Senior Data Steward

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At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

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About the Team

Workday has launched an Enterprise Data and Analytics (ED&A) Team to Transform and optimize the way Workday creates and shares trusted data to drive actionable insights and data led innovation across the enterprise. To enable this strategy, the ED&A team has worked with the business to identify critical business areas in which data and analytics can make a material difference in the execution of Workday’s strategic goals. Each of these goals is being organized as a data product with a dedicated multi-functional team to drive a diverse set of data management, governance, and data analytics to realize relevant, measurable business change. As part of ED&A and enabling this strategy, the Enterprise Data Governance team drives the creation of policies, procedures, and operating models that will improve the overall quality and reliability of data across Workday in support of operational and analytical strategic business outcomes.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly qualified and strategic Senior MDM Data Steward to join our Enterprise Data Governance team. This senior role demands deep domain expertise in Data Stewardship and Master Data Management (MDM), particularly with customer, product, and contact data domains. The ideal candidate will possess extensive, hands-on experience architecting, implementing, and governing end-to-end reference data solutions and sophisticated hierarchical structures within MDM systems. Proficiency and significant experience with Reltio or comparable enterprise MDM platforms are critical. In this strategic role, you will be a key leader in defining and upholding the integrity, governance, and integration strategy for critical enterprise data assets! You will drive high-quality data management practices that are fundamental to business operations, strategic decision-making, and data-driven innovation across Workday.

Primary Responsibilities:

Lead and Drive Strategy: Drive the end-to-end strategy and execution for data stewardship (including customer, product, contact), ensuring outstanding data quality, consistency, and seamless integration across the enterprise ecosystem.

Champion Data Stewardship: Serve as the primary steward and domain expert for customer data, ensuring its accuracy, completeness, and compliance with organizational standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.

Architect and Govern Hierarchies: Design, implement, govern, and evolve sophisticated hierarchical structures within MDM systems like Reltio, ensuring they meet current and future business needs.

Develop and Implement Policy: Develop, refine, and champion reference data policies, standards, and procedures to maintain data integrity, consistency, and compliance, influencing broader data governance frameworks.

Drive Alignment Across Functions: Lead collaboration with partners across Data, IT, Product, Sales, Marketing, and Operations to drive sophisticated data initiatives, ensure strategic alignment, and improving data quality.

Strategize Data Integration: Architect and guide the seamless integration of customer data across diverse systems and platforms, partnering with technical team