Associate Data Lead

We are looking for an Associate Data Lead to join our team in Delhi. The role involves working closely with technologists, data professionals, sector experts, product teams, and leadership to build and scale impactful data products. The ideal candidate should have strong experience across data strategy, product development, data governance, analytics, data engineering, and AI-driven solutions, along with the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.
The candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions:
Data Strategy and Leadership:
Execute data strategies aligned with CivicDataLab's organisational goals and mission.
Lead and mentor data professionals, including Data Engineers, Researchers, and Data Analysts.
Collaborate with initiative and project leads to ensure effective delivery of data-related work.
Use data analytics to generate actionable insights for internal teams and external stakeholders.
Develop data visualisation and reporting frameworks to support strategic decision-making.
Establish and oversee data governance, quality, security, and compliance standards.
Product Development and Management:
Oversee the development and scaling of data and AI products and services.
Work closely with product and service teams to ensure solutions address partner and user needs.
Coordinate cross-functional teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
Manage feature priorities by balancing user requirements, business objectives, and technical feasibility.
Support rapid prototyping, experimentation, and user-centric product development.
Data, Documentation and Scaling:
Maintain technical documentation, data-product specifications, and standards.
Ensure compliance with open-data, security, privacy, and ethical AI guidelines.
Create knowledge resources, reports, and documentation contributing to CivicDataLab's thought leadership.
Contribute to fundraising, proposals, and initiatives aimed at scaling data products.
Stakeholder and Field Engagement:
Engage with stakeholders for pilot testing, user research, feedback collection, and product implementation.
Represent CivicDataLab in discussions and forums related to data standards, privacy, AI, and emerging technologies.
Travel to project locations for implementation, training, stakeholder consultations, and deployment as required.
Requirements:
5-8 years of relevant professional experience in data, product management, technology-driven programmes, data governance, or related fields.
Experience in civic tech, open data, public sector, digital public goods, or social-impact technology is preferred.
Strong understanding of data-driven decision-making, product development, and Agile methodologies.
Hands-on understanding of data pipelines, ETL processes, APIs, and big-data technologies.
Proficiency in SQL and Python or other data-oriented programming languages.
Experience with data visualisation and analytics tools such as Apache Superset, Metabase, or similar open-source tools.
Knowledge of AI/ML applications and their integration into data products.
Experience managing or coordinating multidisciplinary teams comprising data professionals, technologists, designers, and domain experts.
Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, APIs, and data pipelines.
Experience with Git/GitHub and open-source projects.
Strong understanding of data governance, data quality, privacy, security, and ethical AI.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create documentation, reports, proposals, and knowledge resources.
Comfortable travelling for fieldwork, stakeholder consultations, implementation, and deployment.

Experience
5-9 yrs