Data Asset Manager - Companies House - HEO
Government Digital & Data -
Location
Crown Way, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ; Queen Elizabeth House, 1 Sibbald Walk, Edinburgh, EH8 8FT; Erskine House, 20 - 32 Chichester Street, Belfast, BT1 4LB
About the job
Job summary
Help us build a trusted understanding of one of the UK's most important public data assets.
As Companies House continues its transformation journey, we're growing our Data Management team and are opening up new opportunities to develop and expand with 3 new roles as Data Asset Manager. Our focus is to understand, govern and improve the data that underpins our services. As Data Asset Manager you'll work across business and technology teams to uncover how data is created, used and managed, helping to build the foundations for trusted, accessible and well-governed data across the organisation.
About the role
Data is at the heart of everything we do at Companies House, and as we expand our teams we are looking for professionals bringing a detailed and creative outlook to help us build a trusted understanding of the data that supports our services, operations and strategic decision-making.
This is an exciting opportunity to join us in developing capability at a time of significant transformation. Come and play a key role in helping the organisation understand where data comes from, how it flows through systems, who owns it and how it should be managed.
Why choose Companies House?
At Companies House we take a proactive approach to wellbeing by promoting a welcoming culture, healthy work life balance and supporting colleagues to be their best in work because we know people are the key to our success.
Our benefits include
- Flexible working with no core hours (6am – 8pm flexible options)
- 30 days annual leave
- 8 bank holidays & 1 privilege day
- Enrolment into Civil Service Pension scheme average 28.97%
Find out more about what a great place Companies House is to work
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Please note:
- This role can be based out of our Cardiff, Edinburgh of Belfast offices. Due to capacity constraints, we are unable to accept external applications for our Belfast office. However, current employees based in Belfast are eligible to apply
- This role will require Security Clearance which means that candidates must have lived in the UK for 3 out of the last 5 years.
- This role can only be worked in the UK
Job description
Working closely with Data Owners, Information Asset Owners, subject matter experts and technical teams, you'll investigate and document critical data assets, helping to improve data quality, governance and organisational understanding.
You'll combine analytical thinking, stakeholder engagement and data management practices to help establish the foundations for effective data governance across Companies House.
As a Data Asset Manager, you will:
- Build and maintain the Companies House data catalogue for priority data assets.
- Create clear and accurate records covering data definitions, ownership, metadata, source systems and lineage.
- Work with business and technical stakeholders to capture, validate and maintain information about key data assets.
- Investigate how data is created, transformed and used across systems and services.
- Use SQL and other analysis techniques to explore data structures, relationships and lineage.
- Identify, document and reconcile business rules that exist across systems, processes and business areas.
- Translate complex technical information into clear, accessible documentation for a range of audiences.
- Support the adoption of data asset management and governance practices across the organisation.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of standards, processes and ways of working within the Data Management team.
What could a typical day look like?
No two days are quite the same. One day you might be collaborating with business and technical teams to understand how critical data is created, used and maintained. The next, you could be using SQL to investigate data lineage and relationships, validating data definitions with subject matter experts, or updating metadata and lineage records to improve transparency and governance. Through your work, you'll help ensure data is accurate, understood and fit for purpose, enabling colleagues to make informed decisions with confidence.
Person specification
We're looking for someone who enjoys understanding how data works and can build strong relationships with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
The successful candidate will have:
- Working with data management, metadata, data governance or related disciplines.
- Documenting data definitions, business rules, processes or information assets.
- Gathering information from stakeholders and validating complex requirements.
- Using SQL, or similar tools, to investigate and understand data.
- Translating technical concepts into clear and practical documentation.
- Managing competing priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.
You may also have:
- Experience working within government, the wider public sector or a regulated environment.
- Knowledge of data governance, metadata management or data catalogue practices.
- Awareness of data lineage, data quality and data lifecycle concepts.
- Knowledge of recognised frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK.
- Relevant data, analytics or governance qualifications.
