Associate Director - Data & BI

View Moreicons; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Sagility in Bangalore seeks an Associate Director - Data & BI to lead and scale the analytics and data infrastructure across geographies. You will translate business priorities into a cohesive data strategy, mentor a team of BI managers, analysts and engineers, and partner with Operations, Finance, HR, and Learning to drive measurable outcomes.

Roles include owning portfolio governance, data governance standards, and the delivery of dashboards, self-service analytics, and AI-enabled insights

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Data & BI leadership roles.
• Proven experience building and leading enterprise-scale BI teams.
• Experience with Azure, cloud data platforms, and GenAI insights.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end data and BI strategy aligning to priorities.
• Define target-state data architecture and analytics roadmap.
• Lead BI managers, data analysts, and engineers.
• Translate business needs into scalable Azure solutions.
• Oversee dashboards and self-service analytics via Power BI.

Skills

Data & BI strategy

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Agile & Waterfall

Data governance

Leadership

Analytics

Requirement management

Education

MBA or PGDM

Tools

Power BI

Azure

Data modeling

Data warehousing

Job description

Explore meaningful roles that let you make an impact in healthcare while growing your career with purpose, innovation, and global opportunities.

Sagility combines industry-leading technology and transformation-driven BPM services with decades of healthcare domain expertise to help clients draw closer to their members. The company optimizes the entire member/patient experience through service offerings for clinical, case management, member engagement, provider solutions, payment integrity, claims cost containment, and analytics. Sagility has more than 25,000 employees across 5 countries.

Engagement and Solutions Lead - Data & BI is the strategic owner of the data and business intelligence solutions and stakeholder engagement charter, responsible for building and scaling the analytics, reporting, and data infrastructure that powers business decision-making. The role servesa as the senior-most bridge between business leadership and the Data & BI function, translating business priorities, operational challenges, and transformation goals into a coherent data strategy, robust BI architecture, and a high-performing analytics organization.

The role partners closely with Operations, WFM, Finance, HR, Learning, Engagement & Solutions, Direct to Ops, and Learning Technology teams across geographies to drive measurable, data-led business outcomes, and leads a team of data and BI managers, analysts, and engineers.

Job title:

Associate Director - Data & BI

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

1. Data & BI Strategy and Leadership

• Own the end-to-end data and BI solution strategy, aligning it to enterprise and business unit priorities.
• Define the target-state data architecture, reporting ecosystem, and analytics roadmap.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of BI managers, data analysts, and data engineers.
• Establish data governance standards, data quality frameworks, and metric definitions as a single source of truth across functions.
• Champion a data-driven culture, embedding analytics and insight generation into business decision-making.

2. Business Partnership & Demand Management

• Serve as the primary senior interface between business stakeholders, including Operations, WFM, Finance, HR, and Learning, and the Data & BI function.
• Understand business priorities, operational challenges, and transformation opportunities, and translate these into data and BI solutions.
• Lead discovery workshops and requirement-gathering sessions with senior business and functional leaders.
• Build trusted relationships with business and functional leaders and act as a data thought partner and adviser.
• Own demand intake, qualification, prioritization, and governance for the Data & BI portfolio.

3. Solutioning, Analytics & BI Solution Delivery

• Lead problem definition, business analysis, and end-to-end BI and analytics solution design.
• Partner with Azure architects and technology teams to translate business needs into scalable Azure solutions.
• Assess Azure-based options considering business value, security, scalability, integration, and cost.
• Identify opportunities for cloud modernization, automation, analytics, and AI.
• Translate business needs into data requirements, reporting and dashboard specifications, and analytics solution objectives.
• Oversee development of dashboards, self-service reporting, predictive and diagnostic analytics, and automated insight delivery using Power BI and other reporting platforms.
• Partner with Engagement & Solutions, Direct to Ops, and Learning Technology teams to embed Data & BI capabilities into fit-for-purpose business solutions.
• Evaluate and drive adoption of AI- and analytics-enabled solutions, automation, and workflow tools to enhance decision speed and accuracy.
• Ensure all Data & BI solutions align with business strategy, governance standards, and expected outcomes.

4. Portfolio & Governance

• Own portfolio planning, prioritization, and roadmap development for Data & BI initiatives.
• Define objectives, scope, success criteria, and expected business outcomes for Data & BI initiatives.
• Monitor initiative progress, data platform health, and adherence to governance and compliance standards.
• Prepare and present data strategy updates, portfolio status, and key decision points to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.

5. Stakeholder Management

• Manage senior and executive stakeholder expectations and communication on data strategy and analytics outcomes.
• Facilitate alignment across business functions, geographies, and BOLT teams on data priorities.
• Resolve ambiguity, competing priorities, and scope-related challenges across the Data & BI portfolio.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders on data strategy, insight generation, and analytics maturity.

Key Deliverables

• Data & BI strategy and roadmap aligned with the Head of Data & BI and stakeholders
• Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) for data and analytics initiatives
• Functional requirements, data models, and reporting specifications
• Dashboards, scorecards, and self-service analytics solutions
• Solution assessments and recommendation papers
• Business cases and benefit realization plans for data initiatives
• Portfolio prioritization recommendations
• Data governance framework and metric standardization documentation
• Demand pipeline and initiative roadmap
• Stakeholder communication and governance artifacts
• Team capability-building and performance management plans

Key Skills & Competencies

Functional

• Data & BI strategy and roadmap ownership
• Business analysis and requirements management
• Solution consulting
• Stakeholder management
• Business process improvement
• Prioritization and roadmap planning
• Change management
• Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Data governance and metric standardization
• Team building and people leadership

Technical

• Data Analytics and Business Intelligence at an advanced or expert level
• Power BI and enterprise reporting platforms, with hands-on and architectural fluency
• Data modeling, data warehousing, and data pipeline concepts
• Automation and workflow solutions
• AI- and analytics-enabled solutions, including predictive analytics and GenAI-driven insights

Azure Technical Awareness

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure, Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric, Synapse, Azure SQL, Databricks, and Power BI
• Awareness of Azure Logic Apps, Functions, API Management, Power Automate, and Azure OpenAI and AI services
• Understanding of cloud security, governance, data protection, and FinOps concepts

Leadership

• Strategic thinking
• Executive presence and influence
• Team leadership and people development
• Problem solving
• Decision making
• Communication and presentation

Qualifications & Experience

• 12+ years of experience in Data & BI, Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Strategy, or Data Engineering leadership roles, with demonstrated progression into senior leadership.
• Proven experience building and leading Data & BI teams and managing enterprise-scale reporting and analytics platforms.
• Experience with technology, analytics, automation, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience delivering Azure or cloud, data, analytics, automation, or AI transformation initiatives.
• Ability to work effectively with Azure architects, developers, data engineers, and BI teams.
• Exposure to Operations, WFM, Finance, HR, or Shared Services functions, ideally in a BPO, shared-services, or large operations-led environment.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and influencing skills at senior and executive levels.
• Experience leading requirements workshops, solution design discussions, and data governance forums.
• Experience managing multiple Data & BI initiatives, competing priorities, and cross-functional teams.
• MBA, PGDM, or an equivalent postgraduate qualification preferred. A degree or certification in Data Science, Analytics, or a related field is an added advantage.

Location:

BangaloreIndia