Job Summary

Associate Data Lead for a full-time role in Delhi. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams-including technologists, sectoral experts, and leadership-to build and scale impactful data products. You will be responsible for managing, ensuring seamless execution, and driving user-centric innovation. You will need to harness the capabilities of data, AI and emerging technologies to create solutions to advance better data-driven decision-making and participation amongst users, to scale existing CDL's product solutions and conceptualise new data-driven solutions to advance participation.

Responsibilities

- Execute a comprehensive data strategy that aligns with CDL's goals and mission across initiatives.
- Lead and mentor a team of data professionals, including data engineers, researchers, and data analysts.
- Work closely with initiative and project leads to support data deliverables in their projects, ensuring alignment with the organisation's data practices and strategy.
- Leverage data analytics to derive actionable insights, supporting both internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Develop data visualisation and reporting methodologies to drive strategic decisions.
- Oversee data governance and quality to ensure compliance with domain standards.
- Oversee the development of data and AI products and services, including but not limited to DataSpace, ParakhAI, IDS-DRR and Data & AI Capacity Building.
- Work with the product and service teams to ensure that data products are aligned with the partners' needs and the company's mission.
- Support product development activities and coordinate teams across product development lifecycles, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.
- Manage feature priorities, balancing user needs and technical feasibility.
- Maintain and update technical documentation, including data product feature specifications and standards.
- Document compliance with open data, security, and ethical AI guidelines, ensuring transparency and accountability.




- Create knowledge resources contributing to CivicDataLab's thought leadership in open data and technology for the public good.
- Contribute to fundraising efforts to sustain and scale data products.
- Engage with stakeholders on the ground, pilot testing, and feedback collection.
- Represent CDL in discussions on data standards, privacy, and emerging technologies at industry forums and conferences.
- Travel to project sites as needed to support implementation, training, and deployment of the product.

Qualifications

- Proven experience in product management, technology-driven programs, data governance, or related fields, preferably in civic tech, open data, or public sector projects.
- Deep understanding of data-driven decision-making, product design, and development lifecycles, with expertise in agile methodologies and rapid prototyping.
- Strong understanding of data pipelines, ETL processes, and big data technologies.
- Proficiency in open-source tools for data visualisation, data processing, and analytics (e.g., Apache Superset, Metabase).
- Proficiency in SQL, Python, or other data-oriented programming languages.
- Knowledge of AI/ML applications for the public good and their integration into product development.
- Experience managing a multidisciplinary product team and collaborating with technologists, designers, and data experts.
- Hands-on experience with data pipelines, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.
- Experience working with version control systems such as GitHub and a proven ability to manage open-source projects.
- Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to create compelling documentation, reports, and proposals.
- Comfortable to travel for fieldwork, stakeholder consultations, and product implementation & deployment.

Job Details

- Location: Delhi
- Engagement: Full-time; immediate start
- Language: English, Hindi
- Total Experience: 5 to 8 years
- Job Type: Full time

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📌 Associate Data Lead (New Delhi)
🏢 CivicDataLab
📍 New Delhi