Data Governance Analyst

Salary:
Competitive Plus Benefits

Location:

London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA

Hours:

Full time
Contract type:
Fixed-Term Assignment
Business area:
Sainsbury's Tech
Closing date: 23 October 2026

Requisition :

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. Think about the scale it takes to feed the nation. The level of data, transactions and variety involved. Then you’ll realise this is a modern software engineering environment, because it has to be. We’ve made significant investment in the standards and principles that shape how we work.

We iterate, learn, experiment and champion ways of working such as Agile, Scrum and XP. So you can look forward to exciting opportunities across everything from AI to reusable tech.

As a Data Governance Analyst you will be the Subject Matter Expert in how personal data is collected, held, processed and deleted through the data lifecycle. You will need to ensure that all documentation relating to data processes are kept up to date and accurate at all times. You will have a keen eye for detail and must be able to challenge stakeholders when information is unclear or incomplete.

You must be confident to arrange and facilitate meetings as well as writing up detailed summaries and actions for the attendees. As a Data Governance Analyst you should also keep up to date with the GDPR and other relevant legislation relating to personal data and identify the implications and subsequent actions.

Responsible to Chair Data Clinic, focusing on Nectar data. Review projects requests and establish what Data Governance processes need to be carried out

Represent Data Governance in key meetings, including Data Clinic for projects involving Nectar data, GDPR Transition Programme as well as maintaining adherence to the current data policies.

Update and maintain accurately all documentation for Data Clinic

Review and approve the use of data across various business areas at Sainsbury’s Group, including key areas like access, security, transfer and retention

Identify current shortfalls and define action plans to address issues with Nectar related projects, with support from the Business Data and Compliance Manager

Maintain a full understanding of where data is used and held across the business and how changes to this will impact upstream and downhill systems as well as any third parties who process the data

Work closely with the Data Protection Officer’s

Assist Business users to investigate data issues, taking responsibility for driving additional investigation through to resolution. Support the Data Protection Officers in responding to data incidents and ensure data incidents are accurately documented

Support the Business Data and Compliance Manager in shaping the Data Governance Clinic strategy

Arrange and deliver Training sessions across Sainsbury’s Group for colleagues based across the Sainsburys Group

Support stakeholders and colleagues across the business with any ad-hoc queries relating to data

Update and report on Data KPIs on weekly / monthly basis.

To be able to explain technical items in non-technical language to the business and vice versa. These include any risks that have been highlighted by the Information Security team

Keep abreast of changes to legislation and when changes do occur:

Review, identify implications and take subsequent actions

Inform the relevant Data Owners and stakeholders

Work with the Central Data Governance Team to incorporate any changes into current and future data policies

Typically educated to degree level

Experience of working with IT and business enabled change in a complex…