Director, Finance Data Strategy & Stewardship

• Define and drive the Finance data strategy, aligned with business priorities and downstream reporting needs.
• Oversee the onboarding of new data sources into the Finance data lake, ensuring scalability, traceability, and alignment with enterprise architecture.
• Partner with Finance, IT, and product teams to assess new data requirements and convert them into actionable data delivery roadmaps.

• Lead the design of enterprise-grade Finance data models and semantic layers to support analytics, regulatory reporting, and operational Finance needs.
• Ensure metadata standards, master data alignment, and consistent data definitions across systems.
• Collaborate with data architects and engineering teams to ensure robust and efficient data pipelines.

• Establish and enforce data governance standards, policies, and stewardship processes for Finance data.
• Oversee the definition and monitoring of data quality rules, issue management, and remediation workflows.
• Ensure compliance with SOX controls and certification requirements related to financial data and reporting.

• Lead and develop a team in India responsible for data governance, data quality operations, and stewardship activities.
• Oversee processes related to Finance reporting controls, SOX testing support, and data certification.
• Foster a culture of accountability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

• Work closely with Finance, Accounting, FP&A, IT, Audit, and Data Engineering leaders to align on priorities and data needs.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to senior executives on Finance data risks, data quality, and opportunities to improve reporting and insights.
• Drive alignment between business requirements and technical implementation across the data value chain.

• Establish KPIs, dashboards, and operating mechanisms to measure data quality, controls effectiveness, and team performance.
• Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities, and best practices in data governance and data delivery.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and regulatory trends shaping Finance data management.

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years of experience in data management, data governance, Finance data strategy, or related fields.
• Strong understanding of Finance processes, accounting flows, and financial reporting requirements; experience in audit or accounting is a plus.
• Proven experience designing data models, managing data lakes, and overseeing data ingestion and transformation.
• Leadership experience managing global or offshore teams, ideally in shared-services or GCC environments.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence executives and cross-functional partners.