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# Data Governance Lead MDG

- **Company:** Thinkbyte Consulting, Inc.
- **Location:** Redwood City, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Audit Trail, Information Systems, Data Cleansing, Data Governance, IBM InfoSphere (ETL Tools), Meta-Data Management, SAP ERP, Power BI, Standard Sql, SAP NetWeaver Data Management, SAP Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Tableau (Software), Workflow Management Systems, Information Technology, Data Lineage, Collibra, SAP S/4HANA, SAP MDG, Data Management
- **Published:** August 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/2492af57-c721-40e0-8b77-95a487ce33ed

## About the Role

Bachelor's Degree in Data Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering. Preferred: Master's in Data Management, MBA, Master's in Information Systems, Master's in Supply Chain Management, Master's in Business Analytics.
Industry Experience

 * Manufacturing Operations
 * Automotive / Robotics
 * Aerospace
 * HighTech Manufacturing
 * Supply Chain & Logistics
 * SAP Enterprise Environments
 * Enterprise Data Governance
 * MDM / MDG Implementations

## Description

* Enterprise Data Governance Strategy
 * Data Governance Operating Model Design
 * Data Quality Management
 * Workflow Design & Approvals
 * Data Stewardship & Ownership
 * MDG / MDM Gap Analysis & Capability Assessment
 * Business Requirements Translation for Data Platforms
 * Roadmap Development & Business Case Creation
 * Manufacturing Operations Data Management
 * SAP MDG / S/4HANA Data Governance
 * Data Domain Expertise (Material, MM, PP, QM, EWM, TM, FSM, Supplier, Customer)
 * Auditability & Change Control
 * Duplicate Prevention & Data Enrichment Optimization

Technical Skills

 * SAP MDG
 * SAP S/4HANA
 * SAP PLM / 3DX Integration
 * MDM Platforms (Informatica / Riversand / IBM InfoSphere)
 * Data Catalog & Metadata Management Tools (Collibra / Alation)
 * Data Quality Tools (SAP Data Services / Informatica DQ)
 * Reporting / Dashboard Tools (Power BI / Tableau)
 * SQL
 * Data Lineage Tools


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