Data Management Strategy & Governance Lead Analyst

Location: Bengaluru, India
Department: Data Science

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Data Governance Lead with strong data governance capabilities to join our International Health Data & Analytics team.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with business areas and engineering teams to design and maintain trusted and scalable data pipelines that support governance and quality requirements.
• Implement data governance policies and standards across healthcare datasets.
• Develop and maintain business glossaries, metadata repositories, and data lineage documentation using data governance best practices.
• Work to ensure that automated data quality checks and validation rules are embedded into data pipelines to ensure accuracy and reliability.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate governance and quality controls into data ingestion, transformation, and delivery workflows.
• Investigate and resolve data quality issues impacting business operations and reporting, using root cause analysis and remediation techniques.
• Engage and collaborate with other business and technology teams to remediate and resolve data quality issues occurring at source
• Apply data standards to ensure compliance and relevance in engineering solutions.
• Use governance tools such as Collibra / AWS Glue DQ or similar tools, to manage workflows and quality metrics and integrate them with engineering platforms.
• Provide training and support to business users and technical teams on governance processes and data quality best practices.
• Work closely with the Data Strategy & Governance Lead to align tactical execution with strategic goals and governance roadmaps.
• Promote a culture of data trust and accountability through collaboration with cross-functional teams and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to enhance governance maturity and data trust through automation, tooling, and process refinement.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (e.g., stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives) and the use of Jira for tracking work and other tasks e.g. drive improvements.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data governance, data quality, or data engineering roles, ideally within healthcare or insurance.
• Experience with governance and quality tools (e.g., Collibra, AWS Data Glue DQ and Catalog, Informatica) and their integration with engineering workflows.
• Experience of working with reporting and dashboarding tools to deliver governance dashboards (Qliksense, Tableau etc).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills to bridge technical and business domains.
• Understanding data standards and data governance metrics.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and resolve data issues effectively.
• Familiarity with engineering disciplines such as building and maintaining data pipelines using modern technologies (e.g., Python, SQL, cloud platforms).
• Ability to work effectively in a globally distributed team environment.
• Experience of Agile practices (SAFe) and use of JIRA.
• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to drive and enhance the data governance and quality execution of a dynamic and innovative organization.
• A collaborative and inclusive work environment that values diversity and professional growth.
• Delivery-focused and mission-oriented role with a strong emphasis on governance, engineering and collaboration.
• Located within the Data & Analytics Organization, with a focus on data governance and data risk frameworks.
• An organization with a clear focus on delivering projects on time and within scope, with established timelines and milestones to track progress and ensure successful delivery.
• Commitment to building and maintaining strong business partner relationships to ensure alignment with business needs.