Data Governance Senior Consultant

NTT DATA North America; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 6,400,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA North America is seeking an experienced Reltio MDM Architect to lead our Data Practice – Master Data Management (MDM) COE. You will drive Reltio strategy, play a key role in pre-sales, architecture, and delivery, and create reusable assets for accelerators and playbooks.

The role demands deep Reltio expertise, enterprise data architecture knowledge, and a track record of guiding complex MDM implementations across large clients.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Data Management, Data Integration and Enterprise Data Architecture.
• 4+ years hands-on Reltio MDM implementation experience.
• Hybrid/flexible work location based on business needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-sales, solutioning, and Reltio reference architectures for client engagements.
• Design end-to-end Reltio MDM solutions aligned with enterprise architecture.
• Mentor delivery teams and establish reusable design patterns and accelerators.

Skills

Reltio MDM

Data Architecture

Solution Architecture

Pre-Sales

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IT

Tools

Informatica

Boomi

MuleSoft

Talend

Azure Data Factory

Kafka

Job description

Job Description:

Position

Reltio MDM Architect

Experience

• Overall Experience: 10+ years in Data Management, Data Integration, and Enterprise Data Architecture
• Reltio Experience: 4+ years of hands‑on implementation experience in Reltio MDM
• Location: Flexible / Hybrid (based on business needs)

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced Reltio MDM Architect to join our Data Practice – Master Data Management (MDM) Center of Excellence (COE). The individual will play a strategic and technical leadership role in building our Reltio practice while supporting pre-sales, solution architecture, delivery excellence, innovation, and competency development.

This role requires a combination of strong customer-facing consulting skills, deep Reltio product expertise, enterprise data architecture knowledge, and the ability to build reusable assets and best practices that accelerate client engagements.

Key Responsibilities

Pre-Sales & Solutioning

• Engage with customers to understand business and technical requirements.
• Design end-to-end Reltio MDM solutions aligned with enterprise architecture.
• Prepare solution approaches, architecture diagrams, implementation roadmaps, and effort estimations.
• Participate in RFP/RFI responses, proposal creation, and technical presentations.
• Conduct customer workshops and discovery sessions.
• Support business development teams in identifying opportunities and defining winning solutions.

Proof of Concepts (POCs) & Innovation

• Lead the design and implementation of Reltio proof-of-concepts.
• Demonstrate business value through rapid prototyping and solution validation.
• Evaluate new Reltio capabilities and complementary technologies.
• Recommend best-fit architecture for customer use cases.

Delivery Support

• Provide architecture governance across implementation projects.
• Guide project teams on Reltio best practices and implementation standards.
• Support complex technical issues, design reviews, and performance optimization.
• Ensure scalable, secure, and high-quality solution delivery.
• Mentor delivery teams during implementation and production support phases.

Competency & COE Development

• Establish and strengthen the Reltio MDM competency within the Data Practice.
• Define architecture standards, implementation guidelines, and reusable design patterns.
• Mentor architects, consultants, and developers.
• Conduct internal technical training sessions and knowledge-sharing workshops.
• Create learning paths and certification plans for Reltio consultants.

Accelerators & Framework Development

• Build reusable accelerators, frameworks, templates, and utilities for faster project delivery.
• Develop reference architectures, implementation playbooks, and best practices.
• Create reusable data quality, data governance, matching, survivorship, and integration assets.
• Continuously improve delivery methodologies and automation capabilities.

Required Technical Skills

Master Data Management

• Minimum 4 years of hands‑on experience implementing Reltio MDM.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Customer 360
  • Product MDM
  • Supplier MDM
  • Reference Data Management
  • Hierarchy Management
  • Match & Merge
  • Survivorship Rules
  • Identity Resolution
  • Data Stewardship
  • Data Quality concepts

Reltio Platform Expertise

• Reltio Data Model configuration
• Entity, Relationship, Crosswalk, and Attribute modeling
• Match and Merge configuration
• Survivorship configuration
• Reltio Integration Hub (RIH)
• Reltio APIs (REST)
• Event Streaming
• Workflow configuration
• Data Import/Export
• Security and Role Management
• Reltio Console administration

Data Integration

Experience integrating Reltio with enterprise ecosystems using:

• Informatica
• Boomi
• MuleSoft
• Talend
• Azure Data Factory
• Apache Kafka
• REST APIs
• ETL/ELT platforms

Data & Cloud Technologies

• SQL
• JSON/XML
• Data Modeling
• Data Warehousing
• Data Governance
• Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Snowflake, Databricks, or similar cloud data platforms

Preferred Skills

• Experience with data governance and data quality platforms.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Experience in data migration and modernization programs.
• Understanding of AI/ML-enabled data management capabilities.
• Experience working in global consulting or IT services organizations.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies.

Leadership Expectations

• Serve as the technical leader for Reltio engagements.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, sales teams, delivery teams, and customer architects.
• Influence technology direction and implementation strategy.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement within the MDM COE.
• Contribute to practice growth through thought leadership and reusable intellectual property.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Reltio certifications are highly preferred.
• Relevant certifications in cloud platforms or data management technologies are an added advantage.

Desired Competencies

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong consulting and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to lead architecture discussions with senior customer stakeholders.
• Strong presentation and documentation skills.
• Experience working with distributed global teams.
• Self-driven with a passion for innovation and knowledge sharing.

Success Measures

• Successful contribution to pre-sales pursuits and proposal wins.
• Delivery of scalable, high-quality Reltio implementations.
• Development of reusable accelerators and solution assets.
• Growth of the organization's Reltio competency through mentoring and training.
• Improved delivery efficiency through COE standards and best practices.
• High customer satisfaction and successful project outcomes.

Requirements: