Senior Manager - Customer Data Governance & MDM

Dahl Consulting; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Dahl Consulting is representing a global leader in electrical infrastructure seeking a Senior Manager for Customer Master Data Management (MDM) in St. Louis Park, MN.

This hybrid role partners with business and technology leaders to establish data standards, govern customer data, and enable data-driven decision making. The ideal candidate has deep MDM expertise, strong leadership, and a track record of transforming data governance programs across global operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with7+ years of progressive experience in data management.
• 5+ years of experience working with customer master data, master data management (MDM).
• Advanced SQL skills for data analysis, validation, and quality management.
• Experience with Master Data Management platforms such as Informatica MDM or similar enterprise solutions.
• Experience using data governance, data catalog, lineage, and data quality management tools.
• Knowledge of cloud-based data platforms and data warehouse environments, including Snowflake, AWS, Azure, or similar technologies.
• Strong understanding of customer data models, B2B customer hierarchies, legal entities, tax structures, customer segmentation, and relationship management.
• Experience partnering with business and technical teams to define data standards and governance processes.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of privacy regulations, data governance principles, and compliance requirements.
• Experience with ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Infor, or similar enterprise systems.
• Ability to lead data governance initiatives, establish standards, and drive adoption across multiple business functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the governance, ownership, and management of enterprise customer data domains, including customer hierarchies, legal entities, segmentation structures, tax information, and relationship mapping.
• Establish and maintain customer data standards, policies, and governance frameworks to improve data quality, consistency, accessibility, and business value.
• Serve as the primary subject matter expert for customer master data and provide strategic guidance across business functions.
• Partner with Master Data Management teams to define golden records, survivorship rules, data quality standards, and integration requirements.
• Manage customer data enhancement initiatives, process improvements, and data quality remediation efforts.
• Collaborate with data stewards and business stakeholders to support customer onboarding, customer record management, data lineage documentation, and governance processes.
• Develop and monitor key data quality metrics, including accuracy, completeness, consistency, and timeliness.
• Perform data analysis and root cause investigations using SQL and related tools to identify and resolve data quality issues.
• Maintain customer data catalogs, business definitions, metadata, and data lineage documentation.
• Serve as a liaison between business units, sales, marketing, legal, privacy, compliance, and technology teams to support customer data initiatives and regulatory requirements.
• Lead change management efforts related to customer data governance and business process transformation.
• Support compliance with privacy regulations, data governance policies, and industry standards.
• Oversee data security classifications, access controls, audit documentation, and issue resolution efforts.

Skills

Advanced SQL

Data governance

Data quality management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Data management experience

Tools

Informatica MDM

Snowflake

AWS

Azure

Data catalog

Job description

Dahl Consulting is representing a global leader in electrical infrastructure seeking a Senior Manager for Customer Master Data Management (MDM) in St. Louis Park, MN.

This hybrid role partners with business and technology leaders to establish data standards, govern customer data, and enable data-driven decision making. The ideal candidate has deep MDM expertise, strong leadership, and a track record of transforming data governance programs across global operations.