Definition The rules, roles and processes that decide how data is managed, protected and used across an organisation.
Example A company assigns ownership for customer definitions and controls access to customer records.
See how it works Agree ownership and definitions Set rules for access and quality Monitor exceptions Review decisions and controls Check your understanding Common mistake: Governance is not only a policy document; it needs accountable decisions and working controls.
Who should settle disputes over a business metric?
Show explanation The agreed business owner working through the governance process.
For your role Your role Choose your role Accounts payable Credit controllers FP&A analysts Finance business partners Finance directors and CFOs Financial controllers Management accountants Payroll specialists Account executives Sales managers Sales operations analysts Sales representatives Bid and tender managers Commercial directors New to business Pricing analysts Revenue managers Senior leaders Campaign managers Communications managers Customer insight analysts Digital marketing managers Marketing analysts Marketing directors HR business partners HR directors Learning and development managers People analysts People managers Recruiters Operations analysts Operations directors Operations managers AI product managers Heads of product Product analysts Product managers Product owners Machine learning engineers Analytics engineers Data analysts Data architects Data engineers Data governance leads Data privacy officers Data scientists Information architects Platform engineers Report builders Business analysts Corporate development managers Heads of strategy Strategy analysts
Choose your role to see what this term means in your work.
Why it matters It keeps data secure, trusted and used responsibly.
Where it is used Data policies, access requests and compliance audits.
