Data Governance Lead
IG Group is a FTSE 250 online trading platform (CFDs, forex, shares) that launched spot crypto trading in 2025 and acquired crypto exchange Independent Reserve in 2026.
Maintainer signals as of 8/14/2026
About IG
IG Group Holdings plc (LSEG: IGG) is a London-headquartered FTSE 250 online trading platform offering CFDs, forex, shares and ~19,000 markets. It launched spot crypto trading for UK retail in June 2025, obtained FCA cryptoasset registration in October 2025 (50+ coins by May 2026), and completed the acquisition of crypto exchange Independent Reserve on 30 January 2026.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will turn the existing data governance framework into practical standards and procedures. You will define data ownership, lead governance forums, set and monitor data quality rules, maintain glossaries and dictionaries, oversee classifications and access controls, support audits and risk assessments, and promote data literacy across the organisation.
Requirements
- 5+ years of data governance experience in a regulated environment
- Strong knowledge of UK GDPR and applicable data protection regulations
- Familiarity with DAMA-DMBOK, DCAM, or DGI frameworks
- Experience defining data quality metrics and implementing remediation processes
- Technical understanding of databases, data warehouses, data lakes, and data pipelines
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Experience running governance initiatives as structured programmes
- Experience with Collibra, Purview, or Alation is desirable
- Professional data management certification such as CDMP is desirable
- Experience with data governance in an AI/ML context is desirable
Responsibilities
- Evolve the data governance framework
- Manage adherence to the data ownership model
- Lead data governance councils or working groups
- Define and monitor data quality standards
- Develop and administer data governance tooling
- Manage data access and classifications
- Support internal and external audits and risk assessments
- Champion data literacy and culture change
Benefits
- Flexible Benefits Package equal to 12% of salary
- Private medical cover for the employee and family
- Life insurance
- Contribution to gym memberships
- 25 days of holiday plus one birthday day and two voluntary-work days
- Option to buy or sell holiday days
- Unlimited LinkedIn Learning access
- Global and local onboarding process
- Employee networks with an annual events and projects budget
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental pay and leave
- Support and benefits for parents
- Option to participate in and create ESG initiatives