Senior Manager, Master Data Management (Remote)

Company: Danaher Corporation
Location: Waukesha
Posted on: March 17, 2023

Job Description:

Our work at Hach ensures water quality for people around the world. Our customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions make water analysis better-faster, simpler, greener, and more informative. As a member of our team, you'll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within industries from aviation to manufacturing to mining. You'll also be part of an environment that fosters career growth and professional development, with kindness at its core. And you'll be part of our mission, which drives us to develop water quality solutions that protect the health and safety of all living things.
Hach is proud to be one of Danaher's Water Quality companies (https://www.dhwaterquality.com/) . Motivated by the highest possible stakes of climate change and global health, we're working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment.
About the Role
The Senior Manager, Master Data Management is the global leader responsible for strategic coordination and management of activities related to reference & master data, metadata, and data quality with the goal of leveraging data as an asset. This includes development of data lifecycle management policies and processes; and managing data catalog and master data management software solutions. In this role, you will lead a small team of Global Data Stewards and Global Data Analysts. We will rely on you to be a leading voice in the cross-functional Master Data Management Group, which includes data owners and data stewards at select functions.
Although top notch technical skills are expected, we are looking for somebody who can lead the implementation of a global master data management practice and identify opportunities to add value and usability of data assets through data quality guarantees and through the incorporation and use of open standards and external standardized data.
The role will directly report to the Director, Global Data Governance (GDG). The GDG team is part of the CFO organization and provides key contributions to enterprise and global data governance goals in alignment with overall business strategy. This is a wonderful opportunity to join a highly diverse, collaborative, and engaged team with a chance to think out of the box, innovate, and execute. If you are an enthusiastic team player, who is energetic and passionate about delivering value to customers, we'd love to speak with you!
Several locations have been listed for marketing purposes but only one position is available. This role can be performed in Loveland CO or remote as applicable. Key Responsibilities
General Areas of Responsibility:

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  Work in close collaboration with domain data owners and data stewards at business functions and the GDG organization to develop data quality frameworks, processes, metrics, and policy adherence mechanisms.
  
  
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  Lead development of enterprise practices on management of Reference & Master Data, Metadata, Data Quality, and Data Harmonization that are informed by business priorities
  
  
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  Guide review of business processes and lead development of specification documents and UAT processes to guarantee information delivery in efficient and effective ways.
  
  
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  Lead selection, implementation, and operation of data catalog and master data management software (e.g., Talend, Informatica, Reltio, Profisee, etc.)
  
  
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  Mentor and coach junior team members on data management & data services best practices
  
  
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  Own and drive end to end process documentation on all data domains while looking for opportunities to implement and leverage industry and international standards where appropriate.
  
  
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  Collaborate with Enterprise and Data Architecture and Business Intelligence teams to ensure alignment with other global data governance areas of practice (e.g., Data Architecture, Data Modelling, Data Storage & Operations, Security, Data Integration & Interoperability, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, and Analytics).
  
  
  Technical Expertise:
  
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    Understanding of Data Governance and the role of a successful MDM practice including data quality and privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
    
    
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    Provides detailed advice regarding systems, applications, and implementation of processes and systems following best practices (e.g., Data Management Association standards, and FAIR data principles).
    
    
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    Provides insights on international and industry standards for diverse data domains, usability opportunities, and potential ROI derived from their implementation (e.g., NAICS, UNSPC, ISO, HS, DUNS #, etc.)
    
    
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    Advises on the implementation of general-purpose ontologies where applicable (e.g., FIBO, CDISC, QUDT, etc.)
    
    
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    Academic and professional expertise on design, implementation, and management of ontologies, hierarchies, and catalogs, as well as taxonomy and semantic linkage development and implementation on multiple domains.
    
    
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    Understanding of ETL/ELT/API based Integration patterns for Data Services and MDM.
    
    
    Requirements Definition and Management:
    
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      Facilitates scoping and business priority setting for complex changes, engaging senior stake holders as required.
      
      
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      Selects most appropriate means of representing and managing business requirements in the context of the specific change initiative relating to product/project delivery.
      
      
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      Drives requirement definitions where necessary and identifies which stakeholder and customer input is required.
      
      
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      Leads UAT processes and obtains formal agreement from key stakeholders on product/project requirements deliverables and the impact to the business.
      
      
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      Assists in more complex requirements activities and with the processes for establishing agreed baselines for change and managing the assessment and application of requested changes to those requirements.
      
      
      Minimum Qualifications:
      
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        Graduate degree in Library and Information Science, Computer Science, Business Intelligence, Information Science, MBA with IT focus, or related
        
        
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        5+ years of professional experience demonstrating success leading master data management programs in global organizations required
        
        
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        Demonstrated mastery of MDM concepts, benefits, best practices & challenges; High level of expertise on Data Catalog and Master Data Management software solutions (e.g., Talend, Informatica, Profisee, Reltio, etc.) required
        
        
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        Proven experience leading implementation of master data management in multiple domains at global scale required
        
        
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        Track record of delivering results in a global matrixed organization with energy and integrity
        
        
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        Certifications including Project Management Certification (PMP), Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), Lean Six Sigma, would be an asset
        
        
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        Willingness to travel nationally and/or internationally about 20% of the time; multilingual capabilities strong plus (eg: French, German, Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese, etc.)
        
        
        The salary for this role is $140,000 -$160,000 USD. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in Colorado. This range may be modified in the future.
        This job is also eligible for bonus pay.
        We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical / dental / vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can apply for this role through the Careers Page at https://jobs.danaher.com/global/en/ (or through the Workday "Find Jobs" function if you are a current employee).
        Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.
        When you join us, you'll also be joining Danaher's global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you'll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System (https://www.danaher.com/how-we-work/danaher-business-system) tools and the stability of a tested organization.
        Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.The EEO posters are available here (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters) .We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at applyassistance@danaher.com to request accommodation. If you've ever wondered what's within you, there's no better time to find out.

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