Pune Division, Maharashtra, India
- Strategic Data Consultant/Product Owner with 16+ years of experience driving enterprise data initiatives across Finance, Healthcare, and Telecom domains. Specialised in Agile Data Governance, Data Quality, Analytics Enablement, and Metadata Management. - Proven success in leading cross-functional delivery, ensuring regulatory compliance, and developing product-aligned data strategies. Skilled in stakeholder management, big data platforms, and acting as a bridge between business and technology in roles such as Product Manager, Product Owner, and Scrum Master. - Led global Data Governance and Consent Order delivery for wholesale/retail banking products, ensuring regulatory adherence and optimized data practices. Managed key Telecom projects in the UK, translating business needs into technical specifications and coordinating offshore teams - Skilled in stakeholder engagement, business requirement analysis, impact assessments, and vendor management. Proficient in Agile methodologies, including backlog management and scrum ceremonies. Strong expertise in SQL, PL/SQL, system design, and financial data reporting, with a track record of delivering high-impact solutions across diverse industries. - Designed and implemented Enterprise Data Quality metrics to enhance information stability, ensuring accuracy and reliability in decision-making - Successfully developed an enterprise information management framework, streamlining business processes and improving operational efficiency across diverse industry verticals.
- Leading the implementation of Collibra Data Governance, Data Risk Control frameworks, Enterprise Architecture frameworks, and policy development to ensure compliance with industry regulations and optimise enterprise-wide data management practices. - Managing Consent Order delivery - Data governance, Data Risk Control frameworks, Enterprise architecture frameworks and policy development to ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards, and to optimise enterprise wide data management practices - Working as a client manager/lead business data analyst on a global data warehouse involving multiple wholesale banking products from across the world including the regulatory requirements in United States and the local regulatory needs and AML transaction monitoring, fraud detection, and AML/CFT - Leveraged data quality and analytics tools, Enterprise Architecture platforms, and compliance systems—including Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know-Your-Customer (KYC), Customer Due Diligence (CDD), and Master Customer Record processes—to enhance strategic decision-making, regulatory adherence, operational efficiency, and customer experience. - Applied Data Operating Model practices, Data Governance, and Compliance strategies within a financial services firm to establish and maintain a robust data management framework, improving data quality and supporting strategic business decisions. - Assessed and enforced compliance with policies and standards, including data quality measures and the adoption of data governance initiatives, ensuring adherence across business functions. - Managed projects using industry-standard methodologies, overseeing planning, execution, and monitoring to ensure timely delivery, resource optimisation, stakeholder alignment, and adherence to budgetary and quality standards
- Managed product lifecycle, business/data analysis, data migration, and testing initiatives to support seamless implementation and operational efficiency. - Led ETL processes using AbInitio Express>IT for a banking client, ensuring data integrity and optimizing performance. - Analyzed and resolved data issues by identifying root causes and proposing effective solutions. - Directed systems analysis for business process enhancements and application modifications, leveraging Agile methodology for iterative improvements. - Gathered and assessed business requirements, identifying pain points and developing comprehensive artifacts to support informed decision-making. - Acted as a liaison between AbInitio ETL and development teams, facilitating communication, prioritization, and release planning to align technical solutions with business needs.
- Gathered requirements and translated them into technical workflows, ensuring seamless implementation for a healthcare client. - Oversaw code baseline creation and supported regression activities to maintain software stability and reliability. - Managed configuration, code migration, and testing processes to ensure smooth deployment and system integration. - Actively participated in the testing lifecycle, conducting test reviews and analysis across multiple phases to enhance quality assurance.
• Led on-site engagement for 12 months on key Telecom projects, gathering requirements and translating them into technical specifications for development teams. • Prepared Data Quality reports, weekly presentations, trackers, and high-level design documents to support project execution and decision-making. • Managed end-to-end software development lifecycle, including coding, testing, implementation, and post-deployment support. • Oversaw build and configuration management activities to ensure smooth deployments and system integrity. • Designed and implemented multiple web portals, serving as reporting tools to enhance data accessibility and operational insights. • Conducted test reviews and analysis across different phases of the testing process to improve quality assurance. • Developed Impact Assessments to evaluate business implications of new requirements and support strategic decision-making.