Director, Data Quality

Company Description

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we’ll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

Job Description

Role Purpose:

The Director, Data Quality is a critical role for NBCUniversal’s SAP S/4 HANA implementation, “Project Keystone.” This position will work with colleagues across the global NBCU Finance and Technology organizations, playing an active role in our finance digital transformation from design to deployment. This role will be part of the Finance Transformation office and an important part of ensuring inclusive design decisions, effective change management and substantial transformation.

You will provide expertise in identifying the relevant master and transactional data required to support business processes, operational insights, and analytics. The focus will be on validating the functional data requirements, data validation for finance, data clean up and change management in the field of data governance. This role requires a blend of functional expertise in SAP S/4 business processes and understanding of data governance methodologies.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic thinking based on subject matter expertise (SME) for next generation ERP Finance Solutions data design and migration. 
• Collaborate with business teams, the System Integrator (SI) and IT to understand data requirements and define the data migration scope.
• Participate in workshops and sessions around data migration design and validation, serving as a SPOC during data dry runs and validations.
• Ensure involvement of the right NBCU SME support to validate the data migrated and get the sign off for accuracy and completeness.
• Translate data governance and stewardship policies and processes to functional colleagues and clearly communicate the value and benefits it brings to downstream processes.
• Work with technical teams to design data cleansing and transformation rules to ensure data quality and consistency.
• Ensure data quality is reviewed and KPIs are meeting agreed upon standards.
• Collaborate with functional (RTR, OTC, AP) and technical teams to troubleshoot data migration errors and ensure data integrity.
• Collaborate with functional, technical teams and data analysts to ensure a smooth and successful data validation process.
• Effectively communicate data validation plans and progress to stakeholders, including business users and project management.
• Be a change agent for the SAP S/4 transformation.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Information Systems and a minimum of 8 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of professional work experience in SAP.
• Strong understanding of SAP S/4 data structures and business processes across relevant modules (e.g., Finance, Sales & Distribution, Materials Management).
• Proven experience in data migration methodologies (ETL) and data quality best practices.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication, collaboration skills.

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience with SAP data migration tools (e.g., SAP Data Services, SAP LTMC) would be a strong plus.

Additional Requirements:

• Must be willing to work in New York, NY.
• This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the offi