Taiwo Adio (YUSUPH)

Data Governance Manager with experience implementing governance frameworks, improving data quality, and strengthening regulatory compliance within regulated environments. Skilled in developing policy, establishing data ownership and stewardship, and building quality controls that hold up under audit. Works closely with stakeholders across the business to align practice with GDPR and organisational standards, resolving data issues at source rather than downstream.

Data Governance Manager at HCP Groups (2025-06 – Present)

• Leading the implementation of the organisation's data governance framework, aligning activity with business priorities and regulatory obligations.
• Introducing formal data ownership across five departments, establishing clear accountability for critical data assets.
• Developing and maintaining policies, standards, and procedures that improve the quality, consistency, and integrity of organisational data.
• Chair governance meetings, coordinate activity across teams, and communicate priorities and progress to stakeholders.
• Partnering with Data Privacy, Information Security, Risk, and Compliance teams to keep controls aligned with GDPR and regulatory requirements.
• Investigating recurring data quality issues and coordinate corrective action to reduce duplicate and inaccurate records.
• Improving the organisation's overall data quality score through targeted governance controls.
• Implementing governance controls across multiple systems, maintaining the data asset register and ownership records.
• Delivering guidance across the organisation to build awareness and consistent adoption of governance standards.
• Supporting internal audits and regulatory reviews, reducing audit findings through stronger governance controls.
• Designing and monitoring data quality KPIs and dashboards, reporting trends and improvement actions to senior leadership.
• Leading root-cause analysis on data incidents, working with system owners to embed permanent fixes rather than one-off corrections.
• Developing and delivering data literacy training and awareness sessions to build a culture of shared ownership for data quality.

Risk Governance Analyst at ID Medical Ltd (2023-04 – 2025-05)

• Analysed business data and monitored compliance to support risk and performance reporting.
• Reviewed business processes to identify operational and data-related risks, recommending control improvements.
• Produced risk and data quality reports for senior stakeholders, highlighting trends and issues.
• Monitored data quality across business systems and worked with stakeholders to correct inaccurate data.
• Maintained audit records and supporting evidence in line with policy and regulation.
• Prepared reports and tracked actions for governance meetings, monitoring progress against agreed outcomes.
• Supported compliance activity by following governance policies and procedures.
• Conducted periodic risk assessments across key business systems, escalating high-priority issues to senior management.
• Built and maintained risk registers, tracking mitigation actions through to resolution within agreed timescales.
• Liaised with department leads to embed data quality checks into day-to-day operational processes.
• Supported the design and rollout of data quality metrics used to benchmark performance across teams.
• Assisted in preparing evidence packs and documentation for internal and external audits and regulatory inspections.
• Identified process gaps contributing to recurring compliance issues and proposed practical control improvements.

Data Management Analyst at Just Nurses (2021-07 – 2023-03)

• Maintained accurate electronic care, medication, and incident records in line with GDPR.
• Carried out routine data validation checks to identify incomplete, duplicate, or inaccurate records.
• Investigated data discrepancies and worked with operational teams to correct them.
• Prepared reports and documentation to support audits, inspections, and compliance reviews.
• Applied records management procedures for the retention, archiving, and secure handling of information.
• Maintained documentation to support incident investigations and operational reporting.
• Identified opportunities to improve data quality and record-keeping processes.
• Supported implementation of data entry standards across teams to reduce recurring input errors.
• Monitored compliance with data protection policy across electronic care records and flagged breaches for escalation.
• Produced routine and ad hoc data quality reports for line managers to support operational decision-making.
• Trained new staff on correct data entry, records management, and GDPR-compliant handling of sensitive information.
• Assisted in the secure archiving and disposal of records in line with retention schedules and regulatory requirements.
• Contributed to process improvement initiatives aimed at streamlining record-keeping and reducing administrative errors.

BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing – Buckinghamshire New University