- Strong experience designing end-to-end enterprise MDM solutions

- Deep understanding of MDM styles : registry, consolidation, coexistence, centralized

- Ability to define multi-domain MDM strategy (Customer, Product, Vendor, Reference Data)

- Expertise in enterprise data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical)

- Ability to define golden record strategy, survivorship, and identity resolution

End-to-End MDM Flow :

- Strong understanding of complete MDM lifecycle :

1. Source onboarding

2. Data ingestion (batch/real-time)

3. Staging and standardization

4. Matching, merging, survivorship

5. Hierarchy management

6. Distribution to downstream systems

- Experience designing multi-source ingestion and crosswalk/id mapping strategies

Data Governance :

- Ability to design and implement enterprise data governance frameworks

- Experience defining :

1. Data ownership (data owners, stewards)

2. Governance operating model and RACI

3. Data policies, standards, and controls

- Experience designing data stewardship workflows and approval processes

- Understanding of metadata management, lineage, and auditability

Data Quality :

- Strong experience in defining data quality frameworks :

1. Profiling

2. Validation rules

3. Standardization and cleansing

4. Enrichment processes

- Ability to define data quality KPIs, scorecards, and monitoring frameworks

- Experience integrating DQ processes within MDM lifecycle

Integration & Ecosystem Architecture :

- Strong experience designing integration patterns :

1. Batch, real-time, event-driven

2. API-led integrations

- Ability to integrate MDM with :

1. ERP, CRM, legacy systems

2. Data lakes / data platforms

- Experience with microservices/API-first architectures

Performance & Scalability :

- Ability to design for high-volume, enterprise-scale data environments

- Experience defining performance optimization strategies (match, load, integration)

- Knowledge of scalability, availability, and resilience patterns

Delivery & Leadership :

- Ability to lead end-to-end MDM programs (strategy - implementation - adoption)

- Experience in client workshops, requirements, and solution design discussions

- Strong stakeholder management across Business, IT, Data Governance teams

- Experience mentoring teams and driving best practices