Cards Data Migration Lead

Role: Cards Data Migration Lead

Location: Pune

Experience: 9-14 years

Required Skills & Experience

12+ years in Commercial Cards / Issuing, with years leading largescale Cards Migration programmes.

Strong expertise in Data Migration Strategy: discovery, data extraction, mapping, transformation rules, validation, reconciliation aligned to the structured migration flow

Deep understanding of Cards Data Elements:

Cardholder data, account profiles, controls, product hierarchy, limits, fees, billing, blocks.

ISO8583 fields, authorization attributes, clearing/settlement elements (VCX, BASE II).

Strong working knowledge of card platforms such as HPS PowerCARD, VisionPLUS, TSYS, CoreCard, with ability to interpret platform data dictionaries & layouts.

Handson experience with data quality, balancing, and reconciliation frameworks used during migration.

Strong understanding of APIdriven integrations, microservices, and cardecosystem interfaces (Fraud, Statements, Embossing, Alerts).

Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, problemsolving, and communication skills.

Experience in large bank transformations or Commercial Cards modernization.

Key Responsibilities

Define & execute endtoend Cards Data Migration Strategy, including discovery, mapping, mock cycles, dress rehearsals, cutover and warranty.

Lead nontraditional migration model focused on data extraction, sourcetotarget mapping, balancing packs, and validation

Drive crossfunctional collaboration (Engineering, Integration, Migration, Testing)

Lead mapping workshops, solution walkthroughs, data quality checks, reconciliation, and issue triage.

Ensure alignment with target platform capabilities and peripheral systems (Fraud, Collections, Statements, Reporting).

Coordinate SIT/UAT readiness and support for datacentric validation cycles.

Maintain migration playbooks, mapping specs, validation logs, reconciliation dashboards, and governance reporting.