Master Data Governance Manager

The Master Data Governance Manager is responsible for defining, implementing, and operating the enterprise‑wide data governance framework across entire Giorgi Global Holdings. This role ensures the consistency, quality, integrity, and usability of master data (Customer, Material, Vendor, Pricing, and Employee) to support operational excellence, analytics, compliance, and digital transformation initiatives.
In addition to governance ownership, this role provides direct operational leadership over centralized Master Data execution teams ensuring alignment between governance standards, ERP master data migrations, and day‑to‑day master data maintenance activities.

Your responsibilities:

Data Governance Strategy & Framework

• Define, maintain, and execute the enterprise Data Governance Strategy and Roadmap at Giorgi Global Holdings.

• Establish and continuously improve governance policies, standards, controls, and decision rights for master data domains.

• Promote and advance organizational understanding of data governance, data quality, master data management, and information architecture.

• Serve as the process and policy owner for master data governance across systems and regions.

Master Data & Data Quality Ownership

• Own governance processes for Customer, Material, Vendor, and Employee master data.

• Define data quality standards, business rules, validation controls, KPIs, and monitoring mechanisms.

• Implement processes and procedures to minimize data integrity risk and define remediation plans for identified data quality issues.

• Maintain clear understanding of master data sources, authorship points, producers, and consumers across business and IT systems.

• Ensure master data is fit for use in operational reporting, analytics, planning, and AI initiatives.

Leadership of Master Data Operations

• Provide functional and people management oversight for centralized Master Data Operations teams.

• Ensure operational MD activities are executed in full alignment with governance standards, policies, SLAs, and audit requirements.

• Drive standardization of master data processes across regions, business units, and plants.

• Balance governance rigor with operational efficiency, helping the team scale without increasing data risk.

• Set objectives, performance expectations, and development plans for team leads and individual contributors.

• Act as escalation point for complex master data decisions, conflicts, and cross‑functional issues.

Data Stewardship & Business Engagement

• Partner with Business Data Owners and Data Stewards to clarify accountability and ownership for data standards and quality.

• Educate and coach Data Stewards on governance responsibilities, issue resolution, and ongoing data quality management.

• Build strong working relationships with senior business leaders, IT, Analytics, Finance, Supply Chain, and Operations.

• Translate governance requirements into practical, business‑friendly processes and outcomes.

Process Ownership & Continuous Improvement

• Own end‑to‑end master data processes, including change, approval, controls, and lifecycle management.

• Identify opportunities for automation, simplification, and process optimization.

• Define and track performance measures for governance effectiveness and master data operations.

Technology & Enablement

• Partner with IT on design and adoption of SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) and related master data tooling.

• Support implementation and scaling of MDM, data quality, metadata, and workflow solutions.

• Ensure governance design supports current and future analytics, planning, and digital platforms.

Program & Initiative Delivery

• Lead or contribute to cross‑functional, data‑related initiatives and transformation programs.

• Ensure governance and operational impacts are addressed in system implementations, reorganizations, and acquisitions.

Our expectations:

• 10–15+ years of experience in Master Data / Data Governance, including senior team leadership (~10 years)

• Proven ability to define and execute enterprise data governance strategy

• Strong track record of influencing senior stakeholders and driving business adoption

• Deep expertise in MDM, data quality, and governance frameworks

• Experience with SAP S/4, SAP MDG, and data/reporting tools (e.g. Power BI)

• Ability to operate with high autonomy and ownership, setting direction and delivering end‑to‑end

• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate data concepts into practical outcomes

• Experience in ERP transformations, data migration, and global environments

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred (Business, IT, Engineering); MDG/MDM certification a plus

• Fluency in English

We offer:

• A high‑impact role with full ownership to define and implement the Master Data Governance vision across the organization

• Opportunity to shape global standards and influence business decisions in a privately owned, international company

• Leadership of a diverse, cross‑regional team, with real scale and visibility

• Hybrid and flexible working model supporting balance and autonomy (based out of Poland or Romania)

• Competitive package including annual bonus, private medical care, and MyBenefit platform

If you are a current CANPACK employee, please apply through your Workday account.

CANPACK Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or not related to job requirements, unless such distinction is required by law.