Principal Consultant - Data Governance

Capco, a Wipro company, is a global technology and management consultancy specializing in driving digital transformation in the financial services industry. With a growing client portfolio comprising of over 100 global organizations, Capco operates at the intersection of business and technology by combining innovative thinking with unrivalled industry knowledge to deliver end-to-end data-driven solutions and fast-track digital initiatives for banking and payments, capital markets, wealth and asset management, insurance, and the energy sector. Capco’s cutting-edge ingenuity is brought to life through its Innovation Labs and award-winning Be Yourself At Work culture and diverse talent.

About The Job

As a Principal Consultant – Data, you will lead the data‑quality stream for the bank’s global adoption of CDO‑defined data capabilities. Manage delivery, stakeholder engagement and the adoption of a centralised metadata inventory of Critical Data Elements (CDEs) to produce audit‑ready evidence of BCBS239 compliance on tight timelines.

Responsibilities

• End‑to‑end delivery: plan, prioritise and drive delivery of CDE metadata and data‑quality control documentation across global business and functional areas; manage milestones, dependencies, SLAs and delivery gates.
• Team leadership: directly line‑manage and mentor a core stream team (5+ direct reports including PMs, data analysts, SMEs and contractors); set objectives, coach resources.
• Stakeholder engagement & negotiation: directly engage and negotiate with CDOs and senior stakeholders across major business lines (Commercial & Investment Banking, Risk & Finance, Wealth & Retail) and with CDO Office, regional COOs, Risk, Compliance and IT. Run workshops, working groups and steering forums to secure decisions and commitments.
• Central inventory & evidencing: govern ingestion, validation and sign‑off of metadata and documented controls into the central metadata inventory; ensure traceability, completeness and regulator‑grade artefacts.
• Governance, risk & assurance: establish and run governance forums, RAID, decision logs, QA and remediation processes; provide escalation with recommended mitigations.
• Change & adoption: lead business‑facing change, training and communications to embed standardised documentation and control practices across markets.
• Reporting & analytics: design, build and refine Power BI progress‑monitoring dashboards (data modelling, DAX, ETL validation, automation) and produce consolidated metrics, heatmaps and regulatory readiness reports.
• Data management expertise: evaluate and refine foundational concepts—data quality, data risk, data lineage, metadata management and CDE frameworks—and translate these into implementable controls and artefacts.
  
  

Requirements

Key for this role is there is requirement to have a background in Financial Services or Insurance within one of our core capability areas:

• Digital Transformation
• Data Strategy, Data Management & Data Analytics
• Business & Finance Transformation
• IT Transformation
  
  

We are also keen to bring on those from a consulting background in other industries that can then apply these perspectives and techniques to our core sectors and capability.

We Are Looking For Exceptional Talent With The Following

• 8+ years delivering large‑scale change/programmes in banking or financial services; direct experience in data programmes or regulatory remediation (BCBS239 strongly preferred).
• Proven people leadership managing multi‑disciplinary teams (8+ direct reports) and external vendors.
• Intermediate Power BI (data modelling, DAX, ETL validation, automation) and experience producing audit‑grade dashboards.
• Practical knowledge of data governance, metadata management, data‑quality frameworks, data lineage and CDEs.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation and negotiation skills; experience running workshops and influencing C‑suite/data‑lead stakeholders.
• Strong programme management (Confluence/ADO/Jira, RAID, milestone/SLA management).