MDM Product Principal

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Job Summary

The MDM Product Principal plays a critical role in driving the success of our Enterprise Master Data Management (MDM) program. This role serves as the voice of business and technical stakeholders, translating requirements into a clear, prioritized product backlog that delivers high‑quality, trusted master data across the organization. Reporting to the Product Manager – MDM, you will own the backlog for your assigned MDM domain and collaborate closely with data governance, engineering, architecture, and business teams. You will ensure our MDM capabilities, workflows, and integrations deliver maximum value, support enterprise data standards, and enable consistent, accurate, and governed data across systems. You will serve as the MDM Product Principal for an agile delivery team, breaking down epics into actionable stories, defining acceptance criteria, and ensuring features meet enterprise data quality and governance requirements.

Responsibilities

Business Requirements & Process Analysis

• Partner with business and technical stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document requirements related to master data domains, data quality, and data governance

• Translate business needs into functional MDM capabilities, including workflows, data quality rules, match & merge logic, and governance processes

• Ensure functional alignment with the broader MDM roadmap and enterprise data strategy

• Collaborate with the MDM Product Manager to coordinate domain dependencies, sequencing, and prioritization

Solution Design & Functional Delivery

• Work closely with solution architects, data modelers, and engineers to define scalable, cross‑functional MDM capabilities

• Document functional specifications including data models, data lifecycle rules, workflows, and integration requirements

• Ensure proposed solutions align with MDM best practices, governance policies, and enterprise data standards

Backlog Ownership & Agile Delivery

• Own and manage the product backlog for your MDM domain

• Write clear user stories and acceptance criteria, ensuring stories are “dev ready.”

• Prioritize backlog items based on business value, technical feasibility, and cross-domain impact

• Facilitate sprint planning, backlog refinement, and feature prioritization activities

• Ensure stories meet the Definition of Done, including validation of data quality rules and user acceptance criteria

Cross‑Functional Delivery & Stakeholder Alignment

• Partner with business stakeholders, data stewards, and governance teams to gather feedback and refine requirements

• Communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and feature outcomes to stakeholders and leadership

• Serve as the central point of contact for your data domain, balancing business needs with governance and technical considerations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Information Management, Computer Science, or Data Analytics

• 3+ years of experience working with MDM platforms or delivering MDM capabilities (Informatica, Reltio, Stibo, etc.)

• Strong understanding of master data concepts including data governance, data quality, match & merge logic, survivorship rules, and domain modeling

• Experience working in Agile environments, ideally as a Product Owner or similar role

• Proven ability to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder‑management skills

• Experience working with globally distributed or matrixed teams

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to interpret and translate complex data requirements

This posting is a new position within our organization.

The targeted pay range for this position