London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
$80k–$120k/yr
About Methods: Methods is a £100M+ IT Services Consultancy who has partnered with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way the public sector operates in the UK. Established over 30 year…
Skills: Data Governance, Information Management, Master Data Management, Data Quality, Metadata Management
Bristol, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
$80k–$120k/yr
About Methods: Methods is a £100M+ IT Services Consultancy who has partnered with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way the public sector operates in the UK. Established over 30 year…
Skills: Responsible AI Framework Design, AI Assurance, AI Governance, Algorithmic Impact Assessment, Ethical Risk Management
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
$80k–$120k/yr
About Methods: Methods is a £100M+ IT Services Consultancy who has partnered with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way the public sector operates in the UK. Established over 30 year…
Skills: Responsible AI Framework Design, AI Assurance, Algorithmic Impact Assessment, AI Governance, Ethical Risk Assessment
London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
$80k–$120k/yr
About Methods: Methods is a £100M+ IT Services Consultancy who has partnered with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way the public sector operates in the UK. Established over 30 year…
Skills: Responsible AI Framework Design, AI Assurance, AI Governance, Algorithmic Impact Assessment, Ethical Risk Mitigation
Bristol, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
$80k–$120k/yr
About Methods: Methods is a £100M+ IT Services Consultancy who has partnered with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way the public sector operates in the UK. Established over 30 year…
Skills: Data & AI Strategy, Executive Advisory, Business Case Development, Data Maturity Assessment, Use-Case Prioritisation
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
$80k–$120k/yr
About Methods: Methods is a £100M+ IT Services Consultancy who has partnered with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way the public sector operates in the UK. Established over 30 year…
Skills: Data & AI Strategy, Executive Advisory, Business Case Development, Data Maturity Assessment, Use-case Prioritisation
London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
$80k–$120k/yr
About Methods: Methods is a £100M+ IT Services Consultancy who has partnered with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way the public sector operates in the UK. Established over 30 year…
Skills: Data & AI Strategy, Executive Advisory, Business Case Development, Transformation Roadmaps, Stakeholder Management
Manchester, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
The Role We are looking for an experienced Technical Architect with strong SharePoint expertise to support the design and evolution of enterprise collaboration platforms in a hybrid on-premise and cloud environment. This…
Skills: SharePoint Architecture, Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS, Hybrid Infrastructure
London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
The Role We are looking for an experienced Technical Architect with strong SharePoint expertise to support the design and evolution of enterprise collaboration platforms in a hybrid on-premise and cloud environment. This…
Skills: SharePoint Architecture, Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS, Hybrid Infrastructure
London, England, United Kingdom • Hybrid
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Lead data governance and information management engagements to create trusted data foundations for analytics and AI. Define operating models, develop data policies, and shape MDM strategies for public sector and regulated industry clients.
Requires 8+ years of experience in data governance, information management, or related consulting roles. Must have a proven track record of acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders in complex or regulated environments.
About Methods:
Methods is a £100M+ IT Services Consultancy who has partnered with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way the public sector operates in the UK. Established over 30 years ago and UK-based, we apply our skills in transformation, delivery, and collaboration from across the Methods Group, to create end-to-end business and technical solutions that are people-centred, safe, and designed for the future.
Our human touch sets us apart from other consultancies, system integrators and software houses - with people, technology, and data at the heart of who we are, we believe in creating value and sustainability through everything we do for our clients, staff, communities, and the planet.
We support our clients in the success of their projects while working collaboratively to share skill sets and solve problems. At Methods we have fun while working hard; we are not afraid of making mistakes and learning from them.
Predominantly focused on the public-sector, Methods is now building a significant private sector client portfolio.
Methods was acquired by the Alten Group in early 2022. Alten is a global engineering firm with approximately 57,000 employees specializing in engineering and IT services.
Domain Expert Role Overview
Location: UK-based, hybrid working
Regular travel may be required to client sites, Methods offices and practice/community events.
Domain Expert — Data Governance, Stewardship & Information Management
Role summary
The Data Governance, Stewardship & Information Management Specialist helps clients create the data foundations required for trusted analytics, AI, reporting, interoperability, operational decision-making and regulatory confidence.
This role is for someone who can help large, complex organisations make their data usable, governed, secure, discoverable, high-quality and accountable. It is particularly relevant in sectors where data is fragmented across legacy systems, suppliers, operational silos, secure environments or regulated business processes.
Your specialisms should cover data governance, master data management strategy, data quality, data ownership, metadata, information management, DLP and the data-control aspects of AI readiness.
Methods is appointing seven Domain Experts, each matched to a core strategic offering.
These experts will be the thought leaders and subject-matter authorities for their domains, shaping propositions, guiding client delivery, and strengthening Methods’ position in the market.
· Lead data governance, stewardship and information management engagements for public-sector and regulated-industry clients.
· Define enterprise, domain or programme-level data governance operating models, including decision rights, governance forums, data ownership, stewardship roles, escalation routes and accountability.
· Develop data policies, standards and controls covering data quality, metadata, lineage, cataloguing, access, sharing, retention, classification, acceptable use and lifecycle management.
· Shape master data management and reference data strategies, including golden source principles, matching, survivorship, stewardship, integration and ownership.
· Assess and improve data quality, including quality dimensions, issue management, root-cause analysis, remediation plans, quality dashboards and accountability mechanisms.
· Support clients with data sharing, interoperability and data access models across departments, business units, suppliers, regulators or operational partners.
· Advise on information governance, privacy, DLP and secure data access in partnership with cyber, architecture, legal, DPO and SIRO stakeholders.
· Help clients make data assets AI-ready by improving documentation, quality, stewardship, access controls, governance and reuse.
· Shape implementation roadmaps for catalogues, data quality tooling, MDM platforms, metadata management, governance workflows and stewardship communities.
· Support sales and bid teams by shaping data governance, data quality, MDM, information management and AI-readiness propositions.
Essential experience
· 8+ years’ experience in data governance, information management, data quality, master data management, metadata management, data strategy, information governance or related consulting/advisory work.
· Evidence of measurable impact, such as improved data quality, reduced reporting risk, better regulatory compliance, improved data sharing, successful data platform adoption, stronger data ownership or improved decision-making.
· Experience acting as a trusted advisor to senior data, technology, risk, compliance, operational or transformation stakeholders.
· Experience in consulting, public sector, regulated industries or large complex organisations.
· Strong understanding of data governance operating models, stewardship models, data ownership and governance implementation.
· Experience developing policies, standards, frameworks, roadmaps, maturity assessments, governance packs or data management playbooks.
· Experience with master data, reference data, metadata, data catalogues, data lineage, data quality, DLP, access controls or information governance.
· Experience working with sales and bid teams to shape data governance, data management or AI-readiness propositions.
· Experience contributing to communities of practice, training material, professional development or mentoring.
· Experience in highly regulated environments where data quality, traceability, security, compliance and auditability matter.
Specialist competencies
· Data governance operating model design.
· Data stewardship and ownership models.
· Master data management strategy.
· Data quality assessment and remediation.
· Metadata, lineage and catalogue strategy.
· Data policy and standards development.
· Information governance and secure data access.
· Data sharing and interoperability.
· AI-readiness assessment for data assets.
· Governance implementation and behavioural adoption.
Sector experience we would value
· Public-sector data governance, information management, data sharing or reporting programmes.
· Energy, utilities or critical national infrastructure data environments.
· Defence primes, aerospace, aviation, space, secure engineering or complex supply-chain data environments.
· Financial services, insurance, healthcare, telecoms or other data-intensive regulated sectors.
· Organisations with large legacy estates, fragmented data ownership, complex supplier ecosystems or high audit/regulatory scrutiny.
Desirable experience
· Knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK, DCAM, EDM Council, ISO 8000, ISO 27001, ISO 15489 or equivalent data/information management frameworks.
· Experience with Microsoft Purview, Collibra, Informatica, Ataccama, Alation, Azure, AWS, Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric or similar platforms.
· Experience working with DPOs, SIROs, CISOs, enterprise architects, data platform teams and business data owners.
· Experience with GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, Freedom of Information, records management, data sharing agreements or sector-specific data obligations.
· Experience building a data governance function, data office, stewardship network or data management community.
This role will require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected. Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.
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As well as this, we offer:
The UK’s leading transformation partner for public services.
Methods is the leading digital transformation partner for the UK public sector. We care deeply about making our public services better and have been doing this for 35 years. Methods partners with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way public sector operates in the UK. Our mission is to help safeguard public-facing services and apply digital thinking to make sure the future of our public services is centred around citizens. Committed to having social impact, we enjoy an enviable track record of delivering real savings and benefits. We do this by helping you move from vertically integrated legacy infrastructure to a platform business model – allowing you to keep infrastructure costs low and focus on doing what you do best i.e. delivering front-end services. With Methods, you access a range of specialist skills and industry expertise to transform your organisation for the digital age, break free of expensive suppliers, and take control of your customer relationships and operating model. Further information on Methods Group can be found at www.methods.co.uk.
Offices: Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London, EC1N 8TS, GB · Spaces, Peter House, Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 5AN, GB · Electric Works, Sheffield, S1 2BJ, GB · Alpha Works, Alpha Building, Suffolk Street, Queensway, Birmingham, B1 1TT, GB · Tramshed Tech, Pendyris Street, Cardiff, CF11 6BH, GB
The UK’s leading transformation partner for public services.
Methods is the leading digital transformation partner for the UK public sector. We care deeply about making our public services better and have been doing this for 35 years. Methods partners with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way public sector operates in the UK. Our mission is to help safeguard public-facing services and apply digital thinking to make sure the future of our public services is centred around citizens. Committed to having social impact, we enjoy an enviable track record of delivering real savings and benefits. We do this by helping you move from vertically integrated legacy infrastructure to a platform business model – allowing you to keep infrastructure costs low and focus on doing what you do best i.e. delivering front-end services. With Methods, you access a range of specialist skills and industry expertise to transform your organisation for the digital age, break free of expensive suppliers, and take control of your customer relationships and operating model. Further information on Methods Group can be found at www.methods.co.uk.
Offices: Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London, EC1N 8TS, GB · Spaces, Peter House, Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 5AN, GB · Electric Works, Sheffield, S1 2BJ, GB · Alpha Works, Alpha Building, Suffolk Street, Queensway, Birmingham, B1 1TT, GB · Tramshed Tech, Pendyris Street, Cardiff, CF11 6BH, GB
