VP - Data Engineering

About M&G India

We are M&G India, the strategic innovation and digital hub for M&G. Established in 2003, we have offices in Mumbai and Pune.

Our teams work closely with colleagues across the Group worldwide to drive transformation, build digital capability, and support sustainable growth. By leveraging technology, AI, automation, and process excellence, we bring new ways of thinking to improve outcomes for both customers and colleagues.

Grounded in a vibrant culture with strong foundations, we are central to how M&G is transforming as a business.

About M&G

Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions.

Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.

Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We are looking to expand the in-house expertise in Data Technology and we need talented and skilled colleagues to implement data engineering solutions using latest technologies available in Azure Cloud space conforming to the best in class design standard & agreed requirements

The role of Enterprise Data Lead is a key role for providing leadership to the Enterprise Data Platform functions i.e. engineering services across Data, MI & AI and managing multiple stakeholders across the business. You will foster strong working partnerships with your stakeholders and work with the senior management team to drive change and service improvements in line with the business strategy. You will work closely with stakeholders across Life & Wealth & CFT to deliver seamless change and run under full governance and will play a leading role in the growth of data platform across the business.

We know that an inclusive environment makes us more accessible and ensures we attract, engage, promote and retain exceptional people. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity/nationality, disability, or military service and welcome those who have taken career breaks. We will consider flexible working arrangements or home working arrangements for any of our roles.

Primary Key Responsibilities (Top 3-5 KRA)

• You will work with teams across technology to identify, design and deliver transformation/cloud enablement usecases to improve efficiency and add capability & value to the business.
• You will head the data engineering across your verticals on the data platforms
• You will contribute to growth of creating data products ensuring high data standards of quality
• You will work with other core teams in the org for delivery, security compliance, governance , data architecture, embracing new tech and best practices.
• Drive the best use of our strategic technology with our stakeholders in conjunction with the Leads across Life, Wealth & CFT.
• Ensure key processes and controls are in place, fully documented and operate with enough cover to give assurance of system availability to meet deadlines and business demands including management of regression testing to ensure functionality is maintained following regular patching and upgrade cycles across the platform.
• Manage the service and small change within the Enterprise Data Platform - Hydra & Kronos.
• Ensure a consistently high-quality level of service and support is provided to the data platform stakeholders
• Help to lead system and process improvements and upgrades to existing products working with the wider IT and security teams and our stakeholders across CFT. This will include leadership of the prioritisation process for development work on the Data and MI CFT platforms, ensuring upcoming work is pushed through the front door process.

Additional Responsibilities :

• Ensure that established M&G SDLC practices are followed across all platforms - including the use of appropriate tools to support version control and requirement traceability (e.g. DevOps, JIRA, segregation of duties)
• Proactively look for opportunities to make enhancements and improvements to data platforms, reporting and data analytics capabilities to drive increased efficiency and productivity
• Ensure future developments are accepted into service and relevant teams built or enhanced to ensure applications are supported.

Key Stakeholder Management

Internal

• UK Life & Wealth Tech
• UK Corporate Functions technology

External

• External Consultants

Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Educational Qualification

Knowledge & Skills (Must Have) :

• Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage V2, Azure SQL , Azure DataBricks, Pyspark, Azure DevOps , Power BI and other emerging tech
• Technical leadership
• In depth understanding of IT solutions, technology and architecture
• Comprehensive understanding of the IT environment
• Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies
• Excellent command of the English language, both written and spoken
• In depth understanding of business processes and how business processes work

Knowledge & Skills (Additional) :

• Solid technical and analytical skills, with ability to interpret & present data clearly
• Practical knowledge of IT service management e.g. ITIL3/4 and related toolsets (Preferred)
• Strong leader, able to achieve through influence and experience
• A self-confident, optimistic self-starter with a positive attitude and a “can-do” approach.
• Must have the ability to operate in a coaching manner. Friendly, approachable and collaborative team player who enjoys working with people from across the firm.
• Must be responsive, approachable, down-to-earth, candid and straightforward.
• Must have the stature, maturity, intellect and commercial acumen to work effectively and inspire confidence with the team, as well as externally with advisors and business partners.
• Unquestioned ethics and integrity with the ability to act as a culture carrier and change agent
• Effective communicator to senior levels in matrix organisation setup
• Strong analytical, numeric and critical reasoning skills capable of delivering practical solutions to complex problems

Experience:

• Solid and relevant experience, in and outside the UK / Europe, in a senior technology and change role within financial services or insurance industry.
• Experience of working in regulatory environments - especially life and pensions
• Experience of implementing Data and MI systems on cloud
• Prior experience of implementing organisational strategy for technology, specifically relating to design and operating models to ensure suitable business alignment, as well as efficient and effective technology service delivery
• Strong people management and communication skills and a mindset focused on ensuring our stakeholders get the best levels of service.
• Ability to prioritise competing demands across the CFT landscape

Educational Qualification:

• Graduate/Post-graduate. Preferably with specialisation in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering or related discipline

Microsoft Azure certification (good to have)

M&G Behaviours relevant to all roles:

Tell it like it is : Respectfully speaking up to create better ways forward - both direct and empathetic

Own it now : Putting your name on things with confidence to drive progress and results quickly

Moving it forward Together : forming cross functional teams to seize the right opportunities and solve real problems

With Care and integrity…

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G Global Services, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.