Data Governance Lead

Sonata Software, with over $1.2 Billion Revenue, is a leading AI-first Modernization Engineering company, powered by our unique Platformation TM framework. Our 6400+ AI Engineers are helping enterprises transform from systems to intelligent business platforms leveraging partner ecosystem to drive speed, efficiency and growth. Our bouquet of Modernization Engineering Services with AI
-first approach cuts across Cloud, Data, AI, Dynamics, Test Automation, and Managed Services.

Sonata’s AI-led modernization is enabled by a powerful suite of proprietary tools and assets. At the core is the Harmoni.

AI Enterprise Platform, which includes Agent Bridge
-a governance and observability framework;
Agent Builder
-a development toolkit for fungible agents integrated into enterprise systems; and the Agent Marketplace
-an internal ecosystem for modular, reusable agents.

Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, Sonata Software has a strong global presence, including key regions US, UK, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Australia, DACH (Germany/Switzerland) & Nordics (Finland) . We are a trusted partner of Fortune 500 companies in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance;
Healthcare and Lifesciences;
Telecom, Media, and Technology; and Retail, Manufacturing and Distribution space.

Deep collaborations with partners like Microsoft, AWS, Salesforce, and Snowflake strengthen our ability to deliver cutting-edge AI solutions. Our 30+years of partnership with Microsoft, and being part of the elite Microsoft Inner Circle, places us among the top 1% of global Microsoft partners. Sonata is now among the first companies to earn the Microsoft Frontier Partner Badge Also;
Sonata Software is proud to achieve AWS Premier Tier Status in the AWS Partner Network.

We are looking for a highly experienced Data Strategy, Governance & Solution Architect with 15+ years of experience across enterprise data strategy, data governance, data architecture, MDM and large-scale data transformation.

The successful candidate will be responsible for defining the Data Strategy and Data Governance framework, developing the Data Roadmap, and translating the strategy into a portfolio of executable projects. Each project should have a clear business case, delivery objectives, benefits, dependencies and measurable outcomes.

This is a senior, hands-on role requiring a combination of strategy consulting, architecture, governance and implementation experience. The individual should be a strong Solution Architect who can bridge business strategy and technical execution.

• Define and establish the enterprise Data Strategy, aligned to business objectives and technology strategy.
• Assess the current data landscape, capabilities, maturity, architecture, processes and pain points.
• Develop the target-state Data Strategy and operating model.
• Create a comprehensive Data Roadmap covering short-, medium- and long-term initiatives.
• Translate the overall Data Strategy into a structured portfolio of projects / initiatives.
• Prioritise projects based on business value, risk, regulatory requirements, dependencies, cost and complexity.
• Define clear outcomes, milestones, dependencies and success measures for each initiative.
• Ensure the roadmap is realistic, actionable and aligned with enterprise architecture.

• Break down the overall Data Strategy into executable projects and work streams.
• Develop a clear scope, objectives, deliverables and implementation approach for each project.
• Develop a business case for each project, including:
• Business problem / opportunity
• Expected benefits and business…