Lead, Master Data Management

Messer is the largest privately held industrial gas business in the world, and a leading industrial and medical gas company in North and South America. Messer offers over 120 years of expertise in industrial, medical, specialty, and electronic gases and safely delivers quality gases, related services and technology via an extensive production and distribution network. 

The Messer Group GmbH is a supplier of industrial gases. Business is focused on 30 European and Asian countries. The company headquarters are located in Bad Soden. Messer is selling gases for industrial use like oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, helium, shielding gases and gases for medical use. 

Job Summary:
The MDM Lead will be responsible for leading the coordination and execution of our MDM strategy. The role requires a blend of deep technical MDM transformation experience and the ability to partner with the business in a cross-functional, matrixed organization. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in SAP and implementing enterprise-wide technical MDM projects within a broader data governance framework. The role will also be responsible for implementing and managing the future technical MDM solution in accordance with Messer’s IS policies and procedures.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Lead and coach in best practices for improving master data structures
• Identify gaps in current state data structures, working with management to address through long-term strategic roadmap
• Provide consult and thought leadership to larger organizational projects & initiatives where data is a central component of success
• Guide and mentor data stewards on defining and maintaining governance, quality, compliance, and security for customer, vendor, and material master data
• Lead coordination of MDM program strategy
• Partner with management on vendor selection process for MDM application
• Act as product owner of future MDM application
• Manage 3rd party vendor relationships for MDM, data quality, validation services
• Design enterprise MDM architecture solutions, including data models, user interfaces, workflows, and integrations
• Oversee the MDM integrations and data migrations strategy
• Develop architecture blueprints and detailed documentation that align to business objectives and meet Messer standards on compliance, security, and performance
• Develop and document the enterprise solution architecture for master data applications, with included integration points

Required Skills:

• Must understand complex technical intricacies and how to solve with applicable solutions
• Experience implementing and enforcing master data governance policies & procedures
• Sufficient hands-on experience in at least 3 of the following areas – reference data management, metadata management, data quality, data standardization, data security
• In-depth knowledge of Agile principles and methodology
• Successfully managed a large MDM program and application implementation within the construct of a broader Master Data Governance program
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-driven and motivated with the ability to manage time and work effectively
• High level of comfort in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
• Ability to drive solutions to complex problems in an environment with many intricate business factors
• Team player who works well with others
• Willingness to take the lead

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5-7 years work experience in MDM, data governance, data architecture, with at least 3-5 in a lead role in an enterprise environment
• 5+ years experience in data integrations and data modeling in an MDM capacity
• Proven experience in data and solutions architecture, preferably within a manufacturing environment

Preferred Requirements:

• Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) certification a plus
• Ideal candidate would have experience implementing and architecting leading MDM solutions such as Informatica, Profisee, SAP MDG, Reltio, Tibco, etc.
• Experience in SAP and Salesforce (SFDC) a plus
• Experience in SAP Datasphere and SAP Analytics Cloud a plus

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