Managing Principal - Data

About the role

The Managing Principal – Data will lead large‑scale enterprise data transformation programmes for Capco’s banking and financial services clients. This senior client‑facing role requires steering complex initiatives across data analytics, reference data, data quality and regulatory data, while coordinating global stakeholder groups. The role combines strategic leadership, delivery oversight and team mentorship to ensure successful migration and modernization outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Drive complex enterprise data transformation initiatives involving data analytics, reference data, data quality, regulatory data, reconciliation, and large‑scale migration programmes.
• Act as a senior client‑facing leader, engaging with global stakeholders across business, operations, technology, data governance and executive leadership.
• Provide delivery leadership across interconnected workstreams including business analysis, migration, testing, process transformation, and coexistence/cut‑over planning.
• Establish strong program governance, execution discipline, escalation management and cross‑stream coordination to meet aggressive timelines and quality targets.
• Lead and mentor multi‑disciplinary consulting and delivery teams, ensuring high performance, accountability and strong stakeholder confidence across global teams.

Required profile

• 15+ years of experience in consulting, banking transformation or enterprise data programmes.
• Proven track record of leading end‑to‑end large‑scale data transformation programmes within financial services.
• Deep expertise in at least one area such as MDM/reference data, data quality & governance, regulatory or risk data, or large‑scale remediation and migration.
• Experience operating in complex global delivery models with distributed stakeholder groups and strong understanding of enterprise data operating models and governance structures.