MDM Lead/Architect

Thrive IT Systems Ltd; West Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm in Leeds is seeking an experienced MDM Lead/Architect to design MDM solutions and improve data quality. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with multiple MDM platforms and strong stakeholder management skills. This is a permanent role with a hybrid work model, requiring 3 days in the office each week.

Qualifications

• Experience leading MDM initiatives and implementing scalable solutions.
• Ability to collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure data governance.
• Hands-on experience with multiple MDM platforms.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design MDM solutions aligned with business needs.
• Define data standards and taxonomies for product data.
• Drive data quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

MDM Implementation experience

Data modelling

Data quality rules

Stakeholder management

Experience with MDM technologies

Tools

Riversand

Informatica MDM

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

We have one open position of MDM Lead/Architect with one of our client based at Leeds, UK. This is a Permanent/Fulltime position with our client. Below is the job description for your reference. Please share your application once you are interested.

Role: MDM Lead/Architect

Location: Leeds, UK

Mode: Permanent/Fulltime

Hybrid (3 days per week work from office)

Job Description:

• Hands on Implementation experience on MDM
• Architect and design scalable MDM solutions for Product data(Primary domain) and Customer, Supplier, Location, Employee etc.(Secondary Domains) ensuring alignment with business needs and data governance standards.
• Lead the data modelling efforts for Product entities including Item, Variant, Product Hierarchy, Pricing, Attributes, and Relationships.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to define data standards, taxonomies, and hierarchies for product data.
• Integrate PIM systems with MDM platforms and downstream applications (eg, ERP, CRM, data platform).
• Define and implement data quality rules, match & merge logic, and survivorship strategies.
• Drive SCD (Slowly Changing Dimensions) strategies where applicable, especially for product life cycle management.
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure data stewardship, workflow orchestration, and data governance are Embedded in MDM processes.
• Lead initiatives to improve data quality, including profiling, cleansing, monitoring, and remediation strategies.
• Provide architectural guidance on MDM platform selection, cloud vs. on-prem deployment, and integration patterns (API, ETL, messaging).
• Support metadata management, lineage tracking, and compliance initiatives.
• Hands-on experience with more than one MDM technology/platform (eg, Riversand, Informatica MDM, Semarchy, TIBCO EBX, Reltio).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in multi-domain MDM (Customer, Supplier, Location, etc.) is a strong plus.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and data Lakehouse architectures.