Ranjeet Kumar
Director - Global People Data Management, Governance and Reporting
Bengaluru
Summary
Strategic data management professional with 17+ years expertise in governance, engineering, architecture, risk mitigation, and quality assurance. Successfully led teams to deliver metadata management, master data governance, and reporting solutions, driving compliance and exceeding performance targets.
Accomplishments
- Novartis Pharma: Led a 140-associate data management team, exceeding financial targets by 10% and delivering key contributions to critical transformation projects
- Société Générale and HSBC: Established a data governance process to achieve BCBS 239 compliance on time. Designed an offshore delivery model and KPIs.
- Royal Bank of Scotland: Migrated Market Data hub, reducing reliance on third-party vendors, Implemented controls, improving audit control rating from 3 to 2.
- Franklin Templeton Investments: Mentored and developed a team of analysts, successfully guiding graduate trainees to promotions. Recognized for program success with a promotion to Lead Consultant, where I spearheaded strategic projects, ensuring successful completion through rigorous data quality standards and validation.
- SunGard Technologies: Successfully migrated the Business Analysis and QA process for the FAME market data product in 2 months with minimal onshore support, resulting in a 30% cost reduction and ensuring business continuity.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Director - Global People Data Management, Governance and Reporting
GSK Pharmaceuticals
10.2023 - Current
- Spearhead HR's skill-based transformation, leveraging AI models and building a robust People Insights Ecosystem
- Drive data strategy, architecture and delivery, ensuring compliance, tool optimization, and cost-effective service.
- Collaborate with Behavior Science, Data Science, Systems Leads, and product owners to deploy AI-powered talent models, driving data-driven decision-making.
- Data Governance Champion: Define data standards, quality management, lifecycle management, and metadata across HR systems, ensuring data integrity within People Insights Ecosystem.
- BI Expertise: Lead Workday reporting and analytics, delivering accurate, timely data insights to stakeholders.
- Compliance Focus: Partner with Data Privacy, HR Country Heads, legal, and Works Councils to secure approvals and mitigate HR data risks.
Group Head – Data as a Service
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
01.2022 - 10.2023
- Led large-scale data management operations (engineering, product management, validations, governance, financials) for Global Innovation Medicine, managing budget, revenue, P&L, and headcount
- Partnered with CDO to drive DLC capability awareness, maturity assessment, and service development
- Defined and refined Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) offerings, developing service catalog in collaboration with CDO, data strategy teams, and IT to ensure project alignment and avoid duplication.
- Supported CDO initiatives across Novartis, reviewing data project deliverables and plans, driving adoption of CDO-owned policies and standards.
Head of Data Management Office, Finance
Société Générale GSC India Pvt Ltd.
03.2020 - 01.2022
- Built and led offshore data management team, driving critical improvements for AMER Finance
- Enabled timely closure of a FED Reserve MOU commitment through enhanced data quality and governance processes
- Spearhead global finance data lineage and catalog initiatives, including framework development and evaluation of strategic solutions
- Complete ownership of Data Management activities for AMER Finance Department making sure all key data consumed in Finance processes are governed and there is improvement of Data Quality scorecard along with ongoing compliance to BCBS239 and other FED guidelines
- Global lead for data lineage and Catalog process for Finance Department
- Created global framework for data lineage for Finance Department, Leading process as BAU
- Working on tactical data catalog for finance data lake and evaluating strategic solution
- Offshore delivery Head for following services: Business Metadata, Data Lineage Golden Source, DQ Monitoring, DQ Issue Management, Reporting Framework
AVP – Data Governance & Compliance
HSBC EDPI India Pvt Limited
09.2016 - 02.2020
- Managed capacity, resources, and internal/external Book of Work, ensuring priority alignment and stakeholder communication. Developed and published governance KPIs, providing actionable insights to CDO management and Risk & Finance stakeholders.
- Led evolution of Collibra metamodels for long-term data governance strategy, aligning IT and business to support Risk and Finance functions.
- Implemented data governance framework within Risk and Finance Data Domain, enhancing governance of common definitions, metadata, and models. Built and managed a high-performing team, driving talent development and succession planning.
- Oversaw BAU team delivery in key governance areas, including CDE identification, metadata, reference data, lineage, ownership, and metric governance.
- Managed capacity, resources, and internal/external Book of Work, ensuring priority alignment and stakeholder communication. Developed and published governance KPIs, providing actionable insights to CDO management and Risk & Finance stakeholders. Collaborated with Data Quality, Architecture, and Policy & Compliance teams within DMU to drive alignment and achieve regulatory compliance and delivery goals.
- Served as critical liaison between Risk & Finance business and Group Data Services, ensuring alignment with broader Data Strategy.
Sr. Associate – Market Data
Royal Bank of Scotland
12.2014 - 09.2016
- Safeguarded integrity of bank's historical Value-at-Risk (VaR) calculations by managing market data quality
- Established BAU policies and controls, directly impacting risk model accuracy
- Proactively identified and resolved data issues (staleness, spikes, missing data) through in-depth analysis and remediation roadmaps
- Collaborated with Production Services, Risk IT, and risk managers to optimize data feeds, systems, and identify suitable sources and proxies, ensuring reliability of VaR assessments
- Oversaw delivery of accurate internal and regulatory market data reporting, ensuring compliance.
Lead Data Consultant (Global Data Governance)
Franklin Templeton International Services India Pvt. Ltd.
11.2010 - 11.2014
- Spearheaded strategic data governance and quality initiatives in Investment Management and Operations, leading a team of analysts and trainees
- Drove enterprise data asset initiatives, including framework development, metadata management, and risk assessment.
- Led data discovery activities for new and existing sources, assessing availability, quality, and driving gap analysis to inform decision-making.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to define data requirements and mappings, ensuring alignment for successful data acquisition projects.
- Facilitated cross-team coordination throughout design, build, and test phases, ensuring seamless project execution.
- Represented group in data modelling reviews, contributing insights based on company-wide best practices and existing models.
- Developed specifications for data quality and profiling frameworks, enhancing data governance standards
Business Analyst, FAME Financial
SunGard Technology Services
12.2008 - 11.2010
- Served as Business Analyst for FAME, a market data product, ensuring seamless integration of new data feeds
- Developed design specifications, robust QA requirements, and comprehensive test plans, resulting in high-quality data product releases.
- Developed data integrity processes, including exception reports and data edit commands, to maintain data accuracy.
- Leveraged FAME 4GL to implement calculations, adjustments, and other essential data manipulation tasks.
- Collaborated with QA engineers to define test requirements, reviewed test outputs, and communicated bugs and findings to product management for resolution.
Senior Data Analyst (Global Data Governance)
Franklin Templeton International Services India Pvt. Ltd.
06.2007 - 12.2008
- Drove data migration success by collaborating with business owners to analyze and document data requirements, ensuring seamless mapping between legacy and enterprise systems.
- Contributed to data integrity through active participation in data modeling reviews. Spearheaded testing efforts for data load projects, Change Requests, Quick Fixes, and releases in Enterprise Data Warehouse, leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to guarantee data quality.
- Championed data validation efforts, ensuring accuracy and reliability throughout data lifecycle.
- Fostered collaboration within Enterprise Consulting group, leveraging expertise across Franklin Templeton business units for optimal data management.
Support Analyst
McKinsey Knowledge Center (On Payroll of Talent Maximus (I) Pvt. Ltd.)
02.2007 - 06.2007
- Developed analytical tools and templates using advanced Excel and VBA functions, enhancing data analysis efficiency and streamlining processes.
- Designed professional, user-friendly tools utilizing MS Access for database creation, query refinement, and data reporting, ensuring optimal data management.
- Excelled in data consolidation, leveraging both Excel and Access for seamless data integration.
Process Associate
Hill & Associate India Private Limited
03.2006 - 02.2007
- Developed and maintained client MIS reports, streamlining processes through Excel macro (VBA) automation.
- Excelled in database maintenance and data consolidation, ensuring accurate and timely report generation.
Education
MBA - Finance
03.2011 - 04.2013
Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application -
02.2006 - 04.2007
Bachelor of Science (Chemistry Hons) - Chemistry
05.1998 - 04.2002
Skills
Data Governanceundefined
Career Focus
Strategic data management professional with 17+ years expertise in governance, engineering, architecture, risk mitigation, and quality assurance. Successfully led teams to deliver metadata management, master data governance, and reporting solutions, driving compliance and exceeding performance targets.
Timeline
Director - Global People Data Management, Governance and Reporting - GSK Pharmaceuticals
10.2023 - Current
Group Head – Data as a Service - Novartis Pharmaceuticals
01.2022 - 10.2023
Head of Data Management Office, Finance - Société Générale GSC India Pvt Ltd.
03.2020 - 01.2022
AVP – Data Governance & Compliance - HSBC EDPI India Pvt Limited
09.2016 - 02.2020
Sr. Associate – Market Data - Royal Bank of Scotland
12.2014 - 09.2016
Sikkim Manipal University (Distance) - MBA, Finance
03.2011 - 04.2013
Lead Data Consultant (Global Data Governance) - Franklin Templeton International Services India Pvt. Ltd.
11.2010 - 11.2014
Business Analyst, FAME Financial - SunGard Technology Services
12.2008 - 11.2010
Senior Data Analyst (Global Data Governance) - Franklin Templeton International Services India Pvt. Ltd.
06.2007 - 12.2008
Support Analyst - McKinsey Knowledge Center (On Payroll of Talent Maximus (I) Pvt. Ltd.)
02.2007 - 06.2007
Process Associate - Hill & Associate India Private Limited
03.2006 - 02.2007
MDU, Rohtak - Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application,
02.2006 - 04.2007
Magadh University, Bodh Gaya - Bachelor of Science (Chemistry Hons), Chemistry
05.1998 - 04.2002
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