Data Retention - Subject Matter Expert

Data Retention - Subject Matter Expert
12 months fixed term contract
Home Based
Competitive Salary
Do you have a passion for data governance and data management? Have you deployed data retention schedules across a business before and have a good understanding of different data and information types and how they need to be handled? The scope covers all data and information and is not just limited to personal data. Do you want to join a dynamic and innovative team that is shaping the future of data at Capita?
We are looking for a Data Retention subject matter expert to join our team to ensure data retention schedules exist across the organisation. You will be responsible for educating business users and supporting them, ensuring their business area is compliant with relevant regulations and industry best practices, as well as validating data is not being stored longer than required.
You will be joining the data function that is focused on establishing strong data governance and data management practices across the organisation. You will be part of a core working group that is delivering a multi-year programme of data initiatives, where your experience and success will shape current and future opportunities. You will work with a team of passionate and invested data professionals who will support you in establishing strong data fundamentals on which to build.

Job title:

Data Retention - Subject Matter Expert

Job Description:

As a Data Retention Subject Matter Expert, you will:

• Lead the roll out of Data Retention schedules across the organisation to ensure compliance with relevant contractual, geographical, regulatory and industry best practices.
• Support the business in training, creation and maintenance of data retention schedules, ensuring they are up-to-date and accurately reflect our data management practices.
• Develop a library of authoritative regulatory and legislative sources to validate retention periods.
• Develop the Data Retention standard to ensure content is current and fit for purpose.
• Provide regular programme reporting KPI’s to measure progress and compliance.
• Support the roll out of a dedicated data retention tool for the management of the completed schedules.
• Work closely with stakeholders across the organisation to ensure their needs are met and that they are kept informed about progress on the project.
• Develop required training materials to support education of users. Construction of real business use cases and examples to drive right behaviours and understanding.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Proven experience in creation and deploying data retention schedules across a business.
• Previous responsibility for leading their own project or programme.
• Strong knowledge of data management principles and practices, including, data governance roles, data retention standards and schedules.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Confidence in facilitating meetings and workshops to reach desired outcomes.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• 23 days’ holiday with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
• voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• the opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

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What we hope you’ll do next:

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Location:

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United Kingdom

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)