Director - Digital Initiatives (Application Infrastructure & Enterprise Data Architecture)

Director – Digital Initiatives (Application Infrastructure & Enterprise Data Architecture)

Location:

Gurgaon Experience:

12–15 Years

Role Overview We are seeking a strategic and technology-driven leader to head enterprise applications, digital initiatives, and corporate data architecture. This role will serve as the

technology partner for corporate functions (Finance, HR, Legal, Risk, Facilities, etc.)

, ensuring scalable, secure, and data-driven solutions across the organization. Key Responsibilities Digital Strategy & Business Partnership Act as primary technology partner for corporate teams Drive digital roadmap planning and prioritization Manage demand intake, requirement scoping, and ROI analysis Enterprise Applications & SaaS Governance Own end-to-end SaaS lifecycle (evaluation, implementation, integration, operations) Govern application infrastructure, APIs, integrations, and vendor SLAs Ensure system interoperability and enterprise standards compliance Process Automation & Implementation Identify automation opportunities and re-engineer workflows Deliver solutions using Power Platform / low-code tools Lead cross-functional implementation programs Enterprise Data Architecture Define enterprise data models and governance frameworks Manage data warehouse/lakehouse pipelines Implement ETL/ELT architectures and master data models Ensure data quality, validation, and compliance Analytics & Reporting Translate KPIs into dashboards (Power BI/Tableau/Looker) Oversee semantic model design and data lineage Enable self-service analytics frameworks Operational Excellence & Leadership Lead engineering, application, and data teams Manage incident/problem management cycles Oversee vendor governance and service delivery

Required Skills Technical Expertise Enterprise SaaS ecosystems (HRMS, Finance systems, CRM, Workflow tools) Cloud integrations, APIs, iPaaS platforms Data engineering, SQL, ETL/ELT, warehousing concepts Power BI / Tableau dashboarding Automation tools (Power Automate, UiPath, etc.) Data security & role-based access governance Leadership & Functional Skills Business partnering & stakeholder management Program/project management for mid-large implementations Strong executive communication & vendor negotiation Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Computer Science MBA preferred Certifications in cloud/data/program management (good to have)