Assistant Data Discovery and Cataloguing Manager

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. 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.

• 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
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• 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 Governance/Privacy)
• 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.
  
  As the UK's 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., At Lloyds Banking Group, we're 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 you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll 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. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're 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.

Our focus is to ensure we're 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.