What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Strategy Lead- For W2 position at KPG99 INC?
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
Primary Skill: Data Strategy & Architecture
Secondary: Global Payments Business Domain /Financial Services Expertise
Experience: Minimum 10 years
Key Responsibilities
- Domain Strategy & Roadmaps
- Define and maintain the strategic vision for the data domain, addressing current-state challenges, modernization opportunities, and simplification goals. Co-develop roadmaps with delivery teams to balance long-term direction and near-term execution.
- Portfolio Intake & Discovery
- Evaluate new demand during intake to identify opportunities for strategic execution (e.g., governance, data quality, modernization). Influence scope and design decisions to align with enterprise priorities.
- Delivery Outcome Tracking
- Monitor delivery outputs against strategic objectives using clear metrics; escalate misalignments and propose corrective actions to ensure predictable delivery.
- Voice of Customer & Use Case Capture
- Engage with business, regulatory, and operational stakeholders to ensure strategy reflects real-world needs and drives measurable business value.
- Integration with Enterprise Architects
- Partner with architects to enforce alignment with enterprise blueprints and standardized data design patterns; co-own pattern libraries and governance routines.
- PI Planning & Inspect & Adapt
- Actively participate in PI Planning and Inspect & Adapt workshops. Incorporate audit learnings, production incident themes, and delivery retrospectives into strategy updates to strengthen governance and improve audit readiness.
- Data-as-Product Advocacy
- Promote treating data as a product through canonical models, reusable APIs, and shared contracts; collaborate with Agile Product Owners to embed these into team backlogs.