Senior Data Migration Lead

Role Overview

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is seeking a Senior Data Migration Lead / Manager to take full ownership of the data migration workstream within a large-scale enterprise transformation program in the UAE. The position involves shaping the migration approach, managing delivery, and coordinating stakeholders to move information from multiple legacy environments into the target enterprise platform while protecting data quality, compliance, and uninterrupted business operations.

The role calls for a seasoned leader with deep, practical experience in data migration, along with the ability to communicate and facilitate discussions in Arabic with government business stakeholders.

About the Employer

TCS is a global IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization that has supported major enterprises for more than five decades. Its services span consulting, technology, and engineering, delivered through a Location Independent Agile™ model. As part of the Tata group, the company operates across 53 countries with a workforce of over 616,171 consultants representing 157 nationalities.

Key Responsibilities

Own the complete data migration strategy and execution approach, aligned to the broader program schedule and key milestones.

Lead discovery activities such as profiling and assessment of legacy data sources across multiple systems.

Plan migration waves, cutover sequencing, reconciliation methods, and fallback/rollback arrangements.

Create and run a data governance framework covering ownership, stewardship, quality standards, and approval flows.

Drive cleansing, remediation, and enrichment activities in partnership with business data owners.

Set and monitor quality measures such as completeness, accuracy, and reconciliation results.

Ensure compliance with government expectations around security, confidentiality, data policies, and data residency.

Manage onsite and offshore migration teams, including ETL developers, analysts, and testers.

Take ownership of mapping, transformation logic, validation, reconciliation, and formal sign-off.

Oversee mock migrations, dress rehearsals, and final production cutovers.

Coordinate dependencies across functional, technical, integration, and testing workstreams.

Run data validation workshops, approval sessions, and governance meetings in both Arabic and English.

Present migration progress, risks, and key decisions to program leadership, steering groups, and executive forums.

Requirements

15 or more years of total IT experience, including at least 10 years in data migration or data management leadership.

Demonstrated success leading large ERP migration programs such as Oracle Fusion, SAP S/4HANA, or comparable platforms.

Strong practical exposure to data profiling, cleansing, mapping, transformation, reconciliation, and validation.

Hands-on experience with ETL platforms such as Informatica, ODI, Talend, or similar tools.

Experience coordinating delivery across multiple vendors and cross-functional teams.

Background with public sector or government organizations, preferably in the UAE or wider GCC region.

Sound understanding of government data governance, security, and compliance expectations.

Comfort working in Arabic-speaking business environments.

Arabic fluency is mandatory, both spoken and written.

English fluency is also required, both spoken and written.

Additional Information

Job type: Full time

Location: UAE

Application deadline: 30 June 2026

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Who Can Apply

Professionals with senior-level data migration leadership experience, ERP migration exposure, and fluent Arabic and English language skills, especially those familiar with public sector or government work in the UAE or GCC.