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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # MDM Product Owner - **Company:** Robert Half - **Location:** Houston, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Amazon S3, Data Analysis, JIRA, Cloud Computing, Profiling, Information Systems, Data Governance, Scrum Methodology, Release Management, Standard Sql, Systems Integration, Enterprise Application Integration, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Enterprise Software Applications, Snowflake, Information Technology, Collibra, AWS Glue, Integration Frameworks, Data Management, Mulesoft - **Published:** August 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/F7CDEAFCAE534B6B8A6AEF4FA7247E3D/job/ ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. * 7+ years of experience in Product Ownership, Master Data Management, Data Management, Business Analysis, Data Governance, or Enterprise Systems delivery. * Experience managing product backlogs, writing user stories, defining acceptance criteria, and delivering solutions in Agile environments. * Strong understanding of Master Data Management concepts including data domains, hierarchies, governance, stewardship workflows, and data quality. * Experience making product decisions and aligning cross-functional stakeholders. * Strong verbal and written communication skills with both technical and business audiences. * Working knowledge of SQL and data analysis for profiling, validation, troubleshooting, and requirements clarification. * Understanding of enterprise integration patterns including APIs, batch interfaces, and file-based integrations. * Experience defining integration requirements, mappings, validation rules, error handling processes, and interface documentation., * Experience with Stibo STEP MDM. * Exposure to Snowflake, dbt, MuleSoft, AWS Glue, S3, SFTP, Axway, or similar cloud and integration platforms. * Experience with data governance tools. * Experience with Jira, quality engineering coordination, user acceptance testing, and release management. ## Description This senior-level Product Owner position focuses on driving enterprise Master Data Management initiatives that improve data quality, governance, stewardship, usability, and system integration across the organization. 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