End Date
Wednesday 08 January 2025
Salary Range
£42,120 - £46,800
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working options
Flexible Working Options
Hybrid Working, Job Share
Job Description Summary
Managing metadata is essential for understanding our data—what it is, what it
means, and how it got there. This understanding allows us to apply and
automate data governance policies and procedures effectively. By helping to
describe our data in a central data catalogue, you’ll make it more
discoverable for data analysts and scientists, thereby reducing the time and
cost of finding fit-for-purpose data assets.
Job Description
JOB TITLE: Assistant Data Discovery and Cataloguing Manager
LOCATION(S): Bristol Birmingham Edinburgh
HOURS: Full Time
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at
least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our Hub locations
About us
As the UKs largest Digital, Retail and Commercial bank we recognize data and
analytics as a significant business differentiator for financial services
companies and plays a pivotal role in achieving our ambitions. LBG is looking
to drive a more sophisticated approach to how it manages data and how it
interacts and services its customers through the optimisation of data and
analytics. The Chief Data & Analytics Office (CDAO) is critical in embedding
data and analytics capabilities across the Group to support with delivering
today, whilst preparing us for the advances in the future. The CIB Business
Unit Data Office (BUDO), serves as a Centre of Excellence and delivery partner
for both CIB and LBCM, bringing a diverse mix of colleagues, skills,
frameworks, and best practices in managing our data effectively and generating
subsequent insight and value.
Key responsibilities
You’ll play a key role in supporting Metadata Management initiatives that
drive our group-wide Data & Analytics Strategy through the Core data
identification and Data Foundations Programme. Your main responsibilities will
include documenting metadata in the Group’s metadata repository and assisting
colleagues in consistently documenting and managing metadata according to
group standards, ensuring compliance with the Group Data Policy across various
business areas and change programmes.
- Describe data in a central data catalogue to enhance discoverability and usability.
- Lead documentation of Business and technical data dictionaries and lineage identified Critical Data Element’s (CDEs) and ensure they are appropriately governed.
- You’ll help promote the Group Metadata repository, enabling Data Owners, Data Consumers, and other stakeholders to derive further value from data and automate the monitoring of progress.
- Support business areas in metadata documentation and Data cataloguing practices, focusing on Metadata Management, Data Quality, and Data Governance activities.
- Assist in designing and developing metadata reporting solutions.
- Support in developing, embedding, and monitoring the adoption of the metadata management framework.
- Assist in developing and embedding metadata management and governance processes.
- Champion the use of Group Data management tools.
- Works independently to collate and analyse data using pre-determined tools, methods and formats.
- Provide oversight to ensure effective data risk management activities across the organisation.
Why Lloyds Banking Group
Join us and, as well as making a difference to customer, you’ll enjoy a
fulfilling career where you’ll be free to be yourself. Great colleagues,
transforming workspaces, hybrid working and a wide variety of career
opportunities – you’ll find them all here.
What you’ll need
- Ability to understand organisational challenges and opportunities through data cataloguing and maintaining data lineage.
- Experience of data-centric change programs is preferred.
- Knowledge of databases and querying SQL is preferred.
- Knowledge of Data Management principles and practices (e.g., Metadata Management, Data Quality, Data GovernancePrivacy)
- Previous direct experience with data and tooling from either a data management or analytics perspective is a benefit.
- Good knowledge of MS Excel and PowerPoint is required.
About working for us
Our focus is to ensure were inclusive every day, and build an organisation
that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.
We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless
of background, identity or culture.
We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in
senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with
Cancer initiative.
And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.
We’re disability confident. So if you’d like any reasonable adjustments to be
made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 28 days holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch.
We’d love to hear from you!
At Lloyds Banking Group, were driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain
prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference
to customers, businesses and communities. With us youll have a key role to
play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and
reach of our Group means youll have many opportunities to learn, grow and
develop.
We keep your data safe. So, well only ever ask you to provide confidential
or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an
interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our
background checks. Well always explain what we need and why, with any request
coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
Were focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building
a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we
serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our
colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
