Group Lead – Data Products & Architecture

Role: Group Lead – Data Products & Architecture
Location: Bengaluru – work from office
Experience: 12 – 16 Years
Are you an experienced Data Architecture leader who enjoys building high-performing teams, strengthening operating models, and driving delivery excellence across distributed/global environments?
Our client is looking for a Group Lead – Data Products & Architecture to lead its Data Architecture chapter in GCC India, managing Data Architects and Senior Data Architects across multiple domains.
What You’ll Do
Lead the GCC India Data Architecture team and ensure consistent delivery quality, standards adherence and team development.
Partner with onsite Data Architecture leaders to understand capacity requirements, allocate resources and enable seamless delivery across domains.
Establish and improve operating routines, governance forums, stand-ups, progress tracking and delivery cadences across onsite and GCC teams.
Assess the chapter’s operating maturity and develop playbooks, SOPs and feedback mechanisms to close capability and process gaps.
Act as a key liaison between GCC leadership and global Data Products & Platforms leadership.
Manage, mentor and develop Data Architects and Senior Data Architects while building a strong internal talent pipeline.
Drive adherence to Data Architecture standards, semantic modelling and AI-readiness practices.
Support onboarding, workforce planning, capacity planning and resource allocation.
Identify and escalate delivery risks, staffing gaps and cross-domain conflicts.
Build a strong Data Architecture community across distributed onsite and GCC teams.
What We’re Looking For
8–12 years of overall experience, including significant experience managing distributed/GCC technical teams.
Proven experience leading technical teams through collective delivery and quality ownership, rather than being primarily an individual contributor.
Strong working knowledge of Data Architecture and modern data platforms.
Exposure to Snowflake / Cortex, Azure, AWS, GCP, ERWIN, ER/Studio and semantic layer concepts.
Working proficiency in SQL and Python, with familiarity with Power BI.
Understanding of batch and real-time data processing and enterprise platforms such as SAP ECC/S4, BW and HANA.
Knowledge of Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Security and Compliance.
Experience working within a matrixed, dual-reporting GCC/shared-services environment.
Experience creating and running team operating models, governance routines and delivery cadences from scratch.
Experience maturing teams/functions through playbooks, SOPs and capability frameworks.
Strong stakeholder management, people leadership, coaching and career development skills.
Familiarity with Agile methodologies, Jira and Confluence.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field. Preferably from a Tier 1 Engineering college/university
Why This Role Matters
This is an opportunity to help shape and mature a global Data Architecture capability from the GCC, connecting India-based technical talent with global architecture leadership while creating scalable ways of working, stronger governance and a high-performing data community.
Key Skills Required
Core / Must-Have Skills
Data Architecture Leadership
GCC Leadership
Distributed Team Management
Data Architecture Standards & Governance
People Leadership & Team Development
Stakeholder Management
Capacity & Resource Planning
Operating Model / Operating Maturity
Playbooks / SOPs / Capability Frameworks
Data Quality, Security & Compliance
Semantic Modelling
AI-Readiness
Technology Skills
Snowflake / Cortex
Azure
AWS
GCP
SQL
Python
Power BI
ERWIN
ER/Studio
SAP ECC / S4
SAP BW
SAP HANA
Batch & Real-Time Data Processing
Jira
Confluence

Work arrangement
No