Data Strategy Consultant - Data Governance - Consulting

Job Description:

Skill: Data Strategy - Data Governance

Experience: 3 - 6 yrs

Location: Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune, Gurugram, Mumbai

Hybrid work: 2 - 3 days work from office

Education: MBA, Mtech, MS (Tier 1 / Tier 2 Colleges Only)

Required Experience and Skills:

Enterprise Technology and Transformation Strategy (Data Strategy):

Candidates are required to have at least one full project experience on either one or more of the following areas of Data Strategy:

- Enterprise Data Management: Strong understanding of data management process across the data lifecycle (MDM, ingestion, storage, transformation) with experience in evaluating the client's data landscape and architecture to identify opportunities for improvement.

- Data Ambition - Value Realization: Having a long track record of delivering data / analytics / AI related change at an enterprise level in a particular industry or sector and helping shape a value creation story specific to the client competing in a particular market.

- Data Platform - Architecture Design: Knowledge of data and AI platforms and architecture frameworks.

- Data Operating Model Design: Having a strong understanding of data and AI capabilities, and the ability to design operating model clearly defining roles, responsibilities, and RACI for the data organization.

- Data Governance Strategy: Assessing current data and AI governance practices and maturity within client organizations, having the ability to define and implement data governance strategies and frameworks for organizations.

- Strong understanding of data, analytics, and AI technology stack and infrastructure with exposure to new age technologies such as Generative AI.

- Ability to articulate leading business issues and trends including the associated technology and data implications within one or more industries.

- Demonstrate application of business acumen while leveraging data and analytics.

- One life cycle project execution experience in recommending and/or implementing data strategy and solutions for improving business outcomes.

- Experience of being a data Product Owner and responsible for delivering product model and communicating the product needs with business partners.

- Exposure to working with non-India Geographies (preferably the US) and / or interacting with Global stakeholders.

Core Consulting:

- Clear and concise communication - conduct client interviews, participate in workshops/trainings and present recommendations.

- Good client presence - interact and build relationships with clients and other team members.

- Analytical thinking - ability to perform detailed, quantitative analysis and research (primary and secondary).

- Synthesize and present insights and recommendations from data.

- Logical structuring - structured approach to problem solving and ability to perform root cause analysis of client problems.

- Deadline-oriented and quality focused - develop and own development of deliverables.

- Own and manage specific work-thread, develop plans for components of engagement, manage and mentor junior resources.

- Collaboration - Be able to work both independently and as part of a team with professionals at all levels.

- Be able to prioritize tasks, manage change in scope, work on multiple assignments, and raise concerns/questions where appropriate.

- Networking - Ability to chart one's own career and build networks within the organization.