Data Program Manager
Kandanchavadi, Perungudi, TN, IN, 600096
Role Overview
The Data Program Manager will lead and deliver large-scale, enterprise-wide data transformation programs across the BFSI sector, including data governance, data quality, regulatory reporting, cloud data modernization, and enterprise data platform initiatives. This role requires deep program management expertise, strong BFSI knowledge, and the ability to drive multi-stream, cross-functional delivery in complex environments.
Key Responsibilities
Program & Delivery Management
• Lead end-to-end execution of enterprise data initiatives spanning ETL, data engineering, data warehousing, governance, and cloud transformation.
• Own program scope, delivery plans, timelines, budgets, risks, dependencies, and quality.
• Establish governance structures, reporting cadence, dashboards, and program KPIs.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams: engineering, architecture, QA, security, infrastructure, and business units.
BFSI Domain Leadership
• Drive initiatives across core banking, lending, payments, deposits, credit cards, treasury, wealth, fraud, KYC/AML, and risk (PD/LGD/EAD).
• Lead regulatory programs involving RBI guidelines, Basel-II/III, IFRS, AML/KYC compliance, and statutory reporting.
• Ensure all data programs meet BFSI-level security, audit, and risk-control standards.
Stakeholder & Vendor Management
• Serve as the strategic interface with senior management, CXOs, business heads, data owners, and risk/compliance teams.
• Manage multi-vendor delivery, ensuring alignment on timelines, SLAs, and program outcomes.
• Lead steering committees, executive reviews, and stakeholder communication.
Data Governance & Quality Oversight
• Support enterprise rollout of data governance frameworks, metadata standards, lineage, and data quality programs.
• Oversee data quality KPIs, remediation initiatives, and recurring RCA activities.
• Ensure adherence to corporate data policies, risk controls, and audit readiness.
Cloud & Data Modernization Programs
• Lead modernization of legacy on-prem data warehouses to cloud platforms such as AWS/ Azure/GCP.
• Manage programs involving lakehouses, data lakes, regulatory data hubs, and reporting systems.
• Ensure strong implementation of security, privacy, masking, encryption, and compliance controls.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Technical & Program Skills
• 15–20 years of professional experience with at least 8+ years leading large-scale data programs.
• Strong expertise across ETL/ELT, data warehousing, cloud data platforms, governance, and data quality.
• Hands-on understanding of platforms/tools such as ETL, data engineering, data warehousing, governance, and cloud transformation, Databricks, Data analytics and Azure data pipeline
• Strong foundation in project/program management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).
• Experience managing large budgets, multi-year roadmaps, and multi-vendor ecosystems.
BFSI Domain Experience (Good to Have)
• Deep experience in BFSI data programs involving regulatory reporting, AML/KYC, credit and market risk data, core banking data flows, treasury and finance data.
• Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks (RBI, Basel, IFRS, AML regulations).
Professional Skills
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder negotiation skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to manage high-pressure delivery, ambiguity, and multi-stream execution.
Education
• Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• PMP, Prince2, Agile, or SAFe certifications preferred.
• Cloud/Data certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP, DAMA, Collibra) are an added advantage.
Specialization Description
Technical Project Management requires specific technical knowledge to plan, organize, and control resources, procedures, and timing for a technical process or project including:
- Developing detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports, conducting risk analysis and monitoring the progress of plans against project milestones and budgets
- Providing technical and analytical guidance to the project team
- Ensuring adherence to quality standards and review of project deliverables
- Analyzing and documenting requirements by liaising with a range of users in the organization
- On some projects, where applicable, manages the integration of vendor tasks and tracks and reviews vendor deliverablesSpecialization Match Note: Para-Professional incumbents update/maintain project schedules and associated resource plans and prepares progress reports. Para-Professional support may be in a Project Management Office (PMO) environment supporting multiple IT Projects.
Level Description
Typically leads a team of experienced or senior professionals who exercise latitude and independence in assignments. Level often assigned to manager of Supervisors. Implements policy and strategy for short-term results (1 year of less), whilst influencing others outside of own job area on policies, practices and procedures. Problems are difficult to moderately complex.
Headquartered in Japan, NEC is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies. With over 123 years of expertise in providing solutions for empowering people, businesses, and society, NEC stands tall as a champion in enabling change and transformation across the globe. Present in India since 1950, NEC has been instrumental in burgeoning India’s digitization journey continually for the past 70 years.
NEC India has proved its commitment to orchestrating a bright future through its diverse businesses from Telecommunications to Public Safety, Logistics, Transportation, Retail, Finance, Unified Communication and IT platforms, serving across the public and private sectors. NEC India, through the deployment of cutting-edge technology, has been powering India in seminal ways, making lives easier, safer, and more productive for all.
With its Centre of Excellence for verticals like Analytics platform solutions, Big Data, Biometrics, Mobile and Retail, NEC India brings to the table, innovative, seamless solutions for India and across the world.
NEC India is headquartered in New Delhi and has its offices panned across the country. It has branches in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Noida and Surat.
Specialties:
IT & Networking Solutions, Unified Communication Solutions, Safety and Security Solutions, Integrated Retail Solutions, Data Centre Solutions, Safe and Smart City Solutions, Transportation Solutions, SDN Solutions, Carrier Telecom Solutions, and Solutions for Society.
