Enterprise Architect for Master Data Management

Enterprise Architect for Master Data Management

Location: Remote / Hybrid London Southbank on occasion
Contract Type: Inside IR35
Duration: 6 Months
Start: ASAP

About the Role

A leading organisation is seeking a highly experienced Enterprise Architect for Master Data Management to support a major Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and Master Data strategic programme. The company is undergoing significant transformation across ERP and CRM platforms, where Customer and Product Master Data quality, governance, and architecture are critical to programme success.

This Enterprise Architect for Master Data Management role will play a pivotal part in shaping enterprise data standards, defining the target data architecture, and ensuring consistent master data capabilities across systems. Communication and collaboration skills are essential, with stakeholders spread across multiple business functions and global regions.

Key Outcomes for the Enterprise Architect for Master Data Management:

• Trusted partnership with ERP and CRM transformation programmes
• Clear EDM roadmap aligned to enterprise transformation priorities
• Measurable improvements to Customer and Product master data quality
• Delivery and adoption of new Customer and Product hierarchies
• Improved accessibility and usability of enterprise master data

Key Responsibilities for the Enterprise Architect for Master Data Management:

MDM Target Architecture

• Define the MDM target architecture across ERP, CRM, data platforms, data lakes/lakehouses, integration layers, and governance tools.
• Support the development of the MDM operating model (roles, responsibilities, ownership).

Data Modelling & Master Data Design

• Develop canonical data models for enterprise master data domains.
• Align ERP/CRM structures to enterprise-wide data models and standards.
• Define naming standards, attribute definitions, hierarchies, and relationships.
• Document matching, merging, survivorship, and validation rules.

Data Governance & Standards

• Define business rules for data quality, completeness, lifecycle, and enrichment.
• Establish metadata management and governance standards.
• Work with governance teams to define quality KPIs, stewardship workflows, and ownership processes.

Data Migration Architecture

• Design and oversee master data migration architecture and strategy.
• Define standards for transformation logic, mapping, deduplication, enrichment, and survivorship.
• Validate readiness for mock loads, SIT/UAT data, and cutover execution.

MDM Solution Design & Technology

• Design MDM capabilities including match/merge logic, master data hubs, workflows, and governance.
• Define integration patterns across ERP, CRM, and wider enterprise systems (APIs, events, batch).
• Ensure semantic consistency across operational and analytical environments.
• Maintain schema version control and conduct impact assessments.

Stakeholder & Governance Leadership

• Communicate architectural principles to executive leaders, programme managers, solution architects, and data teams.
• Lead or actively participate in MDM design authorities and data governance councils.

Required Skills & Experience

• Master Data Management experience with major ERP or CRM transformation programmes.
• Expertise with Informatica and either SAP ECC / S/4HANA or Salesforce (Veeva CRM beneficial).
• Deep understanding of Customer and/or Product master data domains.
• Data modelling skills across conceptual, logical, and physical levels using recognised modelling tools.
• Experience designing and governing enterprise data architectures and data flows across platforms.
• Knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK, TOGAF, or similar frameworks (certifications advantageous).
• Analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Effective communicator across global teams and all seniority levels.
• Experience in Consumer Healthcare or CPG industries advantageous.
• Familiarity with domain-specific challenges related to Product, Customer, Vendor, Finance, People, Location or transactional sales/consumption data.

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