Sr Data Governance & MDM Specialist

Lamb Weston • Eagle, ID

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About The Position

The Senior Data Governance and MDM Specialist is accountable for the execution and operationalization of Lamb Weston’s enterprise data governance and master data management practices. While the business owns data decisions and outcomes, this role is responsible for ensuring governance processes, standards, and controls are defined, implemented, adopted, and sustained. This role operates as a senior individual contributor with deep SAP data knowledge and strong execution discipline. The Specialist works across business, SAP, and data teams to establish clear data definitions, ownership, stewardship workflows, and governance controls that enable trusted, consistent enterprise data.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience working with enterprise data in SAP-centric environments.
• Strong, hands-on understanding of SAP master data concepts and structures.
• Demonstrated experience executing data governance or MDM initiatives in complex organizations.
• Strong working knowledge of data governance concepts including ownership, stewardship, metadata, and standards.
• Excellent documentation, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to translate complex data concepts into clear business language.
• Proven ability to operate independently and drive outcomes in a matrixed environment.
• Ability to travel up to 10 percent.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with data governance or MDM tools.
• Familiarity with Snowflake and cloud data platforms.
• Experience working in large-scale enterprise data transformation programs.
• Understanding of data quality frameworks and how they integrate with governance.
• Passion for building sustainable governance practices that deliver real business value.

Responsibilities

• Own execution of enterprise data governance and support MDM processes across assigned data domains.
• Drive implementation of governance standards, policies, and operating procedures.
• Establish and maintain business glossaries, data definitions, and metadata in alignment with enterprise standards.
• Enforce data ownership, stewardship, and accountability models in partnership with business leaders.
• Operationalize master data standards, including change control and issue resolution processes.
• Work directly with SAP teams to document, standardize, and govern SAP master data structures.
• Coordinate data stewardship workflows, including issue intake, triage, prioritization, and closure.
• Partner with Data Quality resources to align governance standards with quality rules and controls.
• Configure, support, and drive adoption of data governance and MDM tooling.
• Facilitate governance forums, working sessions, and stakeholder reviews as required.
• Ensure governance practices are embedded into data delivery, analytics, and operational processes.
• Develop and maintain governance documentation, training materials, and communications.
• Identify governance gaps and proactively drive corrective actions.

Benefits

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
• Paid Time Off
• Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
• Family-Friendly Employee events
• Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services

What This Job Offers

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