Program Manager – Banking Data Warehouse

Role Overview:

As a Program Manager Enterprise Data Warehouse at The Digital Fifth, you will play a critical role in driving large-scale data and analytics transformation initiatives for banks, NBFCs, and financial institutions. This role requires strong strategic thinking, deep expertise in data warehousing, and the ability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder programs in a regulated environment. You will be responsible for shaping data platform strategy, overseeing end-to-end program delivery, and ensuring high-quality, compliant, and scalable data solutions. Working in a fast-growing consulting environment, you must be adaptable, proactive, and comfortable navigating ambiguity while delivering measurable business outcomes for clients.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy & Program Leadership

• Define and execute a comprehensive data warehouse and data mart strategy aligned with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and long-term technology roadmaps.
• Drive modernization initiatives, including platform upgrades, cloud migrations, and onboarding of new data sources across the enterprise.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, information security, and compliance frameworks relevant to the banking sector.

Program & Project Management

• Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale data programs, covering requirements definition, solution design, development, testing, and deployment.
• Own program governance, including scope management, budgeting, timelines, risk mitigation, and dependency management.
• Ensure timely and high-quality delivery across multiple concurrent data initiatives.

Data Architecture & Design Oversight

• Oversee the design and implementation of scalable and high-performance data warehouse and data mart architectures.
• Define standards for data modeling, ETL/ELT processes, metadata management, and data integration.
• Ensure architectural decisions support performance, scalability, auditability, and regulatory reporting needs.

Data Governance, Quality & Compliance

• Establish and enforce data governance frameworks covering data quality, lineage, security, access controls, and retention.
• Ensure compliance with banking regulations and internal audit requirements related to data management and reporting.
• Partner with risk and compliance teams to ensure data accuracy and regulatory readiness.

Program & Client Management:

• Lead and develop cross-functional data teams, setting performance standards and driving a strong data quality and data-driven culture.
• Manage key customer relationships, gathering insights and ensuring successful delivery of consulting projects.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience Required:

• Education : B.Tech (Computer Science) + MBA preferred.
• 3 to 7+ years of experience in data warehousing, data management, and analytics within banking or financial services.
• Understanding of digital banking, payments, lending, wealth, and fintech ecosystems is preferred.
• Strong expertise in data warehousing platforms, databases, and ETL/ELT tools, including Cloudera, Vision BI, Oracle, Teradata, Snowflake, AWS Redshift, Informatica, and SSIS.
• Solid understanding of BI and analytics platforms, data modeling, performance optimization, and large-scale data integration.
• Strong quantitative, analytical, verbal, and written communication skills .
• Demonstrated effectiveness under tight deadlines.
• Strong problem-solving skills , ability to manage ambiguity , and work in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Adaptability & Learning Mindset: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Ownership & Initiative: Proactively take charge of assignments and drive them to completion.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management: Work effectively with cross-functional teams and clients.
• Innovation & Creativity: Apply new ideas and approaches to solve complex problems.
• Open to extensive domestic and international travel and client-facing engagements (mandatory).

Why Join The Digital Fifth?

• Startup Culture: Opportunity to work in a fast-growing, high-impact environment with exposure to cutting-edge fintech innovations.
• Diverse Exposure: Work with leading banks, NBFCs, fintechs, investors, and large technology firms on high-profile projects.
• End-to-End Consulting Experience: Involvement in strategy, research, implementation, and execution of digital transformation programs.
• Leadership & Growth Opportunities: Be part of a high-performance team where your contributions directly shape industry-wide digital transformation.

Location: Mumbai / Client Site

Compensation: Competitive salary with performance-based bonus.