Would you like to kick start your career in a supportive, collaborative and innovative company? 

Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate, and collaborative team? 

Join our Data Governance Team!!

Success. The Softcat Way. 

At Softcat we want to support you at every stage of your career. Whether that means stepping up into a more senior role, taking on more responsibilities in your current role or broadening your skills and experiences in a different department, we encourage all our employees to develop and grow with us.  

About the Role

The Data Governance Executive plays a key role in supporting the implementation and day-to-day operation of Softcat's Data Governance framework. Working under the direction of the Data Governance Manager, help ensure that data across the organisation is trusted, high-quality and governed.

This role is hands-on and operational, providing essential support for governance processes such as data quality, data standards, metadata management, and issue management. Working closely with Data Owners, IT teams and the wider Data Management team to embed consistent governance practices across domains.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in implementing Data Governance policies, standards and procedures. Maintain documentation including data quality rules, definitions, and flows. Help drive adoption of governance processes across business units.
• Support the rollout of governance tools (e.g., data catalogue, metadata repositories). Support the Data Governance Manager in the adoption of these tools within Softcat.
• Conduct regular checks to assess data accuracy, completeness, and consistency. Support profiling activities and contribute to data remediation tasks. Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) on data issues.
• Work alongside the Data Management Executives to ensure alignment between Data Governance and Data Management processes. Provide guidance to business users on data governance expectations and best practices. Support the Data Governance Manger in engagement with Data Owners.
• Maintain business glossaries, data dictionaries, and metadata as directed by the Data Governance Manager. Contribute to documenting lineage, definitions, and governance controls. Support in the development of business facing models.
• Identify opportunities to streamline Data Governance processes or enhance data quality. Share knowledge and innovations with the wider Data Management team.

We'd love you to have

• Good understanding of data governance principles (quality, lineage, metadata, ownership).
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Strong communication skills, able to convey data concepts clearly.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders across business and technical teams.
• Experience working with data in an operational or analytical capacity.
• Experience with data governance or data management tools (e.g., MS Purview, Master Data Management tools, Data Quality monitoring platforms)
• Familiarity with Data Models (Conceptual, Logical, Physical) and Data Flow Diagrams.

We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply – we would love to hear from you!

Work in a way that works for you  

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:  

• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home  
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day  
• Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs 
• Experience with data governance or data management tools (e.g., MS Purview, Master Data Management tools, Data Quality monitoring platforms).
• Familiarity with Data Models
• Previous involvement in Data Literacy uplift activities
• Experience within a similar organisation.

Working with us  

Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.  

Join us  

To become part of the success story, please apply now.

If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Any information you share on your application will be treated in confidence.  You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.softcat.com/jobs/our-culture/ 

Here at Softcat, we don't prohibit the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in our application process, as we understand how far it can go to creating a truly equitable candidate experience. That being said, as a culture-driven organisation, we believe that the genuine essence of each person is what truly matters, so we highly encourage you to be as authentically you as possible when submitting your application to showcase your true and whole self.