Location: Pune / Bengaluru / Hyderabad (5 days WFO / Hybrid as per business needs)
Work Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Experience Required: 7 12 Years
Compensation: INR 22,00,000 27,00,000 per annum
Job Overview
The Functional Data Project Manager leads business-facing data transformation initiatives for global banking clients, owning functional requirements, governance, and delivery coordination. This is a business-outcomes focused role (not technical development), bridging business stakeholders and data teams to ensure data quality, regulatory alignment, and successful project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Own functional requirements for data transformation, migration, and management initiatives.
- Translate banking business needs into functional data specifications, rules, and acceptance criteria.
- Ensure data solutions align with banking processes, regulatory requirements, and business objectives.
- Lead functional oversight of data transformation, migration, validation, and reconciliation activities.
- Define/validate data definitions, business rules, quality standards, and governance requirements.
- Support UAT, business sign-off, and data lineage/control adherence.
- Manage functional scope, milestones, risks, dependencies, and delivery planning.
- Coordinate across business users, functional BAs, data teams, and technical PMs.
- Facilitate workshops, requirement reviews, and decision-making forums.
- Work with global banking stakeholders across regions/time zones.
- Support digital transformation programs (analytics/AI use cases) from functional perspective.
- Communicate progress, risks, and impacts to senior stakeholders; provide mentoring to junior analysts.
MustHave Skills & Experience
- 7+ years in a functional data role (Functional PM, Data BA Lead, or similar).
- Strong experience in Global Banking / Financial Services.
- Deep understanding of banking data domains (customer, accounts, transactions, products, etc.).
- Hands-on functional experience in data transformation, data management, or data migration projects.
- Strong knowledge of data governance, data quality, lineage, and regulatory controls.
- Experience in Agile or Waterfall delivery environments within banking.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, IT, or related discipline.
- Prior experience in business consulting or professional services environment preferred.
