Director Master Data Management (MDM)

Bruker•Porto,

2d•$151,200 - $269,000

About The Position

Bruker is seeking an accomplished global data leader to lead enterprise master data management, with a focus on financial data, ERP transformation, data quality, and governance. The role is responsible for defining the enterprise financial data strategy, operating model, capability roadmap, and implementation priorities, while governing a portfolio of programs and integrating data requirements into broader business and technology transformations. The Director will lead remediation and quality initiatives for critical financial data, establish sustainable ownership and governance frameworks, and align processes, systems, controls, training, and accountability to address root causes. The role will also build executive alignment across functions, divisions, and regions; measure and communicate program outcomes; and develop data capabilities and adoption through stewardship networks, training, and practical tools. This position works across Finance, GBS, business operations, commercial teams, IT, analytics, controls, and transformation leaders in a complex global environment. Frequent overnight global travel may be required. The role is full-time and U.S.-based salary ranges from $151,200 to $269,000; compensation outside the United States may differ. Full-time employees may be eligible for performance-related incentives and benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
At least 15 years of recent hands-on leadership experience in enterprise master data management, financial data, ERP transformation, data quality, governance, or digital enablement in a complex global life sciences organization.
Experience operating across global, cross-cultural, and multi-platform environments and leading large cross-functional data remediation or transformation programs from strategy through measurable, sustained results.
Significant experience establishing data ownership, stewardship, governance forums, policies, standards, RACI models, issue management, and quality controls.
Ability to influence executives and senior functional leaders, resolve competing priorities, and lead through indirect authority.
Strong understanding of finance processes and the impact of master data across quote-to-cash, source-to-pay, record-to-report, and related enterprise processes.
Ability to quantify business impact and communicate concise executive-level recommendations, performance insights, risks, and consequences.
Hands-on experience across business groups, divisions, regions, and multiple technology platforms; global and cross-cultural leadership experience is required.
Excellent verbal, written, computer, technical, proposal, interpersonal communication, and presentation skills.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365 and SAP.
Advanced business acumen and judgment, with the ability to think strategically about business issues.
Strong global business partnering skills, including customer support orientation, agility, urgency, and responsiveness.
Ability to work effectively in a complex global matrix environment and gain commitment and coordinated action for initiatives.
Ability to build and maintain constructive working relationships across the company at all levels and with external parties.
Demonstrated performance management and talent development record for staff and future leaders.
Ability to navigate complex organizational structures to influence and gain agreement and alignment.
Competencies include critical thinking and analysis, business insight, decision making, drive for results, financial expertise, project management and process improvement, people management, collaboration and teamwork, constructive analysis, business partnering, and influence.
High standards of ethics, integrity, and professionalism.
Ability to satisfactorily complete position training and compliance requirements.
Ability to maintain current knowledge of company tools, products, and applications.
English fluency required.
Valid passport and flexibility for frequent overnight global travel.
May be required to pass a security clearance investigation.
Interviewed candidates for all positions will be screened before interview to determine eligibility in light of export control restrictions.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree and continuing education.
Knowledge of additional languages.

Responsibilities

Define and maintain the enterprise financial data strategy, target operating model, capability roadmap, and implementation priorities.
Build and govern a portfolio of master data programs, balancing remediation, risk reduction, business value, system readiness, and organizational capacity.
Establish program charters, workstreams, milestones, dependencies, resources, risks, and executive decision points.
Integrate data requirements into business transformation, ERP, e-commerce, revenue, order management, automation, analytics, and shared-service initiatives.
Lead cross-functional profiling, cleansing, enrichment, deduplication, standardization, and migration-readiness programs for critical financial data domains.
Prioritize remediation based on financial exposure, customer impact, compliance risk, operational disruption, and transformation dependency.
Address root causes of data issues by connecting corrective actions to process design, systems, controls, training, and ownership.
Create repeatable quality controls and monitoring to maintain accurate, complete, timely, consistent, and business-fit data.
Validate results through defined baselines, acceptance criteria, and post-implementation monitoring.
Design and implement enterprise governance for financial-impacting data, including councils, domain forums, stewardship routines, and escalation mechanisms.
Define and document data owners, operational stewards, producers, consumers, approvers, and technology custodians.
Establish RACI matrices and decision rights for data creation, change approval, quality issue resolution, exception management, and standards maintenance.
Create policies, standards, business definitions, naming conventions, validation rules, control requirements, and evidence expectations.
Ensure governance forums produce decisions and accountability.
Build alignment across business groups and divisions with differing priorities, systems, terminology, and local practices.
Facilitate executive decisions on enterprise standards, local exceptions, investment, sequencing, risk acceptance, and resource commitments.
Communicate the business case for change in financial, operational, customer, compliance, and transformation terms.
Challenge constructively, surface consequences, and maintain momentum when ownership is unclear or decisions are delayed.
Serve as the senior bridge among Finance, GBS, business operations, commercial teams, IT, analytics, controls, and transformation leaders.
Define program baselines and outcome measures, with clear ownership for benefit realization.
Track and report data quality, defect recurrence, processing efficiency, manual intervention, control performance, adoption, customer impact, and financial outcomes.
Translate program results into executive insights, decisions, and actions, including benefits achieved, remaining risks, and investment needs.
Make the operational and financial consequences of poor data visible.
Escalate missed commitments, unresolved ownership, and nonadherence to standards through governance, with fact-based recommendations and recovery actions.
Build a network of data owners, stewards, and subject-matter experts across regions, business groups, and functions.
Develop training, playbooks, and tools to improve data fluency and clarify individual accountability.
Embed first-time quality, proactive problem solving, and continuous improvement into daily operating routines.
Lead change through stakeholder engagement, transparent communication, visible sponsorship, and disciplined follow-through.
Perform other duties as required.