Company Description
As a leading global investment management firm, AB fosters diverse perspectives and embraces innovation to help our clients navigate the uncertainty of capital markets. Through high-quality research and diversified investment services, we serve institutions, individuals, and private wealth clients in major markets worldwide. Our ambition is simple: to be our clients’ most valued asset-management partner.
With over 4,400 employees across 51 locations in 25 countries, our people are our advantage. We foster a culture of intellectual curiosity and collaboration to create an environment where everyone can thrive and do their best work. Whether you're producing thought-provoking research, identifying compelling investment opportunities, infusing new technologies into our business, or providing thoughtful advice to clients, we’re looking for unique voices to help lead us forward. If you’re ready to challenge your limits and build your future, join us.
Job Description Summary
We are seeking a PUNE based VP Database Operations Manager to join our GTI ( Global Technology Infrastructure) in Global Technology & Operations.
Team/Group Description
This position operates in a fast-paced, innovative, and globally distributed environment with On-Call responsibilities for critical incidents. If you are a passionate technical leader with deep SQL Server, Oracle and Azure expertise, strong automation capabilities, and a desire to drive excellence within the DBMS Operations group, this role offers an outstanding opportunity to lead enterprise database strategy and deliver transformative business value
Role Description
The Enterprise Database Operations Lead is a senior technical leadership position responsible for directing the database administration team and ensuring the high availability, security, performance, and scalability of enterprise database platforms across the global organization. This role combines hands-on expertise in relational database management systems (strong emphasis on Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL in Azure, Oracle and Sybase) with strategic oversight and team management to drive operational excellence, innovation, and alignment with business objectives in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment.
Applications and business or enterprise functions the role supports
Working closely within the Global Technology Infrastructure group, the candidate will collaborate extensively with various support groups, such as Unix and Windows Administration, Storage Management, and global application support teams. This role underpins support for mission-critical enterprise RDBMS systems, that include financial trading systems, accounting, brokerage, business intelligence and advanced analytics, regulatory compliance and data governance, customer-facing applications, and disaster recovery/business continuity operations. By maintaining robust, high-availability database infrastructures, optimizing performance at scale, and enabling seamless data integration, the role minimizes business disruptions, supports real-time global decision-making, powers enterprise-wide reporting and analytics, and enables strategic initiatives such as cloud platform modernization, large-scale data platform modernization / migrations, and adoption of advanced data services
Key job responsibilities include, but are not limited to
Leading, managing, and mentoring a team of Database Administrators within the DBMS Operations group, including performance evaluations, coaching, resource planning, and fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture centered on knowledge sharing and continuous technical growth.
Serving as the organization’s primary subject matter expert on database platforms, diagnosing and resolving complex issues, establishing and enforcing best practices, and ensuring rapid, effective incident response to maintain minimal business impact.
The candidate will be responsible to manage scalable, resilient database solutions,…