Lead, Master Data Management and Governance Lead

Scotts Miracle-Gro•Marysville, OH

1d•$140,000 - $164,700

About The Position

The Lead, Master Data Management (MDM) and Governance Lead serves as the enterprise data leader for a large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformation. This role is critical to ensuring data integrity, standardization, and governance as the organization transitions from highly customized legacy systems to a cloud-based, clean-core ERP environment. Reporting to the Director of Data Governance, this leader provides strategic direction and hands-on oversight of master data design, transformation, migration, and long-term governance. The role includes solid-line leadership of data stewards within the data governance office and strong dotted lines to Master Data Business Process Leads (BPLs) across core process areas—Order to Cash (OTC), Procure to Pay (PTP), and Record to Report (RTR)— and master data owners across the enterprise.

Requirements

Matrix Leadership: Proven ability to lead teams in complex, multi-stakeholder environments with solid and dotted-line accountability.
SAP S/4HANA Expertise: Strong understanding of S/4HANA master data concepts, including Business Partner (BP) and Material Master structures.
Data Transformation Tools: Experience with data migration and governance tools such as Syniti; familiarity with process mining tools such as Signavio preferred.
Strategic Influence: Ability to influence senior leaders and drive adoption of standardized data practices across the enterprise.
Data Governance: Demonstrated experience establishing enterprise data governance models, councils, and decision workflows.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field.
7–10 years of experience, including leadership of master data workstreams in large-scale ERP transformations (greenfield or brownfield).

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with process mining tools such as Signavio.
CDMP (Certified Data Management Professional) or SAP Master Data certification and Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist in defining and executing the enterprise master data strategy, including high-level design and future-state governance aligned to SAP S/4HANA best practices.
Champion the “Clean Core” strategy by enforcing standardized data models and driving the reduction of legacy custom objects.
Ensure alignment between data architecture, business process design, and long-term ERP sustainability.
Provide solid-line leadership, coaching, and performance management for data stewards.
Manage effective dotted-line relationships with functional BPOs to ensure master data supports operational and regulatory needs.
Facilitate collaboration between data teams and functional process owners to prevent silos and conflicting requirements.
Lead enterprise data transformation activities, including data profiling, cleansing, validation, and readiness.
Partner with Process Architects to leverage Signavio insights, identifying data-driven process breakdowns and prioritizing remediation efforts.
Drive initiatives to retire obsolete legacy data in partnership with enterprise.
Collaborate with IT and System Integrators to plan and execute data loads for testing cycles, mock conversions, and production migrations.
Lead the validation of data accuracy and completeness during environment builds and cloud migration planning activities.
Ensure data readiness for major program milestones and cutover events.
Define the post–go-live master data operating model, including roles, governance forums, and decision workflows.
Partner with Organizational Change Management (OCM) teams to support training and adoption for Super Users and business stakeholders.
Embed sustainable data governance practices to support long-term business performance and system stability.