Manager Data Governance

Job Description Summary

• Job Description Summary
• -Explore, develop, implement and evaluate Digital innovation solutions that address customer needs. Co-create with key stakeholders to build partnerships and collaborations.
• -Leads the delivery of multiple projects across a variety of creative and marketing channels, including print and digital media. Develop and coordinate project plans across the design, development and production stages of a project to support the successful delivery within set KPI's.
• -Works in collaboration with brand teams, technical teams and all functions to maximize value.
• -Provides consultancy, advice and assistance on strategy for commercialization of products, and influence marketing/Marketing Sales Operation team through delivery of proven analytics based projects.
• -Provide analytics support to Novartis internal customers

Job Description

Key Accountabilities:

Strategic Leadership & Governance

• •Define and implement enterprise-wide data governance frameworks, quality rules, and validation logic.
• •Champion the Shift-Left Strategy by engaging source teams and market data owners early to embed governance and quality practices upstream, reducing rework and accelerating insights.

Operational Excellence

• •Strong understanding of metadata & stewardship, DQ, MDM platforms
• •Hands on with tools such as Collibra, Ataccama (DQ profiling & automation), or Reltio is a plus.
• •Collaborate with data stewards and enterprise data owners to uphold metadata, lineage, and compliance standards.

Innovation & Automation

• •Initiate and deliver automation projects to optimize data lifecycle processes and reduce manual overhead.
• •Foster innovation to address operational gaps and improve efficiency.

Stakeholder Engagement & Influence

• •Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, promoting data-driven decision-making and co-creation of data products that deliver commercial impact.
• •Build strong partnerships across markets, source systems, and governance teams to ensure alignment and adoption.

Essential Requirements :

• •Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree computer science, Information Systems, or related field.
• •Experience: 6+ years in data governance, data quality, or data management roles. Strong understanding of metadata & stewardship, DQ, MDM platforms. Strong understanding of any data assessment framework and data management maturity models.
• •Skills: Strategic thinking and ability to influence senior stakeholders. Excellent communication and collaboration skills across global teams. Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Maturity & Benchmarking

• •Support data maturity assessments to evaluate data management maturity, identify gaps, and track progress against benchmarks.
• •Develop and execute improvement plans to strengthen data capabilities across domains.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• •Successful implementation of governance and quality frameworks across BSI.
• •Improvement in data maturity scores and reduction in data-related rework.
• •Adoption of automation initiatives and measurable efficiency gains.
• •Positive stakeholder feedback and increased trust in data for decision-making

Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting, and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together. https://www.novartis.com/about/roadmap/people-and-culture

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion :

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Values and Behaviors : Demonstrates and upholds Novartis values and behaviors in all aspects of work and collaboration.

Location : Hyderabad NKC. Hybrid | 3 days a week in office is mandatory.

Skills Desired

Analytical Thinking, Brand Awareness, Business Analytics, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Digital Marketing, Media Campaigns, Project Management, Project Planning, Sales, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Waterfall Model