Data Governance Manager at Fastmarkets

The Role • Fastmarkets is, at its core, a data business. The prices, indices, and market intelligence we produce are relied upon by participants across global commodity, metals, forest products, agricultural and carbon markets to make investment/risk management decisions. The integrity, consistency, and trustworthiness of our data is not simply a compliance obligation; it is the foundation of our commercial proposition and the source of our competitive advantage. That makes Data Governance one of the most strategically important capabilities we can build. We are looking for a Data Governance Manager who thrives in a business that is genuinely on the move. Fastmarkets has made significant strides in its data capabilities and continues to invest ambitiously. This is an exciting place to be: a landscape full of high-impact opportunities where thoughtful, energetic governance work will make a visible and lasting difference. The Data Governance Manger will operate at the intersection of data strategy, technology, commercial operations, and regulatory compliance – working across every major function of the business. Strong stakeholder instincts, a bias for action, and the confidence to bring people with them will be as important as technical knowledge. Above all, this is a role for someone who measures success by real-world outcomes: better data, better decisions, and a business that resoundingly trusts its data. The approach that will yield the greatest results here will involve pragmatism and momentum. The ability to assess the current landscape, identify where governance can add the most value right now, and begin building – iteratively and collaboratively – will matter far more than arriving with a theoretically perfect framework. The person who succeeds in this role will be as comfortable making progress in conditions of imperfect information as they are thinking about long-term maturity, and will build credibility through delivery. Principal Accountabilities • Deliver the highest standard of stewardship to both Fastmarkets’ enterprise data and proprietary data, maximising its value as a core asset of the business. • Carry out an assessment of the current state of data governance at Fastmarkets – identifying where standards, ownership, and practices already exist, where the most significant opportunities lie, and where early action will deliver the greatest tangible value. • Design and implement a Data Governance Framework that is well-suited to where Fastmarkets is today – practical, proportionate, and built to evolve as organisational maturity continues to develop. • Define data quality standards across critical data domains – including pricing data, customer data, product and entitlement data, and operational data. Put in place the monitoring, reporting, and accountability mechanism to drive sustained improvement. • Build and maintain a business glossary and data catalogue, beginning with the domains of greatest importance and expanding coverage progressively – with a focus on usefulness and adoption at every stage. • Work closely with Data & Technology teams to embed governance into platforms, pipelines, and tooling – finding practical ways to make good data practice straightforward for engineering and product teams. • Establish a Data Governance Forum with cross-functional representation, creating a productive space where data issues are surfaced, ownership is clarified, and decisions are reached. • Partner with Editorial and Analytics teams to ensure governance standards reflect the specific requirements of price assessment and forecast production – protecting the integrity that underpins Fastmarkets’ commercial reputation.