Data Lead- AMEA & India

The Data Lead for the AMEA (Asia, Middle East, and Africa) and India region is a strategic leadership position responsible for overseeing data management, data governance, data analytics, and data strategy initiatives across the region.

Reporting to the CIO of AMEA & India, the Data Lead role will primarily focus on India (60%), ensuring effective and ethical use of data to drive business growth, operational efficiency, and informed decision-making. The remaining 40% of the role will involve coordination with Group and country data teams for adoption of Group data ecosystem, and compliance to Group policies and standards.

This role requires a visionary leader with deep expertise in data science, data architecture, and data governance, as well as strong leadership and communication skills. Familiarly in the Energy domain or GCC context will be an added advantage.

About the Role

The Data Lead will oversee data management, governance, analytics, and strategy initiatives across the AMEA and India region.

Responsibilities

• India level part (60%)

• Data Strategy and Governance

• Develop and implement data strategy of India, aligned with Group data strategy and business objectives and growth plans of India.
• Implement Group Data Policy across India scope.
• Establish data governance policies to ensure data quality, privacy, and security across all data assets.
• Oversee development and maintenance of data architecture and infrastructure, ensuring scalability and robustness.
• Monitor regulatory compliance related to data privacy and security, ensuring adherence to relevant data regulations of India.

• Data Management

• Lead design, implementation, and management of data management systems and processes, including data warehousing, data lakes, and data integration platforms.
• Ensure accurate and timely collection, storage, and retrieval of data from diverse sources across India business.
• Implement best practices for data lifecycle management, including data retention, archiving, and disposal.
• Managing data team, including data analysts, data scientists, and data engineers, ensuring that they are aligned with the organization's data strategy and goals.
• Ensuring that data is collected, stored, and analyzed in compliance with data privacy laws and regulations.

• Data Analytics and Insights

• Drive development and deployment of advanced analytics and business intelligence solutions to support data-driven decision-making.
• Lead a team of data scientists, analysts, and engineers to generate actionable insights from data, enabling business leaders to make informed decisions.
• Foster a culture of data literacy and data-driven innovation across the India business.

• AMEA level part (40%)

• Work as a single point of contact (SPOC) of AMEA region to coordinate with Group Data teams.
• Collaborate with regional and global stakeholders to ensure adoption of Group data policies and standards across the AMEA region.
• Collaborate with the country Data Leads to ensure consistency in data solutions, in line with Group data ecosystem.
• Collaborate with senior executives and business leaders to identify data-driven opportunities and challenges.
• Keeping up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in the data field, and identifying opportunities to leverage emerging technologies to improve data-driven decision-making in the region.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with external partners, vendors, and industry experts to stay abreast of emerging trends and technologies.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in data science, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

• At least 10 years of experience in data management, data analytics, or a related field, with a minimum of 5 years in a senior leadership role.

• Familiarly in the Energy domain or GCC context will be an added advantage.

• Proven track record of developing and executing data strategies that drive business value.
• In-depth knowledge of data governance, data architecture and data security. Conversant with data regulatory standards of India.
• Strong expertise in data analytics, machine learning, and AI.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a diverse and multicultural environment.

Required Skills

• Ability to analyze large amounts of data to identify patterns, trends, and insights that can be used to drive business decisions.
• Ability to develop and implement a comprehensive data strategy that aligns with the organization's goals and objectives.
• Ability to communicate complex data-related concepts and insights to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to manage and lead organizational change related to data strategy, policies, and processes.
• Have a strong understanding of business and industry in which the organization operates, and ability to use data to drive business outcomes.
• Familiarly in the Energy domain or GCC context will be an added advantage.

Preferred Skills

• Proficiency in data management technologies, data engineering, analytics and data science.
• Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
• Expertise in ETL, data modeling and data visualization tools.
• Familiarity with tools like Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks, Dataiku or similar, Power BI.

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