Data Governance and Privacy Manager

Data Governance & Privacy Manager

Location: Norwich, Perth, Bristol, York, Manchester or Leeds

Salary: Circa £45,000

This is a great job for someone who enjoys blending technical expertise with stakeholder engagement and is passionate about embedding data governance and privacy into everyday business practices.

If you're experienced in data governance and looking to step up into a role with broader oversight responsibilities, this could be a great next move. It will suit someone with a strong background in data governance, management, privacy, or outsourcing oversight—especially if you're excited by the opportunity to shape how data products are safely designed and delivered.

A bit about the job:

You’ll be joining the UK IWR Data Governance and Privacy team, part of the COO Performance, Governance and Reporting function. The team supports data governance, privacy, subject rights, records management and more. This role is key to ensuring our use of data products and associated technologies (like Snowflake, Collibra and Immuta) is well governed and aligned with regulatory standards. You’ll work closely with our analytics colleagues and play an integral part in designing out the control environment around data product use. You’ll also help oversee our outsourced data governance team, ensuring high-quality service and driving operational efficiencies.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Strong knowledge of data governance, management and protection principles
• Effective communicator with a detail-oriented and delivery-focused mindset
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively across teams
• Familiarity with data platforms/tools (e.g. Snowflake, Data Lakes, Collibra, Immuta)
• Experience managing or overseeing outsourced relationships

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.  And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you.  We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Starting salary circa £45,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Chloe Nettley a call on 07795207964 or send an email to chloe.nettley@aviva.com