Data Governance Head – Global Data Team

Location: Hyderabad

Role Purpose / Summary

The Data Governance Head will establish and scale data governance capabilities within Lonza, with a primary focus on SAP. The role jointly supports corporate accounting, financial compliance, and external reporting in case of data‑critical questions (audit, month‑end closing). Initially, the position will focus on knowledge transfer and operational takeover of critical enterprise structure data management.

Over time, the role will evolve into building and leading a Data Governance Function, including frameworks, policies, and a growing team. This is a hands‑on leadership role requiring both expertise and execution. The Data Governance Head manages Lonza’s enterprise structure data as well as critical supply chain and financial tables used in SAP and related systems, driving company‑wide governance for best practice data management.

Key Accountabilities