Meta Data Manager

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Job Description

We are seeking a highly experience Metadata Manager to be responsible for developing and implementing M&S's metadata strategy and tooling. You will work closely with Data Owners & Stewards, Product Manager, Engineers, Analysts and wider business stakeholders to ensure metadata is properly captured, maintained and utilised to support data quality, regulatory compliance and the M&S Data & AI strategy.

Who you are

• Solid experience in a metadata management, technical data governance or related roles
• Proven experience designing and implementing metadata management standards and solutions
• Experience within implementation of data management strategies and technologies
• Experience working collaboratively with other functional teams, from product to technology, finance, risk and legal
• Proven experience designing, starting and implementing large-scale change around data management and cataloguing solutions

What you will do

• Develop and maintain a metadata strategy aligned to the M&S data management framework
• Build and manage a central metadata repository in Alation
• Work with Data Owners, Data Stewards, Product Managers and Platform teams to capture technical, business and operational metadata
• Establish and maintain end-to-end data lineage to support impact analysis and risk assessment
• Develop user guides, training and documentation for metadata tools and catalogues

Everyone's welcome

We're ambitious about the future of retail. We're innovating, disrupting, and leading the way into a more inspiring, digital era. It's an exciting time to be part of M&S.

To support us on our journey, we're building inclusive, diverse teams where everyone can be themselves, do their best work, and make change happen. We support each other and succeed together.

Don't worry if you don't meet every single requirement of the job description. It's more of a guide to what's possible within the role. If you're passionate, ready to work hard, and think the role feels right for you, we'd love to hear from you. #hybridrole #LI-Hybrid