Senior Manager - MDM Technology & Governance (m/f/d)
EVIDENT Europe GmbHEvident Scientific is creating a new position within the Enterprise Technology and Innovation Team to architect, accelerate, and enforce enterprise-wide master data management (MDM), including data architecture, data quality management, and seamless cross-system data sharing.
As Evident establishes a new data governance structure, this role requires a high-caliber leader to serve as the core driver and member of Evident’s Data Governance Council. You will partner with business leaders across core functions to ruthlessly prioritize and enforce standards, hierarchies, and quality metrics that align with global business objectives.
We are seeking a decisive, high-energy, and proven IT MDM Leader with extensive cross-system (SAP, SFDC, Snowflake, etc.) knowledge to champion and accelerate master data initiatives from concept to execution. This is not a developer role; it is a high-visibility leadership position.
Operating with a strong sense of urgency, you will owe prioritization, execution, and governance of enterprise MDM initiatives. You must be a strong cross-functional influencer capable of breaking down silos, driving alignment across diverse business units, and ensuring critical master data projects deliver maximum business value on time and on budget.
Tasks
Cross-Functional Leadership & Decision Making
- Drive Executive Alignment: Chair and drive alignment within the Data Governance Council, actively steering cross-functional business leaders toward decisive actions regarding data ownership, standards, and conflict resolution.
- Strategic Prioritization: Establish clear frameworks to prioritize competing data demands across IT, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, and Operations based on business impact, risk, and resource constraints.
- High-Stakes Problem Solving: Act as the ultimate escalation point for MDM project risks, ownership disputes, and roadblocks, making swift, data-driven decisions to keep initiatives moving forward.
- Accountability & Execution: Lead end-to-end MDM projects (e.g., SAP MDM implementation, data cleansing, migration, governance rollout, MDG setup) with strict accountability for timelines, budgets, and resource optimization.
SAP MDM & Enterprise Strategy
- Architect Solutions: Define comprehensive project requirements for SAP master data (material, customer, vendor, finance) and challenge technical teams to ensure solutions map perfectly to strategic business needs.
- Enforce Governance: Oversee data quality, migration, and governance deliverables in SAP environments (ECC, S/4HANA), ensuring strict compliance with global data standards and regulatory frameworks.
- Business Transformation: Actively translate comple
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