Master Data Management Data Lead
Share
Job Location:
Slater, IA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
11 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At Syngenta our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers success. To support this mission Syngenta is seeking a Master Data Management Data Lead in Slater IA. This role will oversee the strategic direction governance and operational excellence of master data within the Seeds organization.
The Master Data Management Data Leadwill guide the master data function through the entire SAP ECC and S/4HANA transition maintaining business continuity in the current ECC environment while developing and sustaining a long-term master data operating model in S/4HANA. Responsibilities encompass establishing owning and evolving the enterprise MDM governance frameworkcovering policies roles forums and standards. The role involves leading migration strategies such as data cleansing readiness assessments validation cutover planning and hypercare support. Developing SOPs data models and definitions KPIs and quality monitoring processes is essential for maintaining data excellence.
The position requires coordinating cross-functional initiatives with IT Regions Supply Chain Quality R&D and Program leadership. Regular reporting on progress risks and decisions to senior leadership ensures compliance and audit readiness. Additionally the role manages team capability development performance and the evolution of the global operating model along with overseeing budgets tools technology enablement and training investments.
Accountabilities:
- Ensure data consistency accuracy completeness and compliance across ECC and S/4HANA.
- Own master data architecture decisions and migration execution plans; manage issue escalation and change control.
- Deliver cleansing/readiness initiatives and risk mitigation to protect business continuity.
- Maintain integration with adjacent systems processes and compliance requirements.
- Balance BAU ECC stability with S/4HANA transformation milestones and adoption.
- Establish sustainable auditable governance and drive adherence across regions/functions.
- Manage complex stakeholder environment and competing priorities under compressed timelines.
- Enable knowledge transfer and build long-term capabilities across global team and business owners.
Qualifications :
Required:
- Bachelors degree in business IT Data Management or related field; Masters preferred.
- Strong understanding of SAP ECC S/4HANA SAP MDG and enterprise data governance frameworks.
- Certifications in SAP S/4HANA SAP MDG or Change Management preferred.
- 8 years of SAP Master Data experience across ECC and S/4 environments.
- Proven leadership of master data migration/transformation programs.
- 3 years leading teams (onshore/offshore).
- Experience building and governing global MDM frameworks.
- SAP ECC SAP S/4HANA SAP MDG and data migration tools.
- Data quality rules workflows and monitoring/automation.
- Project and change management methodologies (e.g. cutover hyper care).
- Stakeholder engagement and communication across matrixed global environments.
Desired:
- Strategic thinking and planning.
- Team development coaching and performance management.
- Decision-making and problem-solving under ambiguity.
- Governance mindset and ability to drive accountability.
Additional Information :
- 60% of work is performed in standard office; 40% in on-site/field locations or meetings.
- Computer usage for extended periods; ability to work across time zones.
- Occasional international travel: valid passport and drivers license required.
What We Offer:
- A culture that celebrates belonging and collaboration promotes professional development and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs.
- Full Benefit Package (Medical Dental & Vision) that starts your first day.
- 401k plan with company match Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution.
- Paid Vacation Paid Holidays Maternity and Paternity Leave Education Assistance Wellness Programs Corporate Discounts among other benefits.
Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. Learn more about our team and our mission here: is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment hiring training promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race color religion gender national origin age sexual orientation marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status.
WL: 5A
#LI-Onsite
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Apache Hive
- S3
- Hadoop
- Redshift
- Spark
- AWS
- Apache Pig
- NoSQL
- Big Data
- Data Warehouse
- Kafka
- Scala
About Company
To help feed 10 billion people while reducing emissions and improve biodiversity. This is our mission as the global agriculture technology leader. With 59,000 employees in more than 100 countries and hundreds of thousands of agricultural partners worldwide, we are committed to transfo ... View more
