STAGE OTT - Head - Data Management

About STAGE:

STAGE is Indias leading OTT platform focused on regional content and storytelling.

We are on a mission to empower audiences with authentic, homegrown content, and data is at the core of how we build, scale, and deliver.

Role Overview:

As the Head of Data, you will lead and scale our Data Engineering and Analytics functions.

You will be responsible for building a high-performing team, driving the data vision, ensuring cost efficiency, and enabling data-driven decision-making across STAGE.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & Strategy

- Define and drive the data vision, strategy, and roadmap for STAGE.

- Lead Data Engineering and Analytics teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and impactful data platforms.

- Build, mentor, and grow a high-performing data team through effective hiring, feedback, and career development.

Execution & Delivery

- Oversee the entire data lifecycle: collection, storage, processing, governance, and visualization.

- Deliver accurate, timely insights and enable self-service analytics across teams.

- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Business stakeholders to prioritize initiatives.

Operational Excellence

- Manage budgets and optimize infrastructure and tool costs.

- Establish best practices for data quality, privacy, compliance, and security.

- Build scalable reporting frameworks and ensure operational efficiency.

Stakeholder Management

- Act as a trusted partner to leadership, enabling data-driven decision-making.

- Align data priorities with overall business objectives.

Desired Skills & Experience:

- 10+ years of overall experience in Data Engineering, Data Analytics, or related domains.

- Minimum 3 years of proven leadership experience managing data teams.

- Hands-on foundation as a Data Engineer or Data Analyst.

- Strong experience in hiring, mentoring, and team growth.

- Expertise in cost management, prioritization, and stakeholder alignment.

- Experience with modern data stacks: cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), data warehousing (Snowflake/BigQuery/Redshift), and analytics tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI, etc.

- Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Why Join STAGE?

- Lead and build the Data function for a high-growth OTT platform.

- Work on impactful, large-scale data problems that shape the future of regional content in India.

- Join a collaborative culture focused on innovation, ownership, and growth.