Enterprise Data Architecture & Governance Leader

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.; Piemonte; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Career growth paths

Open and collaborative culture

Global and local opportunities

Job summary

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is seeking a Head of Data Engineering & Analytics in Italy to lead the enterprise data architecture and governance for SAP‑centric platforms.

You will guide MDM strategy, data standards, and cross‑system data integration while steering a small team of data engineers. You’ll define data domains, quality KPIs, and governance forums, ensuring consistency across SAP, Salesforce, MES, and finance platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in SAP‑centric enterprise landscapes integrated with multiple non‑SAP platforms.
• Proven experience designing and governing Master Data Management solutions
• Strong background in enterprise integration concepts and data exchange patterns.
• Experience operating in complex, global, and regulated environments.
• Enterprise data modeling (conceptual, logical, canonical)
• Data governance frameworks and stewardship models
• Master data and reference data management
• Data quality frameworks, metrics, and lifecycle management
• Integration data semantics (API‑led, event‑driven, batch, EDI)
• Solid understanding of SAP data concepts (Business Partner, Material, Finance, Pricing, BOMs, Routings)
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and decision‑making skills
• Clear and structured documentation and communication
• Manufacturing and MES data architecture
• Quote‑to‑Cash and pricing data domains
• Trade compliance and regulatory master data
• Analytics and planning data architecture
• Experience leading small technical or architecture teams
• Delivery focused with previous experience on at least one major data lake transition
• Enterprise data ownership and governance model formally established and adopted
• Measurable improvement in master data quality and reduction in duplicates
• Successful MDM/MDG rollout for prioritized domains
• Stable, reusable, and well‑governed data integration patterns
• Improved auditability, compliance, and reporting consistency

Responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and evolve the Enterprise Data Architecture blueprint, including core data domains, models, and canonical definitions.
• Act as Design Authority for data initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture principles.
• Define and enforce enterprise data standards (modeling, naming, semantics, integration).
• Collaborate with Enterprise, Solution, and Integration Architects.
• Own the enterprise Master Data Management (MDM) strategy and execution roadmap.
• Define domain prioritization and rollout phases; establish golden records and survivorship rules.
• Lead design and governance of the selected MDM platform; oversee data migration, cleansing, and harmonization.
• Establish and run the Enterprise Data Governance operating model with ownership, stewardship, and KPIs.
• Define data quality rules and governance forums; ensure lineage, traceability, and auditability.
• Define system‑of‑record and system‑of‑engagement principles across SAP, Salesforce, MES, and other platforms.
• Resolve data ownership conflicts and ensure data synchronization patterns across systems.
• Define enterprise canonical data models and data contracts for cross‑system integrations.
• Govern data flows via SAP BTP, MuleSoft, and EDI; define integration patterns and versioning.
• Translate architectural decisions into executable backlogs and coordinate delivery.
• Align analytics and planning with conformed dimensions and KPI usage; prevent duplicate truths.
• Lead small technical teams; drive implementation backlogs and governance.

Skills

Data architecture

Data governance

Master Data Management

Data modeling

SAP‑centric environments

Data quality

Stakeholder management

Architecture leadership

Analytics & reporting alignment

Data integration concepts

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Information Systems

Tools

SAP

SAP BW

GTS

Concur

Salesforce CRM

MES systems

Promis

Critical Manufacturing

EDI

MuleSoft

SAP BTP

Job description

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is seeking a Head of Data Engineering & Analytics in Italy to lead the enterprise data architecture and governance for SAP‑centric platforms.

You will guide MDM strategy, data standards, and cross‑system data integration while steering a small team of data engineers. You’ll define data domains, quality KPIs, and governance forums, ensuring consistency across SAP, Salesforce, MES, and finance platforms.