Data and Information Governance Manager
About the Role - This role leads FMG’s enterprise approach to data governance, information management, knowledge management, information protection, and privacy — ensuring FMG’s data and information assets are trusted, secure, and fit for purpose.
Reporting to the Head of Data, Information & Analytics, the Data & Information Governance Manager translates FMG’s Data, Information and Analytics strategy into practical governance frameworks, policies, standards, and ways of working. The role plays a critical part in enabling informed decision‑making, supporting regulatory compliance, and ensuring the responsible use of data, analytics, and AI‑enabled capabilities across the Mutual.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead FMG’s enterprise data governance capability, including data ownership, stewardship, accountability, and decision rights.
- Establish and maintain governance practices that ensure data quality, consistency, transparency, and appropriate use.
- Lead enterprise information management and records practices across the full information lifecycle.
- Provide leadership on data and information protection, privacy‑by‑design, and responsible data use.
- Establish and maintain information protection and discovery frameworks to support classification, retention, and compliance.
- Provide governance oversight for data, information, and knowledge used in analytics and AI‑enabled initiatives.
- Lead knowledge management practices to ensure enterprise knowledge assets are accurate, accessible, and well‑governed.
- Act as a trusted advisor to leaders and delivery teams on governance, privacy, and information management matters.
- Lead, coach, and develop information management and governance specialists.
About You:
- A seasoned leader with strong experience in data governance, information management, privacy, or related disciplines.
- Confident translating strategy into practical, proportionate governance frameworks that enable delivery rather than constrain it.
- Strong understanding of data quality, information lifecycle management, and regulatory obligations (including privacy).
- Comfortable working across technology, analytics, risk, security, and business teams.
- A trusted advisor with excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience in data governance, information management, or a related field.
At FMG, we know our success is because of our people. So, when you join our team, it's our priority to make sure you're well looked after and feel a part of the FMG family. So along with an opportunity to kick start your career, FMG also offers 4% company contribution to superannuation, flexible working practices, five paid professional development days, 2 paid wellbeing days and a paid give back day every year – among many exciting benefits.
We are looking for people that are passionate about helping to build strong and prosperous rural communities. So, if you want to work within a great team, for an organisation with an amazing culture, in a role that will challenge you, then make it happen - Apply now!
Applications close 5pm, Tuesday 7 April 2026.
Please note – Interviews expected to commence week starting 13th April 2026.
Please note - no Agency candidates will be accepted at this time.
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