Director Data Management

Director - Data Management (Wealth Management Domain)We are seeking a talented individual to join our Data Management team at Wealth Investments for Our Client in Mumbai location. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.We are looking for a dynamic and entrepreneurial leader to establish and lead a brand-new Data Team with a significant mandate to support our business in all critical processes. This role is ideal for a visionary with a tech-first mindset who can blend people, process, and technology to deliver high-impact, pragmatic solutions that directly drive business value. The position will partner closely with the Global Head of Data and the Global Data Team and business stakeholders, enabling day-to-day operational excellence while innovating to meet evolving needs.The ideal candidate will think and act like a business owner—focusing on ROI, mitigating risks, and ensuring value delivery. They will have deep expertise in the Investment Domain and a proven track record in managing data analysts, implementing robust data management practices, and delivering creative solutions that scaleWe will count on you to:Strategic Leadership- Establish and lead a high-performing Data Team from the ground up, instilling a culture of accountability and excellence. - Develop and execute a data strategy that aligns with business priorities and delivers measurable impact. - Serve as a trusted partner working with the Global Data team, senior business leaders, anticipating needs and proactively offering solutions.Solution Delivery- Design and deliver pragmatic, scalable solutions leveraging a balanced mix of people, processes, and technology. - Collaborate with technology teams to build both tactical and strategic solutions—ranging from quick-win tools to enterprise-scale platforms. - Oversee data pipelines, sourcing, and management for investment advisory and OCIO business areas, ensuring timely, accurate, and high-quality data delivery. - Introduce and oversee a lightweight development capability to quickly design and deploy targeted end-user solutions, using low-code, no-code, and scripting tools.Data Management Excellence- Design, implement, and mature core data management practices across governance, quality, lineage, metadata, and stewardship. - Establish policies, standards, and controls to ensure data is accurate, consistent, and fit for purpose across the investment lifecycle. - Implement data quality monitoring and remediation processes, ensuring issues are proactively identified and addressed.Business Partnership & Communication- Act as the voice of the data team, effectively communicating the team’s value and impact to business leaders. - Present data-driven recommendations to influence strategic decisionsQualification CriteriaWhat you need to have:- Total Experience of 15- 18 years with min of 12+ years of experience in Information Systems Management, or a related discipline with a focus on domain i.e. Investment Banking/Asset Management (Middle Office/Back office). - Familiarity with designing data models and defining data architecture schema for Investment Banking or Asset Management purposes. - Proficiency in data processing and working with data warehouse/big data environments relevant to Investment Banking or Asset Management. - Excellent skillset in Reference Database Management System (RDBMS) to ingest, maintain and distribute data for Equity, Fixed Income, Alternatives and other Asset Classes. - Proficiency identifying process flow mapping and process redesigning specifically for Investment Banking or Asset Management data. - Proficiency in project management tools such as Jira Kanban and Confluence or similar tool is plus. - Experience in business process improvement, including conducting data investigations to determine the root cause of data issues. - Familiarity with ETL tools for efficiently and accurately importing new data from various external/internal sources, as well as data sourcing and data mapping specifically to Investment data. - Good analytical and technical abilities as the role would involve ability to spot anomalies and create processes to put control on them. - Good communication skills to ensure issues clearly identified and explained to various interested stakeholders. - Ability to work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary and global teams to ensure goals are metWhat makes you stand out?- Experience and/or familiarity in no-code, low-code solutions and latest AI-based coding tools - Knowledge and experience gained in implementing financial data solutions such as S&P EDM, Alpha Data Platform, and/or FactSet. - Industry qualifications - CFA or CIPM or DAMA - Demonstrated willingness to support and mentor colleagues - Demonstrated experience in taking a hands-on approach working closely with the team and colleagues to design, develop and implement data solutions - Excellent communication skills working closely with colleagues at all levels - Experience of business process improvement in asset management – for example, performing data investigations to determine root cause of data quality issues.#MumbaiJobs #HybridWork #DirectorRole #DataManagement #DataStrategy #DataGovernance #AssetManagement #WealthManagement #InvestmentManagement #DataLeadership #BuildTheTeam #FinancialServicesJobs #TechFirstLeadership #DataTransformation #DataAnalytics #ReferenceData #BigData #LeadershipHiring