Head of Data Services

20 - 22 years

20 - 25 Lacs

Posted:1 day ago| Platform: Naukri logo

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Job Description

  • Lead and inspire a ~100-member India-based data team, fostering a high-performance, inclusive culture.
  • Provide strong people leadership through coaching, career development, and wellbeing support.
  • Ensure optimal team structure, skills mix, and succession planning aligned with future needs.
  • Drive quality, timely, and accurate delivery in partnership with NZ leadership, meeting SLAs and KPIs.
  • Embed disciplined, aligned ways of working and leverage time-zone advantages for extended coverage.
  • Champion continuous improvement, innovation, and productivity uplift across the offshore function.
  • Build strong, transparent relationships with NZ stakeholders, operating as one virtual team.
  • Collaborate with adjacent teams (Automation, GenAI, Australian Data) to create enterprise-wide synergies.
  • Oversee hiring, resource planning, budgeting, and risk management for the India-based operation.
  • Ensure compliance with governance, financial controls, and enterprise security standards.
  • Develop and execute a strategic vision that elevates the India team s capability and impact.
  • Deliver full offshore model value cost efficiency, extended service hours, and innovation contribution.
What will you bring
To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally bring the following:
  • Proven people leader

    with

    20 + years of experience

    in

    data/technology domain, preferably

    5+ years in Data Analytics leadership

    with experience of

    heading a large data analytics function

    ..
  • Excellent communicator

    , bridging cultural differences and fostering unity across global geographies.
  • Collaborative style

    with ability to operate as part of a distributed, virtual leadership team.
  • Deep experience in

    building, scaling, and running offshore teams

    .
  • Strong

    delivery management

    discipline: planning, tracking, and ensuring quality outcomes.
  • Skilled in

    financial management

    (budgets, headcounts).
  • Track record of driving teams from good to great through transformation and continuous improvement.
  • Ability to

    leverage ecosystems and partnerships

    , maximising the value of co-located and adjacent teams.
  • Mindset of

    turning time-zone challenges into advantages

    , ensuring both coverage and continuity of service.
  • Proven senior leadership experience of managing a large team and managing and developing other leaders: Ability to inspire, motivate and guide teams towards high performance within a geographically distributed setting.

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