Director - Master Data Management

Wesco • Glenview, IL

5d • $153,662 - $211,286 • Remote

About The Position

The Director of Master Data Management is responsible for the integrity of Wesco’s global Master Data Governance and supporting processes. This role provides enterprise leadership for the Master Data Governance program by establishing the frameworks, policies, standards, and operating model needed to ensure trusted, high-quality, well-managed data across the organization. The Director defines and implements a governance roadmap, drives cross-functional alignment, and promotes consistent stewardship and accountability across master data domains. The role builds stakeholder relationships across SBU, IT, Sales, Supply Chain, Finance, and third parties, and influences departments to incorporate governance into daily work. The position is accountable for master data accuracy and continuous data quality improvement.

The Director establishes and operates domain governance, leads a team of data stewards, governance specialists, and architects, and drives operational excellence in governance processes and technology. The role also develops capabilities to support enterprise AI, communicates governance best practices, and measures performance through governance KPIs and data-quality metrics. Travel of up to 25% is required. The position is remote, as indicated by the job posting’s #LI-REMOTE tag.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of IT applications or operational experience, including 7 years in a Master Data domain such as Products, Customers, or Suppliers.
• Experience building and leading a team from the ground up, including hiring and ongoing people development.
• Experience building Master Data Management domain systems (Product, Customers, Suppliers, Reference) and establishing governance processes from the ground up.
• Experience overseeing, developing, or implementing Master Data products.
• Graduate-level understanding of machine learning techniques, knowledge representation, and artificial intelligence, along with a strong understanding of statistics.
• Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple work streams and prioritize competing goals.
• Strong presentation skills with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong team leadership and/or project management experience across multiple simultaneous initiatives, including managing teams of Data Stewards, MDM Architects, Data Analysts, or similar roles.
• Skill in managing complex systems and making decisions under uncertainty.
• Excellent project and time management skills, strong attention to detail, and experience adhering to best practices for managing the lifecycle of data-intensive machine learning projects.
• Strategic planning experience that supports communication between technical and business stakeholders.
• Exceptional problem-solving and crisis-management skills, and the ability to work independently and within a team.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• Master Data Management license, certificate, or designation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business functions and stakeholders to define and implement Master Data Governance principles, processes, requirements, and an implementation roadmap, driving changes when necessary.
• Design and implement capabilities to lead enterprise AI abilities, including AI enablement.
• Establish, build, and operate Master Data Domain Governance so it becomes part of routine daily work across the business.
• Create standards, best practices, controls, automation modeling techniques, and procedures.
• Define and maintain master data standards, data-quality rules, controls, and stewardship practices, ensuring consistent application across systems and business processes.
• Build and lead a team of data stewards, governance specialists, and architects, ensuring operational governance, issue management, and cross-functional coordination.
• Champion adoption of a data-accuracy culture across the organization and ensure Master Data Management assets are understood, available, and used.
• Establish and report governance KPIs and data-quality metrics, highlighting improvements, operational impacts, and value delivered through master data oversight.
• Maintain external-auditor-level controls where applicable.
• Establish and communicate Master Data Governance best practices, including people, processes, and technology enablement models.
• Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement in governance processes, stewardship workflows, and technology used to monitor, control, and manage master data.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• Medical coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Eligible positions may include participation in a bonus or sales incentive plan, subject to the applicable plan terms.

What This Job Offers

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