Principal - Master Data Management

Slalom; Colombia; Hybrid; COP 300,000,000 - 520,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Slalom is seeking an experienced MDM and data architecture leader to define and execute the vision for next-generation multi-domain Master Data Management. You will partner with executives to shape AI-ready data ecosystems across Databricks, Snowflake, Fabric, and cloud-native platforms, guiding large transformation programs and mentoring senior staff.

The role focuses on strategic governance, data products, data mesh concepts, and scalable delivery assets to drive business outcomes and market

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading enterprise data, architecture, information management, or digital transformation initiatives with significant MDM leadership experience
• Deep expertise in multi-domain MDM, hierarchy management, match and merge, survivorship, reference data management, stewardship, syndication, and governance
• Experience with leading MDM platforms including Informatica, Reltio, Profisee, Semarchy, Stibo STEP, SAP MDG, or custom/cloud-native MDM solutions
• Strong expertise in modern data platforms including Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, BigQuery, Redshift, and associated cloud ecosystems
• Experience designing AI-ready data foundations that support GenAI, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), agents, knowledge graphs, and intelligent automation
• Understanding of data products, domain-driven design, data mesh concepts, metadata management, lineage, observability, and data quality disciplines
• Ability to translate complex technical strategies into executive-level business outcomes and investment decisions
• Proven leadership in client delivery, practice development, asset creation, pre-sales, solutioning, and market growth activities
• Exceptional facilitation, communication, stakeholder management, and mentoring capabilities

Responsibilities

• Define and own the enterprise MDM vision, strategy, operating model, and multi-year roadmap aligned to business transformation, AI adoption, and digital modernization initiatives
• Advise executive stakeholders on future-state data architectures, including data products, data mesh, lakehouse, knowledge graph, and AI-ready data ecosystems
• Architect enterprise-wide mastering strategies spanning customer, patient, provider, product, supplier, location, and reference data domains
• Leverage AI, machine learning, graph technologies, and agent-based capabilities to improve entity resolution, relationship discovery, stewardship productivity, and data quality outcomes
• Define target-state integration patterns across operational applications, SaaS platforms, ERP, CRM, data platforms, and AI systems
• Establish governance-by-design approaches connecting stewardship, metadata, lineage, privacy, security, and compliance requirements
• Develop business cases and value realization frameworks that quantify revenue growth, operational efficiency, risk reduction, regulatory compliance, and AI enablement
• Lead large-scale global transformation programs, mentor senior consultants and architects, and contribute to strategic pursuits and thought leadership
• Drive development of reusable accelerators, industry solutions, and AI-enabled delivery assets that differentiate Slalom in the market

Skills

MDM leadership

Enterprise data

Data architecture

Digital transformation

AI readiness

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Executive sponsorship

Governance

Executive communication

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Microsoft Fabric

BigQuery

Redshift

Job description

Lead the vision, strategy, and delivery of next-generation Master Data Management capabilities that create trusted, AI-ready enterprise data foundations. Design and scale multi-domain MDM solutions that power operational excellence, analytics, agentic AI, GenAI, and data product ecosystems across modern platforms including Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, and cloud-native architectures.

What You’ll Do

• Define and own the enterprise MDM vision, strategy, operating model, and multi-year roadmap aligned to business transformation, AI adoption, and digital modernization initiatives
• Advise executive stakeholders on future-state data architectures, including data products, data mesh, lakehouse, knowledge graph, and AI-ready data ecosystems
• Architect enterprise-wide mastering strategies spanning customer, patient, provider, product, supplier, location, and reference data domains
• Leverage AI, machine learning, graph technologies, and agent-based capabilities to improve entity resolution, relationship discovery, stewardship productivity, and data quality outcomes
• Define target-state integration patterns across operational applications, SaaS platforms, ERP, CRM, data platforms, and AI systems
• Establish governance-by-design approaches connecting stewardship, metadata, lineage, privacy, security, and compliance requirements
• Develop business cases and value realization frameworks that quantify revenue growth, operational efficiency, risk reduction, regulatory compliance, and AI enablement
• Lead large-scale global transformation programs, mentor senior consultants and architects, and contribute to strategic pursuits and thought leadership
• Drive development of reusable accelerators, industry solutions, and AI-enabled delivery assets that differentiate Slalom in the market

What You’ll Bring

• 10+ years leading enterprise data, architecture, information management, or digital transformation initiatives with significant MDM leadership experience
• Deep expertise in multi-domain MDM, hierarchy management, match and merge, survivorship, reference data management, stewardship, syndication, and governance
• Experience with leading MDM platforms including Informatica, Reltio, Profisee, Semarchy, Stibo STEP, SAP MDG, or custom/cloud-native MDM solutions
• Strong expertise in modern data platforms including Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, BigQuery, Redshift, and associated cloud ecosystems
• Experience designing AI-ready data foundations that support GenAI, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), agents, knowledge graphs, and intelligent automation
• Understanding of data products, domain-driven design, data mesh concepts, metadata management, lineage, observability, and data quality disciplines
• Ability to translate complex technical strategies into executive-level business outcomes and investment decisions
• Proven leadership in client delivery, practice development, asset creation, pre-sales, solutioning, and market growth activities
• Exceptional facilitation, communication, stakeholder management, and mentoring capabilities

Who You’ll Work With

Lead the vision, strategy, and delivery of next-generation Master Data Management capabilities that create trusted, AI-ready enterprise data foundations. Design and scale multi-domain MDM solutions that power operational excellence, analytics, agentic AI, GenAI, and data product ecosystems across modern platforms including Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, and cloud-native architectures.

What You’ll Do

• Define and own the enterprise MDM vision, strategy, operating model, and multi-year roadmap aligned to business transformation, AI adoption, and digital modernization initiatives
• Advise executive stakeholders on future-state data architectures, including data products, data mesh, lakehouse, knowledge graph, and AI-ready data ecosystems
• Architect enterprise-wide mastering strategies spanning customer, patient, provider, product, supplier, location, and reference data domains
• Leverage AI, machine learning, graph technologies, and agent-based capabilities to improve entity resolution, relationship discovery, stewardship productivity, and data quality outcomes
• Define target-state integration patterns across operational applications, SaaS platforms, ERP, CRM, data platforms, and AI systems
• Establish governance-by-design approaches connecting stewardship, metadata, lineage, privacy, security, and compliance requirements
• Develop business cases and value realization frameworks that quantify revenue growth, operational efficiency, risk reduction, regulatory compliance, and AI enablement
• Lead large-scale global transformation programs, mentor senior consultants and architects, and contribute to strategic pursuits and thought leadership
• Drive development of reusable accelerators, industry solutions, and AI-enabled delivery assets that differentiate Slalom in the market

What You’ll Bring

• 10+ years leading enterprise data, architecture, information management, or digital transformation initiatives with significant MDM leadership experience
• Deep expertise in multi-domain MDM, hierarchy management, match and merge, survivorship, reference data management, stewardship, syndication, and governance
• Experience with leading MDM platforms including Informatica, Reltio, Profisee, Semarchy, Stibo STEP, SAP MDG, or custom/cloud-native MDM solutions
• Strong expertise in modern data platforms including Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, BigQuery, Redshift, and associated cloud ecosystems
• Experience designing AI-ready data foundations that support GenAI, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), agents, knowledge graphs, and intelligent automation
• Understanding of data products, domain-driven design, data mesh concepts, metadata management, lineage, observability, and data quality disciplines
• Ability to translate complex technical strategies into executive-level business outcomes and investment decisions
• Proven leadership in client delivery, practice development, asset creation, pre-sales, solutioning, and market growth activities
• Exceptional facilitation, communication, stakeholder management, and mentoring capabilities

Preferred Certifications

• MDM platform certifications such as Informatica, Reltio, Profisee, Semarchy, SAP MDG, or Stibo STEP
• Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, BigQuery, AWS, Azure, or GCP certifications
• DAMA CDMP and certifications across governance, metadata, lineage, catalog, privacy, or AI governance platforms

Work Model

Hybrid and client-facing, with travel based on engagement needs (25–50%).

About Us

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries partner with clients to co-create powerful customer experiences, modern ways of working, and meaningful impact.

What sets us apart? We believe work should be challenging and fulfilling, not perfect, but possible. That’s why we prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition, so our people can thrive and love what they do, most days.