Master Data Steward

Danone; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Danone Business Services APAC (DBS APAC) seeks a Master Data Steward to strengthen governance across APAC markets and data domains. You will partner with Data Owners and regional leadership to drive data quality, compliance, and adherence to standards, ensuring governance is embedded in business processes.

The role supports governance execution, stakeholder alignment, issue resolution, and continuous improvement, enabling trusted master data across the organization.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in Master Data Management, Data Governance, Shared Services, Finance Ops, or related fields.
• Hands-on experience driving governance processes, data stewardship, data quality initiatives, compliance controls.
• Experience in multinational or shared services environments balancing global standards with local needs.

Responsibilities

• Apply and sustain master data governance frameworks and ownership models across markets and domains.
• Support governance decisions, document processes, and embed them into ways of working.
• Escalate unresolved governance or data quality decisions through governance forums.
• Define, monitor, and improve data quality with KPI tracking and remediation actions.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Data governance

Data quality

Governance frameworks

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Data Management, Finance, or related field

Job description

TheMaster Data Steward partners with business stakeholders to drive Master Data governance, data quality, compliance, and adherence to agreed standards across assigned markets and domains. Working closely with MDM leadership, Data Owners, and Master Data Operations, the role supports governance execution, stakeholder alignment, issue resolution, and continuous improvement.

This position is being hired to strengthen current APAC Master Data governance capabilities. As the APAC MDM Target Operating Model (TOM) continues to evolve, the reporting line, scope, responsibilities, and job grade may be reviewed and adjusted accordingly.

Responsibilities:

• Apply and sustain master data governance frameworks, policies, standards, controls, and ownership models across assigned markets and domains, ensuring compliance with regulatory, audit, internal control, data privacy, and cross-border data transfer requirements while adapting global standards to local business needs.
• Support regional and global initiatives, system changes, integrations, and process harmonisation by assessing business impacts, defining master data requirements, coordinating stakeholder readiness, and ensuring governance decisions are documented and embedded into ways of working.
• Support communication, training material updates, and user adoption activities to ensure governance changes are understood and embedded by key users and approval stakeholders.
• Act as the trusted governance partner across business functions, market teams, MDM operations, regional leadership, and global data owners, facilitating alignment on data requirements, governance decisions, compliance expectations, and operational execution.
• Escalate unresolved governance, ownership, compliance, or data quality decisions through appropriate business and MDM governance forums.
• Define, monitor, and improve data quality through KPI tracking, preventive controls, root cause analysis, remediation actions, SLA governance, audit follow‑up, and continuous reinforcement of first‑time‑right data practices
• Identify governance and data quality improvement opportunities and partner with Solutions & Enablement to translate business requirements into process, workflow, reporting, and automation solutions, ensuring standardisation and governance controls are established prior to automation. Solutions & Enablement remains accountable for technical design and delivery.

What You'll Gain in This Role

• End‑to‑end exposure to Master Data governance across multiple APAC markets, business functions, and data domains.
• Partner with regional and global stakeholders, including Data Owners, MDM leaders, operations teams, and business leaders, to drive data governance and quality initiatives.
• Develop expertise in data governance frameworks, compliance, data quality management, and cross‑functional stakeholder management.
• You’ll play a key role in influencing how data is governed, managed, and leveraged across the organization while gaining broad exposure to cross‑functional operations and strategic initiatives.
• Gain exposure to transformation, process harmonisation, and automation initiatives that support business growth and operational excellence.
• Build a strong foundation in enterprise data management within a dynamic and evolving APAC shared services environment.

To thrive in this role, you will bring:

• A degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Data Management, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in Master Data Management, Data Governance, Shared Services, Finance Operations, Supply Chain Operations, or a similar environment where data accuracy and governance are critical to business success.
• Hands‑on experience driving governance processes, data stewardship, data quality initiatives, compliance controls, or operational improvement programs.
• Exposure to multinational organizations or shared services environments, with an appreciation for balancing global standards and local business needs.

Success in this role goes beyond technical expertise. We are looking for someone who can:

• Influence and build alignment across stakeholders, even without direct authority.
• Facilitate discussions, navigate complexity, and help teams make sound, data‑driven decisions.
• Manage multiple priorities across markets, functions, and transformation initiatives while maintaining a strong governance mindset.
• Drive accountability through governance forums, clear decision rights, effective follow‑up, and constructive stakeholder engagement.
• Communicate confidently with both operational teams and senior business leaders, translating governance requirements into practical actions and outcomes.

At Danone Business Services APAC (DBS APAC), we are a high‑performing team passionate about delivering excellence, driving transformation, and creating value across the Asia‑Pacific region.

Our ambition to be Best‑in‑Class inspires us to innovate boldly, collaborate effectively, and continuously improve the way we serve our stakeholders.

Join Us and Make a Difference

Be part of an organization where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your work contributes to a larger purpose beyond business success.

Shape the future with us. Make a positive impact on people, communities, and the planet.

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Danone is a world leading food company built on three business lines; Specialized Nutrition, Waters and Fresh Dairy Products. Danone’s mission is bringing health through food to as many people as possible and we want to invite people to join the movement for a healthier world. We recognize the power people have to impact the world through their daily choices. Each time we eat and drink, we vote for the world we want to live in. We believe a healthy body needs healthy food. And healthy food needs a healthy planet, and this is what our new signature One Planet One Health embodies.

Danone is committed to create and live an inclusive & diverse environment, which will drive our growth as a business, as teams, as members of communities & as individuals. Valuing diversity is recognizing and respecting human differences and similarities. Our aim is to ensure that all employees and applicants are given equal opportunity and that our organization is representative of our consumers and society.

We commit to foster an inclusive working environment where we celebrate all types of diversity, both visible and invisible, which includes age, race, gender, nationality, disability, background, education, religion, beliefs, thinking style, perspectives and sexual orientation.

We believe that our differences will make the difference.

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