Data Governance Leader — Master Data Strategy

TT Exchange Rates; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global collaboration

Flexible development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion

Job summary

Döhler seeks a Manager Data Foundations / Governance to design and operate governance for our SAP-driven data landscape, focusing on master and reference data in Supply Chain and Commercial areas.

You will define governance concepts, establish ownership and data quality measures, and partner with business and IT stakeholders to implement scalable governance processes across SAP modules and related tools.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Informatics, Computer Science, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a comparable qualification.
• Several years of experience in Data Governance, Master Data Management, Data Quality, Business Process Management, or a comparable environment.
• Proven hands-on experience in building and further developing governance structures, standards, roles, and processes.
• Experience in collaborating with business and IT stakeholders and managing cross-functional initiatives.
• Ability to translate business requirements into practical concepts and implementable solutions.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Structured, analytical, and pragmatic way of working, as well as very good English skills.
• Ideally, experience with SAP (e.g. SD, MM, S/4HANA, MDG), master data governance, data quality, data catalogs, and relevant tools; German language skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assess the maturity level of Data Governance and develop and operationalize governance concepts, standards, roles, responsibilities, and decision-making structures.
• Build and further develop processes for data ownership, stewardship, classification, lifecycle management, as well as the creation, modification, approval, use, and retirement of master and reference data.
• Manage governance activities for material, customer, supplier, and business partner data, including business rules, quality requirements, approval criteria, escalation paths, and critical data elements.
• Advise business and IT stakeholders, translate business requirements into practical concepts and solutions, and facilitate and coordinate cross-functional workshops, projects, and workstreams.
• Define and further develop data quality dimensions, KPIs, monitoring and reporting approaches, analyze recurring data quality issues, and coordinate sustainable improvement measures.
• Maintain and enhance governance artifacts such as business glossaries, data catalogs, metadata, and data object documentation, while contributing SAP and process expertise to initiatives related to SAP S/4HANA, SAP SD, SAP MM, SAP MDG, master data, data integration, source-to-pay, and order-to-cash

Skills

Data Governance

Master Data Management

Data Quality

SAP MDG

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

SAP S/4HANA

SAP SD

SAP MM

English communication

SAP literacy

Education

Degree in Business Informatics, Computer Science, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a comparable qualification

Tools

SAP SD

SAP MM

S/4HANA

Data catalogs

Metadata management tools

Job description

Döhler seeks a Manager Data Foundations / Governance to design and operate governance for our SAP-driven data landscape, focusing on master and reference data in Supply Chain and Commercial areas.

You will define governance concepts, establish ownership and data quality measures, and partner with business and IT stakeholders to implement scalable governance processes across SAP modules and related tools.