Data Governance & Platform Owner (food/beverage manufacturer)

Baldwin Richardson Foods • Macedon, NY

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Baldwin Richardson Foods is focused on enriching the flavor of life. As a full-service liquid products supplier and strategic partner to the food and beverage industry, Baldwin Richardson Foods combines its formulation expertise and unique packaging options with robust processing capabilities to produce high-quality sauces, toppings, syrups, fillings, and shelf-stable beverages for the world's most iconic Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs), Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands, and food service companies. Its state-of-the-art Innovation & Culinary Center transforms trends and culinary inspiration into legendary products through an award-winning commercialization process. The company also manufactures and markets Mrs. Richardson's dessert sauces and Nance's mustards/condiments in addition to producing finished goods for the private label sector. BRF maintains its headquarters and a manufacturing facility in Macedon, New York; with a Culinary Innovation Center in Westmont, Illinois; and offices and manufacturing facilities in Williamson, New York; Pennsauken, New Jersey; and Corona, California. This role will be based in our corporate headquarters in Macedon, NY (hybrid).

The Data Governance & Platform Owner is responsible for ensuring the reliability, integrity, and effective operation of BRF’s internal data platforms and governance frameworks. This role owns the end-to-end health of the systems that power the company’s data infrastructure, enabling trusted reporting, analytics, and advanced data use cases.

The position sits at the intersection of technology, data, and business, coordinating platform operations, governance processes, and continuous improvement of the enterprise data ecosystem to ensure data is secure, reliable, and fit for purpose.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Management, or a related technical field.
• Five (5)+ years of experience working with enterprise data platforms, data integration, or analytics environments, with demonstrated ownership of platform reliability and operations.
• Hands-on experience with data governance disciplines, including data quality management, metadata, data lineage, and data standards.
• Experience supporting and operating production data pipelines and analytics platforms in a business-critical environment.
• Proven ability to work across IT, data, and business teams to define standards, resolve data issues, and ensure data is fit for operational and analytical use.
• Experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or regulated enterprise environment where data reliability and controls are critical.

Responsibilities

• Owning the operational stability, availability, and performance of BRF’s core data platforms, including data ingestion, storage, transformation, and analytics layers.
• Ensuring data pipelines and integrations between internal systems operate reliably, efficiently, and in alignment with defined standards.
• Defining, implementing, and enforcing data governance policies, standards, and best practices across the organization.
• Establishing and monitoring data quality controls, metrics, and remediation processes to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and trustworthiness.
• Managing metadata, data lineage, and documentation to support transparency and usability of enterprise data assets.
• Partnering with data owners and stewards across manufacturing, supply chain, commercial, and corporate functions to ensure accountability for critical data domains.
• Working with IT security and compliance teams to ensure appropriate data access controls, role-based permissions, and adherence to internal and external compliance requirements.
• Acting as the primary point of accountability for data platform incidents, including root cause analysis, issue resolution, and communication to stakeholders.
• Defining and maintaining a roadmap for data platform and governance maturity, balancing operational needs with longer-term strategic improvements.
• Evaluating new tools, technologies, and architectural enhancements to improve scalability, reliability, and efficiency of the data ecosystem.
• Works on initiatives with moderate to high scope and material impact on the organization’s ability to leverage data effectively.

Benefits

• You’ll also receive a comprehensive benefits package including a low premium and out of pocket cost medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k with company match, generous sick and vacation time, 9 paid holidays, birthday and floating holidays, volunteer time and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level