Job Description

To lead the India-based team responsible for driving foundational data capabilities, supporting enterprise data governance, and ensuring high-quality data assets across Orange Business This role is critical in operationalizing our data strategy and supporting data enablement across our business domains Data Management Operations: Ensure operational execution of core data quality management activities including metadata management, data lineage, data observability, data quality monitoring and data cataloging Team Leadership: Lead and develop a team of data quality experts in charge of the data quality remediation, monitoring and performance Provide mentorship, guidance, and performance management and ensure new recruitments and a low turnover Collaboration and Support: Partner closely with data owners, data stewards, and business units to support the implementation of data governance policies, data quality rules, and standards Tools Technologies: Administer and optimize enterprise data management tools (eg, Collibra, Informatica, AccelData or equivalent) Ensure proper onboarding, user training, and operational support Governance Alignment: Ensure alignment with the Orange Business Data Governance framework, providing execution support to Data Councils, Domain Owners, and Data Protection teams Reporting Metrics: Develop KPIs and dashboards to measure progress on data management maturity, quality improvement, and usage of data assets Innovation Best Practices: Promote continuous improvement, automation, and adoption of best practices in data management processes and tooling People development: Accompany team skill developments and ensure knowledge sharing in the team Knowledge and abilities: Ability to understand the complexities of the Orange Business Data management landscape Strong understanding of data governance principles and regulatory frameworks (GDPR, etc) Agile way of working with a can-do approach Expertise in metadata management, data cataloging, data quality, and master data processes would be a plus Hands-on experience with enterprise data governance or data management platforms (Collibra, Informatica, Talend, Atlan, etc) Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills Education, qualifications, and certifications Bachelors or masters degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, or related field Other professional certification such as SCRUM, ITIL, PMP, SAFe will be an advantage Experience A minimum of 8 years experience in data management, with at least 3 years in a team leadership or managerial roles Experience working in a global matrix environment is a strong plus Knowledge of the telecom or B2B services sector is desirable