Data Governance Architect

Bupa Insurance Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global healthcare company seeks a Data Governance Architect to improve data strategy and governance. The role is hybrid, based in London or Manchester, offering a salary up to £100,000 depending on experience. Key responsibilities include defining data models, leading architecture design, and promoting best practices in data governance. Candidates should have proven experience in data architecture, strong stakeholder engagement skills, and familiarity with data management tools. Excellent benefits are provided, including health insurance and a performance-based bonus.

Benefits

25 days’ holiday with option to buy or sell

Bupa health insurance

Enhanced pension plan and life insurance

Annual performance-based bonus

Onsite gyms or local gym discounts

Family-friendly policies and flexible working options

Qualifications

• Proven experience in data architecture with strong understanding of both business and technical domains.
• Strong storytelling skills to link data decisions to business outcomes.
• Demonstrable experience designing and implementing data governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain data models using tools such as Erwin.
• Lead design of data architecture aligned to Enterprise Architecture frameworks.
• Promote best-practice data management and governance across the organisation.

Skills

Data architecture

Stakeholder engagement

Data governance frameworks

Team leadership

Data management KPIs

Education

Technical degree

Industry-recognised certifications

Tools

Erwin Data Modeler

ArchiMate

Erwin Data Intelligence Suite

Job description

Job Description:

Data Governance Architect

London or Manchester | Hybrid

Full time (35 hours per week)

Up to £100,000 per annum (depending on location and experience)

+ excellent benefits, including bonus

We welcome applications from candidates seeking flexibility - including alternative locations, working hours, and patterns.

We make health happen

Working within our Group function, you'll play a key role in supporting our customer‑facing colleagues to deliver outstanding service and patient care across the UK and globally. This is an opportunity to work in a purpose‑driven organisation, helping shape the strategic direction of Bupa and improving the experience of our customers every day.

The Data Governance Architect will be accountable for transforming and evolving our Group Functions' data architecture across Finance, People, Procurement, Risk, Audit and Clinical through clear data strategy and thoughtful data architecture design.

How you'll help us make health happen

Data Architecture & Modelling

• Define and maintain conceptual, logical and physical data models using tools such as Erwin Data Modeler and the Erwin Data Intelligence Suite.

• Lead the design of data architecture aligned to Enterprise Architecture frameworks.

• Ensure data flows, integrations and lineage are documented, governed and understood.

• Partner with solution architects and technical leads to ensure data models align with application and infrastructure design.

Business & Data Architecture

• Partner with senior leaders and architects to optimise value streams and identify new data capabilities.

• Translate business needs into clear, structured data requirements and architectural blueprints.

• Work across business domains to understand challenges and shape data‑driven solutions that create measurable impact.

• Communicate architectural decisions in a clear and compelling way - using storytelling as well as standards.

Data Management & Governance

• Challenge existing ways of working and champion best‑practice data management and governance.

• Lead metadata, lineage and data classification efforts.

• Promote accountability, transparency and responsible data ownership across the organisation.

• Support the adoption and embedding of recognised frameworks such as DAMA.

Leadership & Data Centre of Excellence

• Build, coach and inspire a high‑performing Data COE, nurturing capability across data and technical analysts.

• Define and manage KPIs and OKRs for data maturity and business value.

• Represent data architecture across Bupa forums - from strategic discussions to architecture boards.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience in data architecture with strong understanding of both business and technical domains.

• Strong storytelling and stakeholder engagement skills - able to link data decisions to business outcomes clearly and confidently.

• Demonstrable experience designing and implementing data governance frameworks and processes.

• Leadership experience, ideally managing cross‑functional teams or Centres of Excellence.

• Familiarity with KPIs relating to data management, architecture and business alignment.

• Experience using tools such as ArchiMate, Erwin Data Modeler and Erwin DI Suite, or equivalent.

• Experience leading architects to deliver data strategy and data architecture.

• Comfortable working with senior management to influence strategy, and with engineering teams on detailed design.

• Strong grounding in data architecture, ideally supported by a technical degree and industry‑recognised certifications.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva, our global wellbeing programme, supports every aspect of health - mental, physical, financial, social and environmental.

When you join Bupa, you’ll have access to:

• 25 days’ holiday (increasing with length of service), with the option to buy or sell

• Bupa health insurance (benefit in kind)

• Enhanced pension plan and life insurance

• Annual performance‑based bonus

• Onsite gyms or local gym discounts

• A range of family‑friendly policies and flexible working options

• Additional benefits and online discounts

Why Bupa?

We’re a global healthcare company. With no shareholders, our focus is always on our customers. We exist to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives - and make a better world.

Everything we do is underpinned by our values: brave, caring and responsible.

We want everyone at Bupa to feel they belong. We celebrate diversity and encourage applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds, identities and experiences.

As a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee an interview/assessment for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. We will always make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

If you require information about this role in an alternative format, please email [e-mail].

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

IT

Locations:

Angel Court, London, Bupa Place