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Rahul Sharma

Data Manager - Quality & Governance
Bangkok

Summary

With a proven track record spanning over 17 years, I am a results-driven professional who excels in leadership, adaptability, problem-solving, and fostering collaborative relationships to achieve organizational success. My expertise lies in translating data-driven strategies into actionable solutions that drive innovation and business growth.

Overview

17
years of professional experience
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Agoda (a Booking.com Holding Company)
Bangkok

Data Quality & Governance Manager
08.2019 - Current

Job overview

  • Doing data maturity assessment to define As-Is and To-Be plan to define data governance & quality strategy
  • Organization wide ownership of data analytics solutions including defining KPIs and processes
  • Engineering Manager as well as product owner for in-house Data Validation tool- that checks quality of data during ETL process at scale. The scale of 4 data quality tests every second i.e. more than 2.4 million test executions every week
  • Managing a team of 8 data engineer, building scalable tools, frameworks and making positive impact for data producers and data consumers
  • Bring enhancement for in-house data catalogue tool (DataMarket) and roll our open-source data governance tool OpenMetadata
  • Define roadmap and data quality strategy for Agoda data ecosystem
  • Organization wide ownership of data quality tools, KPIs and processes
  • Increase data maturity among data producers and data users
  • Saved $95,000+ (USD) in processing cost at Hadoop system based on cost-value matrix (as part of Data Governance)
  • Share knowledge using "Tech Talk" forum to internal audience and international conference
  • Increase data maturity among data producers and data users
  • Managed multiple high stack projects and communicated effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences, conveying project needs, risks, delays, and outcomes clearly
  • Managed cross-functional teams to ensure successful completion of projects within timeframes and budgets
  • Working as well as product owner for in-house Data Quality & Governance tools

Department Of Culture & Tourism Of Abu Dhabi (a Govt Entity)
Abu Dhabi

Data Quality / Governance Lead
12.2018 - 08.2019

Job overview

  • Define data quality management framework, process, policy and do onboarding for data domains like ‘Hotel Data’, ‘Event Data’ for Data Quality Management
  • Detail definition of Data Quality Framework for all steps from Definition Assessment Analysis Improvement Implementation Control
  • Catalogue key data elements across data domains and perform data validation across various stage of data.
  • Detail definition of Data Quality Framework for all steps from Definition -to- Assessment -to- Analysis -to- Improvement -to- Implementation -to- Control. Develop data quality/validation templates as part of framework.
  • Develop data quality/validation templates as part of framework
  • Define DQ/DG strategy based on DAMA recommendation
  • Define process & perform analysis by using data extraction (ETL) and BI dashboards/reports
  • Proficient in effective communication, conveying information persuasively and engagingly through various methods
  • Skilled in problem-solving and decision-making, identifying issues, gathering information, evaluating alternatives, and choosing appropriate courses of action
  • Determined root cause of data quality errors and recommended long-term solutions.

OSN, Orbit Showtime Network
Dubai

Data Governance Manager
01.2017 - 09.2018

Job overview

  • Define & operationalized data quality framework and perform data validation at source, data in transit, during ETL and at reporting layer
  • Lead data analytics program started as part of data strategy to enable OSN as data driven organization
  • Enrich data governance framework and include data quality, data classification and metadata management
  • Develop policy, standards, processes and KPIs for data governance, data quality and other data management & data analysis projects
  • Member of different organization level committees like Data Council and DG Working Group
  • Analyzed collected information from database reports to identify potential issues or discrepancies.

National Health Insurance, Daman
Abu Dhabi

Data Quality Auditor / DQ Project Manager
05.2015 - 01.2017

Job overview

  • Design and define the technical solution for data quality framework for data profiling, data cleansing and data monitoring
  • Leads end-to-end process and methods supporting all areas of data quality and Unified Data Model (UDM) using snowflake schema as part of dimension modelling
  • Define & apply data cleansing techniques that include cleansing data at source, data enrichment and standardization
  • Utilized reporting tools like Tableau and Power BI to generate graphical representations of complex datasets for stakeholders' review
  • Developed and implemented data quality control processes for large datasets including validation checks, error correction rules and procedures
  • Analysed customer feedbacks through surveys and identified areas of improvement related to data quality issues.
  • Identified control gaps in processes, procedures and systems through in-depth research and assessment and suggested methods for improvement.

Tech Mahindra
Dubai

MDM Analyst / DQ Consultant
12.2012 - 05.2015

Job overview

  • Managed daily operations involving the collection, manipulation, valid trends
  • Storage and distribution of master data records
  • Cleaned and manipulated raw data using different tools
  • Reviewed existing reports and generated recommendations on how they can be improved exception and maintained data models to analyse large volumes of customer data
  • Created custom dashboards and reports using Tableau to visualize data trends
  • Partner with cross-functional team to define enterprise-wide data quality and master data framework requirements
  • Work on multiple Master Data domains like Supplier Master Data (SMD), Legal Entity MD, Facility MD, Organization MD, and others
  • Define and implement data governance process for addressing on-going data quality exceptions
  • Works closely with customers to capture, analyses and document business and functional requirements
  • Built interactive dashboards with drill down capabilities allowing users to explore underlying data points.
  • Validated results and performed quality assurance to assess accuracy of data.

Blue Star Infotech
Mumbai

Technical Lead / SME / SAS Consultant
08.2009 - 11.2012

Job overview

Multiple Projects

Project / Client - Reliance Life DQM & MDM (Feb’12 – Nov’12)

Project / Client - SAS UK – Onsite (Mar’11 – Jan’12)

Project / Client - First Bank of Nigeria (Onsite Nigeria) (May’10 – Feb’11)

Project / Client - SAS ETL & BI Solution (Aug’09 – Apr’10)

Hexaware Technologies Ltd
Mumbai

Data Quality Consultant / Developer
07.2006 - 07.2009

Job overview

Multiple Projects

Project / Client - Fullerton India - Data Quality Solution (Dec’08 – Jul’09)

Project / Client - Vodafone Data Quality Solution (Dec’06 – Dec’08)

Education

S. P. Jain Institute of Global Management
Singapore

Executive Master of Business Administration from General
08.2021 - 09.2023

University Overview

Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya

Bachelor of Engineering from Computer Science & Engineering
07.2002 - 06.2006

University Overview

Skills

Presentation Skills

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Timeline

S. P. Jain Institute of Global Management
Executive Master of Business Administration from General
08.2021 - 09.2023
Data Quality & Governance Manager
Agoda (a Booking.com Holding Company)
08.2019 - Current
Data Quality / Governance Lead
Department Of Culture & Tourism Of Abu Dhabi (a Govt Entity)
12.2018 - 08.2019
Data Governance Manager
OSN, Orbit Showtime Network
01.2017 - 09.2018
Data Quality Auditor / DQ Project Manager
National Health Insurance, Daman
05.2015 - 01.2017
MDM Analyst / DQ Consultant
Tech Mahindra
12.2012 - 05.2015
Technical Lead / SME / SAS Consultant
Blue Star Infotech
08.2009 - 11.2012
Data Quality Consultant / Developer
Hexaware Technologies Ltd
07.2006 - 07.2009
Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya
Bachelor of Engineering from Computer Science & Engineering
07.2002 - 06.2006
Rahul SharmaData Manager - Quality & Governance