Procurement Data Quality & Governance Manager

Novartis India; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis India is seeking a seasoned Data Governance professional to establish and continuously improve an enterprise-wide data governance framework. You will define ownership models, drive compliance, and lead governance forums across data domains in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires 6–8 years of experience in data governance, with strong skills in cataloging, lineage, metadata management, and data quality. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and DCAM certification are essential.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of experience designing and implementing enterprise data governance frameworks and operating models.
• Strong understanding of data cataloging, data lineage, metadata management, data architecture, and data lifecycle management.
• Experience establishing data quality standards, controls, monitoring processes, and remediation frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, influencing, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• DCAM certification and experience conducting governance maturity assessments and annual DCAM activities.
• Skills in data profiling and data quality.

Responsibilities

• Establish, implement, and continuously improve the enterprise-wide data governance framework, policies, standards, and controls.
• Define and manage data ownership, stewardship, accountability models, and governance operating processes across data domains.
• Ensure compliance with data governance principles, regulatory requirements, and organizational data management standards.
• Lead and facilitate governance councils, forums, stakeholder engagements, and decision-making processes.
• Define, monitor, and report data quality KPIs, metrics, thresholds, and dashboards to drive data quality outcomes.
• Oversee data quality management activities including profiling, audits, issue resolution, root cause analysis, and remediation.
• Lead governance maturity assessments, automation initiatives, and continuous improvement programs to enhance data quality and operational efficiency.

Skills

Data governance frameworks

DCAM certification

Data cataloging

Data lineage

Metadata management

Data quality

Stakeholder management

Governance maturity assessments

Automation initiatives

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

ROLE

• – Establish, implement, and continuously improve the enterprise-wide data governance framework, policies, standards, and controls.
• – Define and manage data ownership, stewardship, accountability models, and governance operating processes across data domains.
• – Ensure compliance with data governance principles, regulatory requirements, and organizational data management standards.
• – Lead and facilitate governance councils, forums, stakeholder engagements, and decision‑making processes.
• – Define, monitor, and report data quality KPIs, metrics, thresholds, and dashboards to drive data quality outcomes.
• – Oversee data quality management activities including profiling, audits, issue resolution, root cause analysis, and remediation.
• – Lead governance maturity assessments, automation initiatives, and continuous improvement programs to enhance data quality and operational efficiency.

REQUIREMENTS

• – 6–8 years of experience designing and implementing enterprise data governance frameworks and operating models.
• – Strong understanding of data cataloging, data lineage, metadata management, data architecture, and data lifecycle management.
• – Experience establishing data quality standards, controls, monitoring processes, and remediation frameworks.
• – Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, influencing, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• – DCAM certification and experience conducting governance maturity assessments and annual DCAM activities.
• – Skills in data profiling and data quality.