MDM Solution Lead/Architect

Job Title: MDM Solution Lead/Architect

Location : Remote (EST/CST Hours)

Duration : 12+ Months

 Role Summary:

• We are looking for an experienced solution Lead to drive the functional design, implementation, and governance of Master Data Management solutions.
• This role is intended to be approximately 60% functional MDM delivery and 40% team leadership, stakeholder management, and delivery governance.
• The ideal candidate should have strong knowledge of functional MDM capabilities and how those capabilities are implemented.
• The role requires the ability to work with business stakeholders, data owners, data stewards, architects, and technical teams to translate business data needs into scalable solutions.
• This is not primarily a pure developer role. The candidate should be strong in MDM concepts, functional design, configuration understanding, stewardship processes, workflows, data quality, hierarchy management, reference data, match and merge, survivorship, and governance operating models.

Key Responsibilities:

·         Lead the functional design of MDM solutions across one or more master data domains such as Customer, Product, Supplier, Location, Organization, Finance, Asset, or Reference Data.

·         Work with business stakeholders to understand master data challenges, data ownership, stewardship processes, approval needs, data quality issues, hierarchy requirements, and integration expectations.

·         Translate business requirements into MDM functional designs, including data models, workflows, validations, stewardship processes, business rules, approval flows, security roles, and governance controls.

·         Define how key MDM capabilities should be implemented.

Required Skills and Experience:

·         8+ years of experience in data management, MDM, data governance, enterprise data platforms, or related areas.

·         Experience working in MDM or reference data management implementations.

·         Strong functional understanding of Master Data Management concepts, including:

Master data domains, Golden record management, Reference data management, Data stewardship, Data ownership, Data governance, Data lifecycle management, Data quality management, Match and merge

Survivorship rules, Hierarchy management, Source-to-target mapping, Data publication and consumption patterns

Technical Knowledge Required:

The candidate does not need to be a full-time hands-on developer but should have enough technical understanding to guide MDM delivery teams.