
• Implementing practices to ensure accountability for the quality, security and useage for their data domains.

Data Domain Design and Mapping:

• Creating an E2E data domain map and business information model
• Implementing domain-driven design principles to manage complex data environments
• Collaborating with Digital Data function to ensure accurate data domain mapping
• Governing B2B master data domains (e.g., customer, contract, inventory)

Data Stewardship:

• Overseeing data stewardship activities to maintain high data quality and consistency
• Defining and enforcing metadata management and data lineage practices
• Promoting a data-driven culture through education and training initiatives (incl. AI)

Data Transformation:

• Inputting into shaping the Data transformation programmes 

Experience needed to be successful in the role

• Deep expertise in enterprise data strategy and governance, with a proven ability to define, embed and scale frameworks across large, matrixed organisations.
• Strong working knowledge of data domain modelling and ownership structures, including experience assigning accountability across complex business units and managing stewardship at scale.
• Expert-level understanding of data compliance, governance and policy (e.g. GDPR, data access models, usage permissions) and how to translate those into business practices that enable both control and innovation.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and shape business strategy through data – you’re confident setting direction, negotiating trade-offs, and aligning diverse views.
• Experience leading or chairing cross-functional data governance forums or councils, with the ability to drive decision-making and consensus across business, digital and compliance teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data landscapes and drive actionable insight through information modelling, KPIs, and data quality metrics.
• A natural collaborator and communicator, able to work across product, digital, commercial, and customer functions to embed a consistent data culture and operating model.
• Up-to-date with industry best practices and tools in data governance, stewardship and business information modelling.

The Benefits

• Annual on target bonus 15% (personal and company performance multipliers)
• £5,500 car allowance (can be taken as cash)
• Family health cover
• BT Pension scheme; minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays with the option to buy up to one week's work of your contracted hours. This will also increase with service.
• 2 weeks carer’s leave 
• From January 2025, all parents welcoming a new child will be eligible for our new Family Leave policy. You will receive 18 weeks at full pay, eight weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It is for all parents, no matter how your family is made.
• Enhanced women’s health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.
• Life Assurance (4 x life cover pay)
• Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
• 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans.
• My Discounts gives colleagues access to unbeatable savings on everyday purchases at hundreds of retailers.
• Discounted EE TV including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership.
• Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
• Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community.
• Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as ‘My EV.’
• 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues

With over 175 years of heritage, BT is now the flagship business brand of BT Group. We’ve brought together our best people and capabilities into a B2B powerhouse serving 1.2 million business customers internationally.

We’re a global leader for secure connectivity and collaboration platforms for businesses of all shapes and sizes, from big household names and government departments, right through to sole traders and new start-ups. But it’s not just the technology that matters, it’s what it can do to help them build stronger, smarter, more secure businesses.

We value diversity and inclusion and believe in making a positive impact. We connect for good by championing digital inclusion and equipping people, businesses, and communities with digital skills to thrive.

As a member of our team, you will be part of an organisation that celebrates difference, fosters innovation and provides you with opportunities to be your best. With millions of businesses relying on us daily, joining BT means you can be part of a diverse and multi-skilled team that makes a significant impact to society.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

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