Project Data Manager

Role: Data PM – Data Managed Services (BAU)Experience: 10–12 YearsLocation: DubaiWork Mode: Work From Office (WFO)Availability: Immediate to 30 DaysDomain: Banking / Financial Services KEY SKILLS / MANDATORY EXPOSURE:Data Project Management | Data Managed Services | Banking Domain | Corporate Banking | Wealth Management | Markets | Azure | Databricks | Cloudera | Data Lake | Data Warehouse | Data Products | Data Governance | MDM | Data Quality | Enterprise Data Catalog | Program Management | Stakeholder Management | Road mapping | Delivery GovernanceKey ResponsibilitiesEnd-to-End Delivery Ownership: Lead the complete lifecycle of data platform delivery, managing the transition from high-velocity design sprints into multi-month, complex engineering and implementation phases.Stakeholder & Domain Alignment: Partner with business heads, domain owners, and executive data leadership to unpack strategic vision, drive use-case prioritization, and establish organizational buy-in.Cross-Functional Squad Leadership: Coordinate and steer a hybrid delivery model, ensuring seamless alignment between onsite consulting leadership, client enterprise architecture teams, and offshore engineering pods.Scope & Road mapping Strategy: Define and lock down MVP boundaries, manage critical path dependencies, and author robust implementation roadmaps that translate architectural design into concrete business value.Program Scaling & Expansion: Establish the governance and delivery frameworks required to replicate and scale data platform capabilities beyond the initial domain, driving long-term data monetization across the enterprise.Key ResponsibilitiesEnd-to-End Delivery Ownership: Lead the complete lifecycle of data platform delivery, managing the transition from high-velocity design sprints into multi-month, complex engineering and implementation phases.Stakeholder & Domain Alignment: Partner with business heads, domain owners, and executive data leadership to unpack strategic vision, drive use-case prioritization, and establish organizational buy-in.Cross-Functional Squad Leadership: Coordinate and steer a hybrid delivery model, ensuring seamless alignment between onsite consulting leadership, client enterprise architecture teams, and offshore engineering pods.Scope & Road mapping Strategy: Define and lock down MVP boundaries, manage critical path dependencies, and author robust implementation roadmaps that translate architectural design into concrete business value.Program Scaling & Expansion: Establish the governance and delivery frameworks required to replicate and scale data platform capabilities beyond the initial domain, driving long-term data monetization across the enterprise.Required Skills & ExperienceExperience 10 - 12 yearsFinancial Services Domain Mastery: Deep project management experience within Corporate Banking, Wealth Management, or Markets ecosystems, with a strong familiarity with bank-grade security, data sovereignty, and financial regulatory landscapes.Technical Data Acumen: Proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale data programs, including modern Cloud Data Lakes, Data Warehouses, and Data Product architectures (specifically across Azure, Databricks, or Cloudera environments).Enterprise-Scale Governance: Strong execution knowledge of data governance principles, master data management (MDM), data quality frameworks, and enterprise data cataloging workflows.Strategic Longevity: Demonstrated success in holding multi-phase, long-term programs together, navigating the shift from abstract conceptual design to hard physical software deployment while maintaining velocity and stakeholder trust.