Data Governance Manager

Company Description

Nine is Australia’s largest locally owned media company – the home of Australia’s most trusted and loved brands spanning News, Sport, Lifestyle, and Entertainment. We pride ourselves on creating the best content, accessed by consumers when and how they want – across Publishing, Broadcasting and Digital.

Nine’s assets include the 9Network, major mastheads such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review, radio stations 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR, digital properties such as nine.com.au, 9Now, 9Honey, Pedestrian.TV, Drive, subscription video platform Stan and a majority investment in Domain Group.

Our Purpose: We shape culture by sparking conversations, challenging perspectives, and entertaining our communities.

We bring people together by celebrating the big occasions and connecting the everyday moments. Australia belongs here. We bring our purpose to life via three shared values: We walk the talk, turn over every stone and keep it human.

Job Description

Nine’s Data team is responsible for designing, constructing, and maintaining the systems and architecture that enable the collection, storage, processing, and analysis of data.

This function plays a pivotal role in providing clean, reliable, and accessible data to support business intelligence, analytics, and other data-driven initiatives. The data technology function is responsible for the successful integration and utilisation of data platforms and technologies including the data lake, analytics capture & visualisation tools, ETL, data quality tools and the CDP platform amongst others.

Additionally, it works with business owners within Nine’s publishing, TV and radio divisions to deliver data products and services that help drive data-led decisions and revenue streams.

The Senior Data Governance Manager is a new role for Nine. It will establish Data Governance frameworks, processes and training to ensure the integrity and security of data across Nine.

Qualifications

As Senior Data Governance Manager you will:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive Data Governance framework:
• Define clear data ownership, stewardship, and access control policies.
• Establish data quality standards and metrics to monitor and improve data accuracy, completeness and timeliness.
• Design and maintain processes for data classification, cataloguing and lineage tracking.
• Advocate for and implement Data Governance tools and technologies.

Champion a culture of data literacy:

• Develop and deliver training programs to educate stakeholders on Data Governance principles and best practices.
• Foster collaboration between business and technical teams to ensure data-driven decision-making.

Ensure regulatory compliance:

• Stay informed about Australian data privacy and security regulations including the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
• Stay informed on likely new Australian privacy legislation
• Develop and implement processes to ensure compliance with these regulations.
• Partner with legal, risk cyber and data technology teams to address data-related legal, security and risk concerns

Stay current on industry trends:

• Identify and evaluate emerging Data Governance technologies and best practices.
• Advocate for the adoption of new technologies that improve data management and governance effectiveness.

To be successful in this role you’ll have:

• 7-10 years of experience in Data Governance, data quality, or a related field.
• Proven track record of developing and implementing successful Data Governance programs.
• Strong understanding of data management best practices and frameworks
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with all levels of the organisation, including technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with Data Governance tools
• Familiarity with BigQuery and Google Cloud Platform

Additional Information

Life at Nine:

Nine is a people business. Being part of the team means you’ll be in a culture that promotes creativity and innovation, diversity and inclusion, is open to feedback, rewards impact and ensures everyone is heard. Importantly, you'll receive the following:

Career development and quality training
Up to 16 weeks paid primary carer’s parental leave
Discounts on lifestyle, entertainment, and leisure memberships, including health insurance, dental and gym
Discounts on products and services with corporate partners
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

At Nine, we are committed to fostering a workforce that embraces all aspects of diversity and inclusion and where practices are equitable to ensure our people experience a sense of belonging. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process in order to equitably participate, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.

Disclaimer: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.