Property Data Governance Manager (12 Month FTC)
Advert Closes: Friday 4th April
Are you ready to make a significant impact on the governance and quality of property data within a prestigious organisation? The Crown Estate is looking for a dedicated and detail-oriented Property Data Governance Manager to join our dynamic Data Management & Governance team. This role is crucial in driving improvements and ensuring data integrity across our Core Property systems. You will work closely with colleagues and Managing Agents, playing a key role in enhancing processes and data quality.
Key Responsibilities:
· Process Improvement: Collaborate with business stakeholders to define and enhance business processes, ensuring high standards of data entry.
· Governance Documentation: Document governance standards and update user guidelines.
· Data Quality Management: Partner with the Data Quality Manager to identify and resolve data quality issues within Property systems.
· Project Involvement: Engage in all Data Governance projects related to Property data.
· Standardisation: Establish definitions, standards, and structures for key data fields from both business unit and enterprise perspectives.
· Stakeholder Interface: Act as a liaison between The Crown Estate Data Governance and Managing Agents to review and improve processes, making recommendations for data remediation.
· Data Alignment: Ensure alignment and quality of information across key systems, assisting with data migration projects.
· Collaboration: Work with TCE data champions, asset managers, database managers, and the wider digital team to understand project scopes and develop delivery plans.
· Data Enhancement: Suggest and drive changes in Horizon to improve user experience and enhance data quality.
· Data Dictionary: Assist in creating data field definitions for inclusion in the Data Dictionary through collaboration with the Data Governance Working Group (DIWG).
Personal Requirements:
· Experience: Proven experience in data governance within the commercial and residential property sectors, with familiarity in leasing processes, data hierarchies, and industry norms.
· Skills: Excellent capabilities in Data Quality Management, Reporting, and Analysis. Previous experience in Service Charge Management or Property Management is advantageous.
· Technical Knowledge: Proficiency in property database management and administration, with MRI Horizon exposure preferred. Experience in database or financial system migration is a plus.
· Capabilities: Ability to manage multiple workstreams, excellent stakeholder communication and engagement skills, and a knack for creative problem-solving. Attention to detail and accuracy is essential.
· Flexibility: Ability to work both in-person and remotely, understanding the links between data fields, reporting, and financial outputs.
· Initiative: A self-starter who can compile evidence from multiple sources with minimal reliance on others.
Why Join Us?
At The Crown Estate, you will be part of a forward-thinking team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. We offer a supportive environment where your contributions will make a significant impact on our data governance practices and overall business success.
Our Offering / benefits:
As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.
Disability Disclaimer:
We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.
If you have any questions about our recruitment process or would like to talk about adjustments, please contact us on careers@thecrownestate.co.uk
- Department
- Digital
- Locations
- The Crown Estate, 1 St James Market
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Contract

The Crown Estate, 1 St James Market
Our Perks & Benefits
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28 days paid holiday
We value that you get more time with your family and friends. Therefore, we offer everybody 28 days paid holiday, 2 volunteering days and the option to purchase further holiday.
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Flexible working
We value work-life balance highly, therefore we have flexible & hybrid working policies.
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Market leading family friendly policies
We want the support we offer to be inclusive of everyone, reflective of the wide range of situations people face in life.
Workplace, Culture & Diversity
It’s our ambition to be an inclusive organisation that reflects our society, one where all feel welcome, able to be themselves and belong.
A workplace where you’re empowered to be yourself, diverse thinking is encouraged, and a place where you can realise your potential.
About The Crown Estate
The Crown Estate is a unique business with a distinct heritage and a portfolio unlike any other.
It includes some of central London’s best places to work, shop and spend time, retail and leisure destinations across the country, and a substantial rural portfolio. As manager of the seabed and half the foreshore around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, we play a role in the UK’s world-leading offshore wind sector as well as marine aggregates, cables and pipelines. We are also responsible for the Windsor Estate, including the world-renowned Windsor Great Park.
Property Data Governance Manager (12 Month FTC)
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