Principal Expert - Data Quality

Societe Generale Global Solution Centre; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Societe Generale Global Solution Centre is seeking a Data Governance professional in Bengaluru to oversee governance activities, ensure metric production, and lead a team focused on data management reporting. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet data needs and support continuous improvement of reporting processes.

The role emphasizes preparing forum materials, drafting minutes, and tracking actions to drive timely delivery while upholding data policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and data management skills, with the ability to validate, interpret, and present complex data accurately.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills to produce high-quality forum materials, minutes, and stakeholder updates.
• Robust coordination and follow-up abilities to manage action tracking, drive accountability, and ensure timely closure of tasks.
• Proficiency in using reporting and productivity tools (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, data quality dashboards) with attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills to handle recurrent deadlines and deliver consistently under pressure.
• Experience in building dashboards using PowerBI and other equivalent tools
• Manage a team engaged in production of data management metrics

Responsibilities

• Oversee data governance activities and metric production.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to resolve data issues.
• Prepare, review, and publish GDA forum materials including decks and summaries.
• Draft and circulate GDA meeting minutes.
• Track forum actions and drive closure with owners.
• Ensure documentation aligns with Group Data policies and standards.
• Support continuous improvement of reporting processes and governance practices.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication

Documentation

Coordination

Time management

PowerBI

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Data quality dashboards

PowerBI

MS Office

Job description

• Responsible for overseeing data governance activities, ensuring metric production, managing governance forums.
• Work with transversal departments to understand their data needs and ensure data solutions meet their requirements
• Monitor and improve NPS from Stakeholders and partners.

Delivery and operations

• Responsible for overseeing data governance activities, ensuring metric production, managing governance forums.
• Work with transversal departments to understand their data needs and ensure data solutions meet their requirements
• Monitor and improve NPS from Stakeholders and partners.

Data Governance team

• Responsible for managing a team producing data management metrics and reporting.
• Ensure production of high‑quality Group Data Management metrics, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely delivery to stakeholders.
• Coordinate with the data management team to gather inputs, validate data, and maintain a robust production process for metric reporting.
• Prepare, review, and publish Group Data Authority (GDA) forum material including decks, summaries, and supporting documentation with high quality and on schedule.
• Ensure timely and accurate drafting and circulation of GDA meeting minutes, capturing key decisions, risks, and follow‑ups.
• Track all forum actions, maintain an updated action log, and proactively follow up with action owners to drive closure.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to resolve data issues, clarify dependencies, and support continuous improvement of reporting processes.
• Uphold governance standards by ensuring documentation, metrics, and action tracking align with Group Data policies and expectations.

Financial Discipline

• Meet Financial commitments in terms of growth and cost.
• Maintain financial discipline through and efficient and productive operational set up

People Focus

• Change Management – promoting new set-up, culture, and mindset on data
• Develop expertise through well-developed learning and experience plan
• Promote talent from GSC to global teams and influence for Global roles
• People engagement through regular touchpoints, open houses, and discussions
• Addressing team issues and people conflicts, where required

Profile required

• Strong analytical and data management skills, with the ability to validate, interpret, and present complex data accurately.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills to produce high‑quality forum materials, minutes, and stakeholder updates.
• Robust coordination and follow‑up abilities to manage action tracking, drive accountability, and ensure timely closure of tasks.
• Proficiency in using reporting and productivity tools (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, data quality dashboards) with attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills to handle recurrent deadlines and deliver consistently under pressure.
• Experience in building dashboards using PowerBI and other equivalent tools
• Manage a team engaged in production of data management metrics

Why join us

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.”

Business insight

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