Director of Data and Analytics

Head of Data & Analytics (India)

As the Head of Data & Analytics, you will lead and scale the data function serving as the strategic anchor for both onsite client engagements and offshore delivery. You will play a critical role in developing our Center of Excellence (CoE) for Data & Analytics, mentoring teams, building capabilities, and expanding business opportunities through value-added analytics solutions. This role will also partner with global and India leadership to shape our GDC growth journey and unlock cross-sell opportunities with key accounts.

About you

You bring deep expertise in the entire data lifecycle and analytics and know how to turn insights into outcomes.
You lead with influence and are energized by building high-performing, scalable delivery teams.Youre a strategic operator, capable of mentoring talent, shaping practice direction, and supporting go-to-market activities.You thrive in a collaborative, cross-functional environment and believe in India as a capability and innovation hub.You have a command of AI/ML technologies, with a strategic mindset for integrating advanced data science into marketing and business operations.

What you will do

• Lead the Data & Analytics practice in India, supporting both onsite engagements and global in-house delivery.
• Mentor and guide a growing team of 50+ onsite and offshore data professionals, fostering technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Build, scale, and optimize a Center of Excellence (CoE) for data engineering, reporting, business intelligence, and AI.
• Act as the primary SME and escalation point for India data delivery; provide thought leadership and delivery oversight.
• Collaborate with global teams to identify & enable cross-sell and up-sell opportunities.
• Support pre-sales, client pitches, and proposal development for data projects and analytics initiatives.
• Define and standardize best practices for data modeling, quality, automation, and agile delivery processes.
• Drive internal capability building in advanced analytics, visualization (e.g. Domo, Power BI), and platforms (e.g. Snowflake, DataBricks).
• Represent company data capabilities to clients, prospects, and global leadership.
• Stay abreast of emerging AI technologies, data science techniques, and industry innovations to drive differentiation in client delivery.
  

What youll need

• 15+ years of experience in Data & Analytics with a proven track record in leading data practices or delivery teams.
• Expertise in BI, reporting, data engineering, and cloud platforms (e.g. Snowflake/DataBricks, Domo/PowerBI/Tableau, AWS/GCP/Azure, SQL/Python/Spark).
• Strong understanding of data lifecycle, analytics frameworks, and agile development.
• Experience working in onsite-offshore models across enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, mentor talent, and influence executive stakeholders.
  Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to shape strategy, drive adoption, and build client trust.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills with a consultative and commercial outlook.
• Experience in leading data and analytics teams focused on marketing performance, customer insights, or personalization at scale.
  A track record of translating complex analytical findings into actionable business strategies and measurable ROI improvements.