Lead Data Management Consultant

Description and Requirements
The Team You Will Join
At MetLife, data isn't just a tool - it is a catalyst for growth. As part of our Data & Analytics organization, you'll unlock trusted insights that drive bold decisions, power personalized customer experiences, and deliver lasting business impact. We're building the future of data - one that's governed responsibly, engineered for scalability, and designed for growth. When you join us, you're not just supporting the business - you're empowering it. Let's transform insight into impact and data into action, together.
The Opportunity
MetLife Data & Analytics organization is the team of expert analysts and technologists responsible for building big data platforms and data services with innovative technologies to enable MetLife businesses to generate insights and value for its customers. The team is the center of excellence in data engineering at MetLife . It plays a key role in data enablement through multiple data stores, supporting different kinds of analytical use cases to be able to derive predictive, prescriptive, and descriptive insights.
MetLife is seeking an experienced Lead Data Management Consultant for the Engagement Strategy Team within the US Business Data and Analytics Organization. The Lead Data Management Consultant will be r esponsible for planning, organizing , and implementing multiple complex data and analytics solutions. Serves as the data expert and is responsible for backlog refinement, sizing, leading solutioning , and leading planning & d elivery of the prioritized features . The individual will collaborate with all the project stakeholders (technical leads, build team, project managers, and business/operations teams) to deliver solutions across the use cases and lead the Scrum and ART Planning ceremonies .
Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing multiple and complex Data and Analytics solutions across Data and BI.
• Leads and consults with expert technical knowledge on the database design, implementation, integration, and support of data and Analytics solutions.
• Oversee team priorities and ensure alignment with business goals.
• Lead backlog/feature refinement to define future enhancements.
• Lead Daily Scrum Calls and ART/Agile ceremonies.
• Works on strategic enterprise initiatives (facilitation, strategic analysis, etc.)
• Create, refine, prioritize, and maintain the Product Backlog to maximize return on investment (ROI) and deliver high-value features.
• Responsible for consulting IT and business management on applying business systems analysis methodology and techniques to business opportunities across ultiple projects.
• Understand the true problem statement/requirements of the business and be able to propose multiple solution options.
• Work closely with the ETL, BI and data science teams to review the requirements and data integrations.
• Work with IT, business, and architects to develop and design requirements to formulate technical design.
• Skills to understand the right functional domain knowledge of the business to be able to gather the right requirements for the design.
• Leading the activities to capture metadata, data lineage, reference data management, and data quality rules as part of data governance.
• Lead the team, including stakeholders, spread across the globe in driving the delivery of projects.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of development experience, working as a Product Owner, Tech Lead, Scrum Master, or Agile Project Manager in a data management/engineering organization.
• Extensive experience leading Agile teams and respective scrum ceremonies.
• Extensive experience in data analysis and data modeling (table design).
• Exceptional stakeholder management, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience writing functional requirements, high-level design documents, data-flow diagrams, etc.
• Analytical skills to analyze situations and develop an optimal and efficient solution based on requirements.
• Extensive data analysis and profiling skills. Strong analytical skills related to working with unstructured datasets.
• SQL knowledge and data analysis skills for anomaly detection and quality assurance.
• Ability to interact with senior leadership teams in IT and business.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong leadership and negotiation skills.
• Ability to use approved AI tools to support routine tasks such as drafting, summarizing, organizing information, and improving day-to-day efficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on DataLake using BigData & Azure ecosystems.
• Strong background or working experience in Insurance Industry.
• Ability to interact with senior leadership teams in IT and business.

Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.
The expected salary range for this position is 105,400 - 140,500 . This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more! For more information regarding MetLife's U.S. benefits, please click here .
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We're looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law ("protected characteristics").
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MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
This posting is for a current vacancy and is anticipated to remain open for at least 3 days from the listed posting date.
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