As a Data Management Team Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the data management operations within our organization. Your role will involve leading a team of data management professionals, ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and security of our data assets, and implementing best practices for data management processes. You will collaborate closely with other teams to support data-driven decision-making and drive improvements in data quality and efficiency.

KeyResponsibilities:
- 1. Flow Cell Leadership & Delivery Accountability
- Lead and manage a cross-functional flow cell team comprising data managers and data engineers, ensuring clear ownership of work intake through to delivery.
- Drive a flow-based delivery model, optimising work-in-progress (WIP), cycle times, and throughput across the team.
- Ensure all client deliverables are completed on time, within SLA, and to defined quality standards.
- Act as the primary escalation point for delivery risks, bottlenecks, and data-related issues impacting client outcomes.
- Maintain explicit visibility of pipeline, capacity,



and delivery commitments through dashboards and reporting.
- 2. Data Management Strategy & Process Governance
- Implement and continuously evolve data management strategies, policies, and procedures aligned with organisational standards and client requirements.
- Define and enforce data lifecycle processes (ingestion, validation, transformation, storage, and delivery).
- Establish robust data governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with regulatory, contractual, and internal standards.
- Maintain ownership of RAID logs for data-related risks and issues, ensuring clear documentation of business impact (e.g., revenue, delivery delays, reputational risk).
- 3. Quality, Standards & Performance Management
- Define and operationalise data quality standards, validation rules, and acceptance criteria.
- Monitor and report on KPIs and SLAs, including:
- Data quality and defect rates.
- Cycle time /

📌 Manager, Technology Consulting (Chennai)
🏢 Merative
📍 Chennai