Global Master Data Leader: Domain Governance & Adoption

mars; France; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Royal Canin is seeking a Global Master Data Business Lead in France to drive master data practices across Finance, Vendor, Product, R&D, and Customer domains, ensuring alignment with guardrails, standards, and policies at MGS and Petcare levels.

You will link business operations with data governance, co-create practical ways of working, boost adoption, and support a trusted data foundation enabling growth, transformation, and AI-driven decision-making.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years in a business function with Master Data domain experience.
• Experience supporting MDM processes across domains.
• Strong knowledge of governance, data quality, and metadata concepts.
• Knowledge of SAP or Salesforce is preferred.
• Familiarity with Azure or Databricks is preferred.

Responsabilités

• Co-create the domain data strategy and roadmap with relevant business stakeholders, aligned with RC/Mars priorities and the guardrails defined at MGS and Petcare levels.
• Communicate, embed, and drive adoption of domain data policies, standards, and data maintenance (CRUD) processes.
• Apply the Petcare MDM governance framework and support continued adherence to MGS and Petcare policies, standards, guardrails, and processes, strengthening data quality and trust.
• Lead business adoption and adherence for master data within the assigned domain (Customer, Product, Vendor, Finance, Raws and Packs).
• Chair the monthly Domain Data Governance Forum, enabling co-creation with stakeholders, adherence to governance processes, and assessment of requested changes within and across domains.
• Co-create recommendations for domain changes with relevant stakeholders and submit them to the Domain Data Owner, within defined decision rights, guardrails, standards, and policies.
• Coordinate dependencies and facilitate resolution of transversal data issues across domains.
• Escalate systemic non-adherence and access or audit breaches to the Domain Data Owner.
• Communicate and support consistent application of domain business definitions and hierarchy principles, while tracking exceptions approved by the Data Owner.
• Maintain domain data design documentation, structures, hierarchies, and attribute definitions in accordance with MGS and Petcare standards.
• Support auditability, compliance, and effective control of master data processes.
• Build and engage a network of domain data SMEs to co-create solutions and reinforce adoption.
• Develop domain KPIs and issues tracking capability, supported by the MDM Governance Director and Data Owner.
• Ensure data is accurate, complete, and consistently maintained across systems, while tracking input KPIs (completeness, accuracy) and business outcome KPIs (e.g., delayed invoices, failed orders, operational impact).
• Ensure effective root cause analysis and drive corrective actions, aligned and prioritized to meet the business needs.
• Partner with business users, process owners, GPOs, and functional teams to co-create domain solutions and align data needs and priorities.
• Translate business requirements into clear data definitions and rules within the guardrails, standards, and policies established at MGS and Petcare levels.
• Drive adoption of data governance practices and reinforce adherence across the business.
• Ensure master data enables effective end-to-end process performance.
• Support transformation and deployment programs to ensure they are resourced and appropriately structured to effectively manage their MDM needs (e.g., EOS).
• Work with each program to ensure effective ways of working between them and RC MDM BAU.
• Work with each program to ensure effective change management planning to support a smooth transition of the MDM processes and design to Run & Grow.
• Identify opportunities to improve data quality processes and governance practices.
• Drive automation and simplification of master data maintenance activities.
• Leverage AI and digital tools to enhance data governance and efficiency.
• Collaborate with Mars Global Services (MGS), Petcare teams, system integrators, and external partners to co-create workable domain solutions.
• Drive adoption and adherence to MGS and Petcare governance guardrails, standards, and policies across internal and external delivery.

Connaissances

Master Data Management

Data Governance

Stakeholder Management

Change Management

Business Transformation

Outils

SAP

Salesforce

Azure

Databricks

Description du poste

Royal Canin is seeking a Global Master Data Business Lead in France to drive master data practices across Finance, Vendor, Product, R&D, and Customer domains, ensuring alignment with guardrails, standards, and policies at MGS and Petcare levels.

You will link business operations with data governance, co-create practical ways of working, boost adoption, and support a trusted data foundation enabling growth, transformation, and AI-driven decision-making.