MDM Senior Architect-Manager

at PwC in Rosemont, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Specialty/Competency: Data, Analytics & AI

Industry/Sector: Not Applicable

Time Type: Full time

Travel Requirements: Up to 80%

A career within Data and Analytics services will provide you with the opportunity to help organisations uncover enterprise insights and drive business results using smarter data analytics. We focus on a collection of organisational technology capabilities, including business intelligence, data management, and data assurance that help our clients drive innovation, growth, and change within their organisations in order to keep up with the changing nature of customers and technology. We make impactful decisions by mixing mind and machine to leverage data, understand and navigate risk, and help our clients gain a competitive edge.

As part of our Data Governance, Quality and Operations team, you’ll focus on using advanced frameworks, data integration and machine learning tools to deliver scalable data operations while establishing trust and integrity in data at the point of use.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

+ Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.

+ Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.

+ Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.

+ Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.

+ Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.

+ Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm’s/client’s expectations.

+ Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.

+ Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.

+ Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.

+ Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.

+ Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills

Demonstrates extensive level abilities and/or a proven record of success in understanding underlying business problems and managing client projects involving one or more of the following areas:

+ Developing Master Data Management (MDM) technology-enabled solutions that address the needs of large organizations, including the design, automation, and orchestration of enterprise Master and Reference Data that support large business transformation and processes;

+ Applying experience with the implementation of MDM tools, such as SAP, Oracle, Informatica, Riversand, Stibo, Profisee, Attaccama or Reltio;

+ Architecting end to end MDM solutions, including integration patterns (with operational and analytic systems), workflows, policies, support and reporting associated with an enterprise MDM capability;

+ Designing MDM solutions and programs for an enterprise including systems, processes & workflows, governance & reporting, roles, responsibilities and policies;

+ Leveraging experience with MDM publication and consolidation capabilities, data stewardship, data model harmonization/match-merge, deduplication, alignment with core business processes (product, customer, vendor, supplier, employee, etc.) and design;

+ Working with data querying and processing utilizing SQL, Python/PySpark, Jupyter Notebooks, well versed in custom data model design and development;

+ Utilizing knowledge of interactions with data quality systems and processes, data management and data operations workflows and processes, able to design and apply data quality rules;

+ Designing MDM governance, roles, responsibilities and policies;

+ Possessing relevant functional business knowledge in specific master data domains such as customer, product, item, supplier, finance, etc., including related hierarchies and reference data management;

+ Leading and facilitating workshops with client stakeholders, both business and technical, to capture and document MDM requirements, creating data mapping, business rules and technical specifications;

+ Relating MDM systems and processes to industry relevant use cases, and ability to articulate the benefit derived from investing in MDM, and put together business case for MDM investments;

+ Defining MDM strategies and architecture roadmaps for clients and in executing full lifecycle implementations;

+ Displaying proficiency in data models and table structure of business applications such as Salesforce/SAP/Microsoft Dynamics/Oracle ERP;

+ Preparing, communicating, facilitating, and presenting cogently complex written and verbal materials to and/or for higher-level audiences; and,

+ Working with variety of senior IT stakeholders.

Demonstrates extensive level abilities and/or a proven record of success learning and performing in functional and technical capacities, including the following areas:

+ Leading the MDM development of full scale operational and organizational transformations;

+ Leading the ideation and development of accelerators/prebuilt solutions that package leading practices and enable rapid deployment of high quality solutions for our clients;

+ Leading and shaping the development of and execution of GTM strategy and industry specific offerings/assets;

+ Leading the development and delivery of sales support materials for MDM opportunities, including delivery of client training and industry events;

+ Acting as a subject matter specialist on MDM architectures/tools/solutions, leveraging your knowledge and experience to meet client’s needs;

+ Leading and driving the sizing effort related to MDM work, plan and build cohesive teams utilizing onsite/offshore mix, utilizing deployment models for efficient delivery of solution;

+ Performing as a team leader by creating a positive environment, building team members based on coaching and mentoring, shaping next generation of MDM architects;

+ Monitoring workloads of the team while meeting client expectations and respecting the work-life quality of team members; and,

+ Providing candid feedback in a timely manner and keeping leadership informed of progress and issues.

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