Senior Master Data Lead — SAP MDG & Data Governance

Xcel Energy, Inc.; Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory (MN); On-site; USD 102,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Xcel Energy, Inc. is seeking an experienced Master Data Lead to drive target-state standards across customer master data domains in a large utility transformation to SAP S/4HANA Utilities.

This permanent role sits within the Customer Core program and influences data foundation long before mocks in mid-2027, shaping enterprise data quality and governance at scale. The role requires deep SAP master data architecture expertise, ownership of design decisions, and collaboration with IBM

Qualifications

• 7+ years in master data management or ERP data roles.
• Experience designing master data standards on SAP implementations or large data conversions.
• Hands-on definition of match and survivorship rules for customer or party data.
• Preferred: SAP S/4HANA Utilities or SAP IS-U master data experience through go-live.
• Preferred: SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) design and configuration experience.
• Preferred: experience in regulated, multi-jurisdiction utility environments.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience; CDMP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own all customer master data decisions across sub-domains (business partner, contract account, premise, installation, SAP objects).
• Shape the Master Data Governance Strategy and map master data objects with IBM implementation partners.
• Define golden record, match, merge, and survivorship rules with documented rationale.
• Assess downstream impact on billing, service orders, credit/collections, and reporting.
• Set master data quality thresholds and sign off at mock conversion milestones.
• Establish create, change, retire processes and ownership with Data Governance Office.
• Design and document post-go-live operating model for master data stewardship.
• Engage leadership to communicate trade-offs and drive timely decisions.

Skills

SAP MDG

S/4HANA Utilities

Master data governance

Stakeholder management

Data quality governance

Cross-domain impact

Executive communication

SI collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Management

Tools

SAP MDG

SAP IS-U

S/4HANA Utilities

Job description

Xcel Energy, Inc. is seeking an experienced Master Data Lead to drive target-state standards across customer master data domains in a large utility transformation to SAP S/4HANA Utilities.

This permanent role sits within the Customer Core program and influences data foundation long before mocks in mid-2027, shaping enterprise data quality and governance at scale. The role requires deep SAP master data architecture expertise, ownership of design decisions, and collaboration with IBM