Master Data Steward: Governance & Quality

Ledgent Technology; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Ledgent Technology in Huntington Beach, CA, is seeking a Master Data Specialist to ensure Item Master and Customer Data accuracy, governance, and regulatory alignment across systems and regions.

The role supports data governance, quality, documentation, lineage, and regulatory alignment while partnering with business, IT, analytics, legal, privacy, security, and regional teams to maintain enterprise data standards and support reliable analytics and scalable operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Business, or related field.
• 3–6 years of experience working with enterprise or master data domains, data quality, data governance initiatives, or a similar environment
• Experience collaborating with business stakeholders to resolve data issues and enforce standards.
• Basic understanding of data lifecycle concepts (creation, usage, maintenance).
• Strong documentation, communication, and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Supports governance of Item Master, Customer Data, and enterprise data initiatives; defines and maintains data definitions, naming conventions, and governance standards.
• Coordinates updates to items, customers, and related data structures, and ensures semantic consistency of data across systems, departments, and regions.
• Defines and monitors data quality standards (accuracy, completeness, consistency, and timeliness); identifies and coordinates resolution of data quality issues and duplication.
• Establishes validation checkpoints before data is shared or consumed by downstream business processes, analytics, or reporting.
• Supports compliance with regional data protection regulations (e.g., GDPR, China, Turkey); maintains inventories of customer personal data and documents data lineage, usage purpose, and access boundaries.
• Supports data subject rights processes, ensures Item Master data aligns with regulatory requirements, and partners with Legal, the Data Protection Officer (DPO), and Security teams.
• Documents end-to-end data flows for Item Master, Customer Data, and related datasets; maintains data dictionaries, glossaries, field definitions, and lineage documentation that is accessible and version controlled.
• Coordinates data governance activities across departments and regions, collaborating with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sales, Finance, IT, and other teams; facilitates alignment between data-producing and data-consuming teams.
• Maintains reliable and consistent attendance, including being punctual, dependable, and flexible to potential schedule changes to meet the needs of the department and the organization.
• Executes each essential duty satisfactorily to perform job successfully.
• Follows all safety procedures required in work area, wears PPE as needed, attends all safety meetings, and reports safety issues regarding equipment or unsafe/hazardous conditions.
• Performs effectively as a team member, able to work well with others, open to receive and give feedback, and treats everyone with respect.
• Takes ownership of own work and behavior, accepts accountability for own actions, encourages solutions, and communicates status of work/projects.
• Follows all department quality standards/criteria. Raises concerns and issues to management.
• Understands department’s KPIs and contributes to achieve these goals both individually and as a team.
• Other duties as needed or required.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Documentation

Cross-functional coordination

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or related field

Tools

Relational databases

APIs

ERP/CRM/MDM familiarity

Job description

Ledgent Technology in Huntington Beach, CA, is seeking a Master Data Specialist to ensure Item Master and Customer Data accuracy, governance, and regulatory alignment across systems and regions.

The role supports data governance, quality, documentation, lineage, and regulatory alignment while partnering with business, IT, analytics, legal, privacy, security, and regional teams to maintain enterprise data standards and support reliable analytics and scalable operations.