Immediate Joiner preferred

JOB DESCRIPTION :

Data Governance Manager

Experience - 12+ years of experience predominantly in data related disciplines such as Data Governance, SAP master Data and data quality in oil and gas or financial services domain

Technology - Deep knowledge of SAP ERP and associated data structures

Key Accountabilities & Skills :

- Coordinating with Data Owners to enable identification of Critical data elements for SAP master Data Supplier/Finance/Bank master.

- Develop and maintain a business-facing data glossary and data catalog for SAP master data (Supplier, Customer, Finance (GL, Cost Center, Profit Center etc), capturing data definitions, lineage, and usage for relevant SAP master Data

- Define Data governance framework : Develop and implement data governance policies, standards, and processes to ensure data quality, data management, and compliance for relevant SAP Master Data (Finance, Supplier and Customer Master Data)

- Conduct data quality assessments and implement corrective actions to address data quality issues.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data governance practices are integrated into all SAP relevant business processes.

- Data Cataloging and Lineage : Manage data cataloging and lineage to provide visibility into data assets, their origins, and transformations in SAP environment

- Facilitate governance forums, data domain councils, and change advisory boards to review data issues, standards, and continuous improvements.

- Responsible to prepare data documentation, including data models, process flows, governance policies, and stewardship responsibilities.

- Work closely with IT, data management teams, and business units to implement data governance best practices and tools.

- Monitoring and Reporting : Monitor data governance activities, measure progress, and report on key metrics to senior management.

- Training and Awareness : Conduct training sessions and create awareness programs to promote data governance within the organization.

- Demonstrate deep understanding of SAP (and other ERP system such as JD Edwards etc.) master data structures such as Vendor, Customer, Cost center, Profit Center, GL Accounts etc.

- Collaborate and coordinate with respective pillar leads to ensure necessary policies related to data privacy, data lifecycle management and data quality management are being developed

- Reporting to Master Data GPO, will be part of the Data Management Team under Finance CDO Vertical. It involves working closely with internal team members, FDO pillar leads, key business leads, data owners, stewards, and engineers for technical support.

Primary Skills -

- Experience of implementing data governance in SAP environment both transactional and master data

- Expert knowledge of data governance concepts around data definition and catalog, data ownership, data lineage, data policies and controls, data monitoring and data governance forums

- Experience of driving large, multi-year transformational change across multiple geographies across multiple data domains

- Leadership qualities to steer the team and drive the Data governance forum meetings

- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and secure sponsorship/buy-in for data transformation agenda

Soft Skills

- Active listening, communication and collaboration, presentation, Problem solving, , Team management, Stakeholder management