Principal Specialist

If you are passionate about driving data governance in a complex, global, and highly collaborative environment, this opportunity in Bangalore is for you. As an experienced professional with 10-16 years of experience, you will be an individual contributor with significant community engagement. In this role, your key accountabilities will revolve around data governance, where you will define and operationalize a federated data governance model across Business Domains. You will be responsible for driving cultural transformation to normalize data sharing and responsible utilization within TRD. Additionally, you will govern, monitor, and advise on data assets, as well as lead data-related product life cycle processes with Product Managers. You will also play a crucial role in the data platform by defining and executing strategies for data collection, storage, and sharing. Representing the TRD unit in transversal engineering initiatives and ensuring data quality standards and compliance with privacy frameworks will be part of your responsibilities. Furthermore, fostering cross-Business Line collaboration in data management will be essential. In terms of data acquisition and monetization, you will identify and steer transversal data opportunities and innovations. Your educational background should include a Masters (preferred) or Bachelors in IT/Data Science/Engineering, along with a minimum of 5 years of experience in a complex, global, or matrix organization. Proven Data Governance experience is a must-have for this role. Your technical and functional skills should encompass Big Data, Cloud, ML/AI, and Data Management. Familiarity with data governance tools, with Collibra preferred, and experience with the SAFe Agile Framework are essential. Data analytics experience, such as with Qlik and PowerBI, will be a plus. Proficiency in Product Management and Stakeholder Management is also required. Key attributes that will contribute to your success in this role include flexibility, proactivity, strong negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills. A customer-centric mindset, along with budget and planning capabilities, will be valued in this position.,