SR.CONSULTANT, FUNCTIONAL

alfanar Group; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in data management located in Riyadh is seeking a Master Data Governance Manager to lead data governance initiatives and manage the MDG product lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have 6 to 10 years of experience, possess a Bachelor’s degree in Information Management Sciences, and hold strong skills in data governance, quality assurance, and corporate architecture standards. This role demands collaboration across teams and a strategic mindset to ensure effective data management.

Qualifications

• 6 to 10 years of experience in data governance or related fields.
• Proven ability to implement governance rules and manage product lifecycles.
• Strong analytical skills and experience in data integration and quality.

Responsibilities

• Define product roadmap for enterprise data governance tools.
• Own end-to-end MDG product lifecycle.
• Act as liaison between business, IT, and data teams.

Skills

Data Governance And Stewardship

Data Quality Assurance

Corporate Data Architecture Standards

Education

Bachelor Degree in Information Management Sciences & Systems

Tools

SAP MDG

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Job Purpose

Ensure an effective Master Data Governance (MDG) product that supports alfanar’s global data strategy. Maintaining high-quality, compliant, and well-integrated master data across systems, enabling consistent, secure, and reliable data for enterprise operations.

Key Accountability Areas

Product Strategy & Vision:

• Define the product roadmap for enterprise data governance tools (e.g. Pilog, SAP MDG).
• Align with global data strategy and business objectives.

Master Data Process Ownership:

• Own end-to-end MDG product lifecycle.
• Implement governance rules, workflows, validations, and controls as per the business owners decisions.

Integration & Architecture:

• Oversee integration with SAP S/4HANA, Data Dictionary, APIs, data services, and legacy systems.
• Ensure compatibility across alfanar eco-system.

Data Quality & Cleansing:

• Recommend and implement upon business owner approval data profiling, cleansing, and enrichment initiatives.
• Partner with data stewards to maintain high-quality master data, qualify the dictionary.

Global Data Migration:

• Define migration strategy, mapping rules, transformation logic.
• Oversee cutover and mock tests for global rollouts.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Act as liaison between business, IT, and data teams.
• Collect requirements, manage and execute backlog, and prioritize features.

Risk & Compliance:

• Ensure adherence to GDPR, SOX, internal policies, and data governance frameworks (ISO/DAMA).

Product Lifecycle Management:

• Responsible for delivering MDG product features, enhancements, and integrations on time.
• Ensure continuous improvements & innovation.

Role Accountability

HR Proficiency:

• Ability to obtain updated soft and technical skills related to the job.

Delivery:

• Perform the planned activities to meet the operational and development targets as per delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide a periodic report formatted by detailing the deviation and execution of planned tasks.

Problem-Solving:

• Solve any related problems arise and elevate any complex operational issues.

Quality:

• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes including specifications for products or processes or related activities.

Business Process Improvements:

• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automations opportunities as much as possible.

Compliance:

• Comply to related policy and procedures and work instructions.

Health, Safety, and Environment:

• Ensure compliance of relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within defined area of work activity to guarantee safety, legislative compliance, and delivery of high-quality products/services.

Academic Qualification

Bachelor Degree in Information Management Sciences & Systems or any relevant field.

Work Experience

6 to 10 Years.

Technical / Functional Competencies

• Data Governance And Stewardship
• Data Quality Assurance
• Corporate Data Architecture Standards