SAP Center of Excellence (COE) Master Data Governance Specialist Data Governance & Quality Analyst

Bengaluru - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Master Data Governance Specialist / Data Governance & Quality Analyst is responsible for establishing enforcing and continuously improving data governance standards and data quality controls across enterprise systems (e.g. SAP S/4HANA and downstream platforms).

Goal of function:

Act as the liaison between business process owners functional consultants and the offshore/onshore technical team to ensure consistent application of data governance data quality and information governance practices across systems and tools.

Roles and Responsibilities

1. Data Governance Framework & Policies

Support definition and implementation of:
- Data governance policies
- Data standards
- Naming conventions
- Data ownership and stewardship models
Ensure data domains (e.g. Customer Vendor Material Finance) have:
- Defined owners
- Clear business rules
- Approval workflows
Enforce governance processes for:
- Data creation
- Data change
- Data deactivation
Support implementation and ongoing maintenance of information governance tooling (e.g. Collibra or similar platforms) including:
- Business glossaries and data definitions
- Data domain ownership and stewardship metadata
- Data policies standards and rule documentation
- Lineage classification and critical data element (CDE) attributes (where applicable)

2. Data Quality Management

Define and maintain data quality rules (accuracy completeness validity timeliness).
Perform regular:
- Data profiling
- Data validation
- Reconciliation checks
Identify:
- Data defects
- Root causes
- Process gaps
Drive corrective and preventive actions with IT and business teams.

3. Monitoring & Reporting

Develop and maintain data quality dashboards and KPIs.
Publish and maintain governance and data quality metrics definitions and ownership information within information governance platforms for leadership visibility and audit readiness.
Report on:
- Data quality trends
- Compliance with standards
- High-risk data issues
Provide insights to leadership on:
- Data risks
- Improvement opportunities

4. Stakeholder Engagement

Internal:
Business Data Owners
Data Stewards
SAP COE / IT
Analytics & Reporting teams
Risk Audit and Compliance teams
Responsibilities:
Act as a trusted advisor on data quality and governance.
Facilitate governance forums and working groups.
Educate stakeholders on:
- Data standards
- Roles and responsibilities
- Best practices
Support and enable Data Owners and Data Stewards in using information governance tools by defining standards templates and usage guidelines.

5. Process & Control Integration

Embed data governance into:
- Business processes
- System workflows
- Change management
Ensure data controls align with:
- SOX
- GDPR
- Regulatory requirements
Support audits and regulatory reviews related to data.

6. Continuous Improvement

Identify opportunities to:
- Automate data quality checks
- Reduce manual data corrections
- Improve data lifecycle management
Support:
- Master Data Governance (MDG) initiatives
- Data transformation programs
- S/4HANA or ERP modernization efforts
Contribute to the evolution and adoption of information governance tooling capabilities in collaboration with Data Leads IT and tool vendors.

7. Act as primary point of contact for data issues

Communicate data risks and impacts to business
Provide data quality and performance reporting

Qualifications and experience

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Technology Data Management or a related field.

Required professional experience

15 years in SAP Master data management specifically in S/4HANA implementation or support.
Proven experience in SAP domains: Material Master Business Partner (Customer/Vendor) or Finance

Important personal qualities:

Strong stewardship mindset: Acts as a custodian of enterprise data ensuring accuracy consistency and adherence to governance standards.
Analytical and detail-oriented: Demonstrates high rigor in defining validating and monitoring data quality rules metrics and controls.
Structured and methodical: Applies disciplined approaches to data profiling issue analysis root cause identification and documentation.
Influence without authority: Effectively guides data owners stewards and stakeholders toward governance compliance through expertise and collaboration.
Clear and precise communicator: Translates complex data concepts rules and quality findings into clear actionable guidance for business and technical audiences.
Policy- and control-conscious: Understands regulatory audit and compliance expectations and embeds them into governance practices and artifacts.
Collaborative and facilitative: Works constructively across business IT and analytics teams to align definitions standards and quality outcomes.
Tool- and process-oriented: Values structured use of governance and data quality tools and processes to ensure transparency and repeatability.
Continuous improvement mindset: Proactively identifies opportunities to strengthen governance frameworks data quality controls and lifecycle management.
Professional persistence: Demonstrates patience and consistency in enforcing standards and driving adoption in complex matrixed environments.

IT skills

Strong hands-on experience in SAP Master data Management configuration Business Partner (BP) setup and Data Replication Framework (DRF).
Experience with SAP Information Steward SAP Data Services or similar data profiling tools.
Knowledge of SAP modules (MM SD FICO) and how master data impacts end-to-end business with Business Rules Framework Plus (BRF) and workflow modelling.
Hands-on experience with information governance or metadata management platforms (e.g. Collibra Alation Microsoft Purview or similar).
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with high attention to detail Effective communication skills for interacting with business stakeholders and technical teams Ability to manage multiple tasks tickets and priorities in a fast-paced AMS environment and experience documenting data policies functional specifications and data dictionaries.

Core SAP & Technical Skills

Strong expertise in SAP S/4HANA Run Operations
Solid understanding of:
- SAP Finance (FI/CO)
- SAP Logistics (MM SD PP WM/EWM)
- SAP Basis & Technical Operations
- SAP Fiori Authorizations Interfaces
Familiarity with SAP Solution Manager Focused Run ChaRM
Understanding of SAP integrations (CPI PI/PO third-party systems)

SAP Products

SAP S/4HANA
SAP BW/4HANA / SAC
SAP Solution Manager / Focused Run
SAP Fiori & UI5
SAP CPI / PI-PO
Supporting Platforms
ITSM tools (ServiceNow preferred)
Monitoring tools (SAP ALM APM AIOps)
Cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP SAP workloads)

Other Requirements:

Travel upto 20% can be expected
Ability to support CET timezone (End state will include US as well need to revisit this at a later time)

Required Experience: