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](https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/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