Title: MDM Lead
Location: Maplewood, MN
Duration: 8+ Months contract
Key Responsibilities
Master Data Management (MDM)
- Lead the architectural design and implementation of a new enterprise MDM Hub, ensuring future scalability and alignment with S/4 transformation requirements.
- Define MDM data models, governance rules, integration standards, and data quality frameworks.
- Work across business and technical teams to harmonize global and regional master data processes.
- Assess and define integration patterns between MDM platforms, SAP systems, cloud applications, and downstream systems.
SAP Solution Architecture
Architect endtoend SAP solutions supporting S/4 readiness and future-state ERP capabilities.
- Provide deep technical oversight for SAP landscape design, integration architectures, and data migration strategies.
- Conduct solution reviews to ensure architectural consistency and compliance with enterprise standards.
HighComplexity Engineering and Delivery
- Lead engineering efforts involving advanced integrations, complex workflows, system extensions, and custom data components.
- Direct the design and execution of POCs and pilot initiatives to validate new technologies, architectural patterns, or data governance capabilities.
- Collaborate with technical teams to troubleshoot complex system interoperability, data flow, and performance issues.
- Provide handson leadership during system design, build, testing, and deployment phases.
Oversight of External Support Organizations
Serve as the primary USbased technical lead overseeing deliverables from external support partners.
- Ensure solution quality, architectural alignment, and adherence to standards across all vendor-delivered work.
- Establish technical governance routines, code review processes, and architectural checkpoints.
- Manage technical risks, escalations, and dependencies across vendors and internal teams.
S/4 Readiness and Future Initiatives
- Drive preparation and readiness activities for the organization s S/4 transformation.
Lead key initiatives related to:
- MDM hub implementation
- Data migration frameworks
- Master data harmonization
- Cloud integration and automation
- Future enterprise data platforms or components
- Provide strategic guidance on long-term architecture evolution and modernization.
Skills:
- Extensive experience in MDM Architecture, SAP solution design, and enterprise data platforms
- Strong knowledge of MDM Hub, SAP MDG, S/4HANA architecture, data models, and integration patterns.
- Proven ability to lead complex engineering efforts and large-scale solution implementations
- Hands-on experience with POCs, pilots, and evaluating new technologies or architectures.
- Demonstrated success overseeing external technical service providers and vendordelivered work.
- Deep understanding of enterprise data governance, data quality frameworks, and MDM principles.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage technical and business stakeholders.
- Experience working in global environments across multiple functional domains.
Education:
Minimum Bachelor's degree required
Preferable certification in respective specialties (MDM Hub)
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