Head of Enterprise Data Governance, Risk and Management

Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. 

Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

Purpose

Accountable for end‑to‑end enterprise ownership of data governance, data risk and data management across M&G Group, including policy, standards, governance oversight and delivery of measurable outcomes.

The role ensures the Group achieves a consistent, evidenced control environment and that effective cross‑business decisions are made to maintain data risk within appetite.

Key responsibilities and stakeholders

• Own M&G’s enterprise data governance framework end‑to‑end, including Data Policy, Standards and governance processes, ensuring they are clear, pragmatic and consistently interpretable across AM, Life and Corporate Functions.

• Monitor and provide enterprise‑level transparency of data governance outcomes, including data risk position, control effectiveness and evidence across the Group, with clear reporting into ERC, BRC and ExCo.

  • Work with business and corporate functions to support remediation where data risk is outside appetite, ensuring issues are clearly understood, prioritised and addressed.

• Lead enterprise governance and oversight mechanisms, including governance forums, performance tracking and escalation, ensuring clear visibility of progress, risks and issues across all business areas and Corporate Functions (e.g., Finance, Technology, Operations).

• Act as the enterprise integrator across divisions, working with AM, Life and Corporate Functions to align priorities, support implementation and ensure Group standards are embedded in a way that supports delivery.

• Ensure cross‑business trade‑offs are identified, agreed and executed, facilitating alignment where priorities, capacity or approaches conflict, and escalating where resolution is required to maintain enterprise outcomes.

• Drive continuous improvement of the data control environment, identifying where behaviours, processes or tooling need to change, and ensuring interventions are sequenced pragmatically to maximise impact.

Critical skills and experience

• Deep experience leading enterprise data governance, data risk or control environments in a regulated financial services context.

• Proven track record of improving enterprise outcomes through influencing delivery across federated teams, rather than direct line control.

• Strong commercial judgement, with the ability to balance risk, cost and value, and to shape practical, scalable solutions in complex environments.

• Highly effective collaborator and influencer, able to build alignment across business and functional leadership and operate as a trusted enterprise partner.

• Strong judgement and credibility to facilitate and, where needed, escalate decisions to ensure progress when delivery is off track.

What we offer:

At M&G, we’re committed to helping you thrive and supporting your wellbeing, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, while planning confidently for your future. Our UK benefits include:

• As a savings and Investments firm we are proud to offer a valuable pension scheme of 18%, with 13% made up of Employer Contributions and 5% Employee Contributions. We also offer Share Save and our Share Incentive Plan, together with access to financial wellbeing and support services - to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.

• Enjoy 38 days annual leave including bank holidays, with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days and additional flexibility through our Time Off When You Need It policy – to balance your work and personal commitments.  

• Our market leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave - as supporting families is a core aspect of our inclusive culture.

• Health & Protection cover including Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with family options - for peace of mind.

To explore more about life at M&G and our full benefits offering, visit Life at M&G

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions. 

If you need assistance or an alternative means of applying for a role due to a disability or additional need, please let us know by contacting us at: [email protected]