Data Governance Specialist

Company: Linklaters
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will design, implement, and maintain data governance for Salesforce across entity data and reference data, including SPVs, billing entities, and non-standard hierarchies. You will act as the Salesforce data governance SME, coordinating with D&B and LSEG data, and guiding data quality, privacy, and governance policy across global teams. You will collaborate with marketing and risk/compliance to surface and record governance practices in Salesforce. You will supervise and perform targeted data cleaning and serve as a liaison between governance and data operations. This opportunity appeals to you if you want to shape how data supports client relationships and regulatory-compli­

Pay / Benefits

  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Pension and flexible savings options
  • Life assurance
  • Mortgage advice and will-writing services
  • Electric car and cycle to work schemes
  • Emergency family care

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and implementation of data governance in Salesforce, including entity data and reference data management
  • Serve as the Salesforce data governance SME for enhancements and downstream AI processes
  • Coordinate with Dunn & Bradstreet (D&B) and LSEG on data quality, linkage, and governance
  • Direct cleaning and maintenance of critical data fields in live systems according to governance standards
  • Collaborate with Marketing and Risk & Compliance to surface data governance rules in Salesforce
  • Provide system development input for broader Salesforce and related systems, including CUP/GUP alignment
  • Supervise FTE resources and support data cleaning across Salesforce and other systems
  • Undertake smaller, ongoing entity-related data cleaning within Salesforce as needed
  • Engage with other core systems as required with training support
  • Ensure alignment of data governance across bulk uploads by acting as central liaison between governance and data ops teams

Key requirements

  • Significant experience in Salesforce administration with a governance focus
  • Experience working with business stakeholders, especially marketing, on CRM development
  • Knowledge of Dun & Bradstreet data
  • Proactive problem solving approach
  • Understanding of GDPR related to contact record keeping and consent
  • Previous data cleaning experience in Salesforce
  • Willingness to work across global time zones
  • Knowledge of LSEG data is advantageous
  • Experience in B2B organizations
  • Proactive problem solving
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Global teamwork across time zones
  • Salesforce administration
  • Data governance and data quality management
  • Data cleansing

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Posted: October 24th, 2026