About the role
Role Summary
Head Tribe for DAR/DMS (Data Management Services)
• Manage budgeting, workforce, innovation and organizational transformation.
• Manage large delivery teams and stakeholders across the globe based on the OKRs of the business lines.
• Define and implement strategic (long term) framework of the team to be in-line with organization objectives and vision.
• Productize service offering and negotiate with stakeholders for transition of projects/processes.
• Contribute to innovation forums of the organization and bring-in industry standards.
• Ensure viable succession pipeline.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Transformation
Proven abstract thinking, motivational skills and passion for transformation
• Ability to ideate, strategize and transform at the organizational level
• Demonstrate strong networking and solutioning skills to work with business counterparts globally
• Expertise in understanding financial models and budgets
• Excellent execution rigor and ability to handle ambiguity and deliver towards the organization's vision
• Coach to enhance and strengthen team’s skills
Data Governance Leadership
• Define and execute the enterprise-wide Data Governance strategy leveraging the Collibra platform.
• Establish governance operating models, policies, standards, and controls to improve data quality, compliance, and trust in data assets.
• Prioritize and govern the Collibra roadmap in alignment with organizational data and AI objectives.
• Lead implementation and scaling of enterprise metadata management, business glossary, and data catalog & lineage initiatives using Collibra.
• Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Security teams to ensure policy adherence and audit readiness.
• Drive continuous improvement in data accuracy, consistency, and reliability
Delivery & Execution Excellence
• Define and execute the technology roadmap aligned with business goals.
• Drive engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement across the tribe.
• Align technology initiatives with organizational digital transformation objectives.
• Establish OKRs, KPIs, and performance metrics for tribe success.
• Drive modernization initiatives, API-first architecture, and cloud-native solutions.
• Monitor delivery risks, capacity planning, and people utilization.
• Build, mentor, and retain high-performing engineering teams.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Identify skill gaps and develop capability-building initiatives.
• Partner with business leaders, product teams, and senior management to prioritize initiatives.
• Present technology strategies, delivery updates, and performance metrics to CDS head.
• Stakeholder management with local business, RO and Paris.
• Manage vendor and partner relationships.
• Ensure compliance with security, regulatory, and organizational policies.
• Drive risk management, audit readiness, and production stability initiatives.
Financial & Organizational Management
• Own budgeting, financial planning, vendor management, and resource optimization.
• Drive productivity, workforce planning, capacity forecasting, and operational efficiency.
• Establish succession planning and leadership development programs.
• Build a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
Innovation & Industry Leadership
• Represent the organization in innovation forums, architecture councils, and strategic leadership discussions.
• Bring industry best practices, emerging technologies, and modern engineering standards into the organization.
• Contribute to organizational thought leadership and business line value propositions.
Experience
• 20+ years leading large-scale IT teams and 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in working with GCCs for large multinational banks preferred.
• Proven track record in managing large cross cultural global delivery teams.
• Experience managing multi-million-dollar portfolios, budgets, and strategic transformation programs.
• Expertise in Data Management / Governance using Collibra platform.
• Demonstrated success in modernization and cloud migration initiatives.
• Strong executive stakeholder management experience across global business functions.
• Experience working in scaled agile methodologies.