Service Line Head - Data & Analytics GCC

About the Opportunity:
We are hiring a Service Line Head - Data & Analytics for the India GCC of a global manufacturing organization.
This role will lead and scale the Data & Analytics practice, driving technology strategy, capability building, governance and delivery excellence in alignment with global business priorities.
Location: Mumbai
Experience: 18 - 20 years
Reporting to: India GCC Leader
Qualification:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or Data Science
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and execute the Data & Analytics strategy and capability roadmap for the India GCC.
- Build and strengthen capabilities across Data Engineering, Cloud Data Platforms, BI & Analytics, Data Governance and Data Quality.
- Lead a team of approximately 200 - 250 employees, with planned growth to 300 - 400 over the next year.
- Manage architects, practice leads and delivery managers across multiple D&A streams.
- Lead distributed global teams and collaborate with global technology and business stakeholders.
- Drive adoption of modern data platforms, automation, AI-enabled solutions and GenAI.
- Develop reusable assets, frameworks, best practices and scalable delivery models.
- Establish strong governance and quality standards to improve delivery consistency and business impact.
- Partner with CIOs, CTOs, global D&A leaders and internal technology service lines.
- Build leadership capability and support talent development across the practice.
Candidate Requirements:

- 18 - 20 years of overall experience with strong leadership exposure in Data & Analytics.
- Proven ownership of a D&A practice, service line or Centre of Excellence.
- Experience managing teams of approximately 100 - 150 employees or more.
- Demonstrated experience leading teams across countries or regions.
- Strong technology depth across Data Engineering, Analytics, Data Governance and Cloud Data Platforms.
- Relevant exposure to Snowflake, MLOps, GenAI and modern data ecosystems.
- Track record of building capabilities, scaling teams and defining technology roadmaps.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and experience engaging senior global leaders.
- Willingness to travel internationally approximately once per quarter.
Preferred Background:
- D&A Practice Leaders, COE Heads or Service Line Leaders from mid-sized GCCs, manufacturing GCCs or specialized Data & Analytics organizations.
- Senior leaders with broad practice ownership who are ready to lead a larger global mandate.
- The role requires technology and practice leadership beyond delivery management. Candidates whose experience is primarily limited to operations, P&L management or individual contributor architecture may not align with the mandate.