Associate Manager , Data Engineering

Cardinal Health; India; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardinal Health seeks an experienced data engineering leader in India to own day-to-day delivery across data engineering, analytics and ML/AI. You will ensure delivery predictability, capacity planning and reporting to stakeholders, and serve as line manager for the engineering team.

In this role you will oversee end-to-end delivery across streams, manage backlog and sprint planning, facilitate Agile practices, configure Jira dashboards, and produce monthly performance metrics.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data engineering or analytics delivery
• 10+ years of experience managing engineers directly
• Hands-on Jira: workflows, fields, JQL, dashboards
• Practical agile delivery: sprint mechanics, capacity planning, flow metrics
• Experience presenting delivery performance to senior stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Delivery across data engineering, analytics and ML/AI streams with clear commitments and status
• Backlog management and sprint planning; capacity tracking against hours
• Agile facilitation: sprint cadence, board hygiene, flow discipline
• Jira configuration and dashboards; build reporting workflows and dashboards
• Monthly performance reporting: throughput, cycle time, quality, capacity, effort mix
• Line management for 15–20 engineers: performance, development, retention
• Primary escalation point for delivery issues with stakeholders

Skills

Data delivery leadership

Agile delivery

Stakeholder communication

Jira reporting

Tools

Jira

SQL

BigQuery

Job description

Role Ownership: Own day-to-day delivery across data engineering, analytics and ML/AI. Accountable for delivery predictability, capacity planning and the reporting that goes to stakeholders. Line manager for the engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Delivery across all three streams - commitments, sequencing, and a clear view of where work stands
• Backlog management and sprint planning; capacity tracking against available hours
• Agile facilitation: sprint cadence, board hygiene, flow discipline
• Jira configuration and dashboards - workflows, fields, JQL, reporting built hands-on
• Monthly performance reporting: throughput, cycle time, quality, capacity, effort mix
• Line management for 15–20 engineers - performance, development, retention
• Primary escalation point for delivery issues with stakeholders

Requirements

• 10+ years in data engineering or analytics delivery, including 10+ managing engineers directly
• Hands-on Jira: workflows, custom fields, JQL, board and dashboard configuration. Able to build the reporting, not just request it
• Practical agile delivery - sprint mechanics, capacity planning, flow metrics
• Working knowledge of SQL, cloud data warehousing (BigQuery preferred) and pipeline development - enough to challenge an estimate and review a design
• Track record presenting delivery performance to senior stakeholders

Preferred

• Data Engineering & ML delivery exposure, from requirement through production and retraining
• Jira Automation or advanced reporting configuration
• Appetite to go deeper technically - the data and AI landscape here moves quickly

Culture & Diversity

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

Company Overview

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) is a distributor of pharmaceuticals, a global manufacturer and distributor of medical and laboratory products, and a provider of performance and data solutions for healthcare facilities. We are a crucial link between the clinical and operational sides of healthcare, delivering end-to-end solutions and data-driving insights that advance healthcare and improve lives every day. With deep partnerships, diverse perspectives and innovative digital solutions, we build connections across the continuum of care. With more than 50 years of experience, we seize the opportunity to address healthcare's most complicated challenges - now, and in the future.

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