Master and Reference Data Management Consultant

Role Overview

The Master and Reference Data Management Consultant plays a critical role in implementing and optimizing enterprise-wide master and reference data initiatives. This position ensures data accuracy, consistency, and governance across essential business data domains by leveraging master and reference data management platforms effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain solutions for Master Data Management (MDM) and Reference Data Management (RDM) within the organization.
• Oversee and govern master data domains including Customers, Products, Suppliers, Vendors, Assets, and other Reference Data entities.
• Establish and enforce standards for master data, including business rules, governance protocols, and stewardship guidelines.
• Configure and administer MDM and RDM platforms, including workflows, matching logic, survivorship criteria, and hierarchy management.
• Develop and manage processes for creating Golden Records, resolving entity identities, harmonizing data, and consolidating records.
• Analyze and profile data, conduct cleansing, enrichment, and remediation to enhance master data quality.
• Support data governance initiatives related to data ownership, stewardship, metadata handling, and regulatory compliance.
• Design and implement data integration mechanisms between source systems, MDM platforms, and downstream applications.
• Track and report on master data quality metrics, governance KPIs, and compliance status.
• Engage with business stakeholders, data owners, stewards, and technical teams to ensure data management aligns with enterprise goals.
• Produce technical documentation, data standards, operation procedures, and governance artifacts.
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts to elevate master data quality, uniformity, and governance maturity levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, IT, Engineering, or related areas.
• Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) in Master & Reference Data Management.
• Certification pertinent to the designated MDM/RDM platform or governance component.
• Additional certifications in Data Governance, Data Management, or Enterprise Data Architecture are a plus.

Experience

• At least five years of experience in Master Data Management, Reference Data Management, Data Governance, or Enterprise Data Management roles.
• Proven practical experience managing enterprise master data domains and governance processes.
• Demonstrated success implementing MDM/RDM tools, workflow automation, and governance frameworks.
• Experience supporting data quality initiatives and enterprise data management programs.

Core Technical Skills

• Expertise in Master Data Management (MDM) and Reference Data Management (RDM) principles and practices.
• Knowledge of Golden Record creation and entity resolution techniques.
• Proficiency in data harmonization, record consolidation, and data governance frameworks.
• Skilled in data stewardship, data ownership models, data profiling, cleansing, and remediation strategies.
• Experience with data integration, metadata management, data lineage, business rules, matching and survivorship logic.
• Capability in MDM/RDM platform configuration, development, and administration.
• Competent in data quality monitoring, compliance reporting, and SQL for data analysis.
• Ability to implement technical controls for MDM/RDM processes and governance.