MetLife · 2 hours ago
Director-Master Data Management Modernization
Cary, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $180K/yr
10+ years expMetLife is a leading financial services company seeking an experienced Sr. Leader to manage and oversee the modernization of their central Master Data Management (MDM) system. The role involves shaping and executing MDM strategies, overseeing modernization efforts, and ensuring data integrity and availability across the organization.
Asset ManagementFinancial ServicesInsuranceLife InsuranceRisk Management
Responsibilities
Build strategic partnerships with key business, Technology, and other leaders to create and define MDM modernization strategies and plans
Partner with the BAU team and oversee the modernization and expansion of the current MDM infrastructure, pipelines, and logic
Responsible for defining, managing, and optimizing Master Data Management modernization delivery and solutions, including ingestion, curation, mastering data, and consumption, ensuring data integrity, quality, and availability across the organization
Provide technical expertise and partner with the Architecture team in MDM architecture to ensure robust and scalable data solutions
Develop/implement match/merge rules, survivorship logic, and data quality validations to ensure high data integrity by partnering with the on-prem team, Informatica, and other technology partners
Collaborate with On-prem MDM team, business and technical teams to define data models, hierarchies, and governance workflows, and enable MDM capabilities
Integrate MDM with upstream and downstream systems using Ingestion tools, ETL, cloud technologies, External data, APIs, and real-time services
Migrating data from on-premises systems to cloud-based SaaS platforms and enable new capabilities, ensuring data consistency and integration across the products and LOBs
Validating the data migration process and ensuring that the data loaded into the SaaS MDM solution is accurate and complete with no business impact
Lead the cultural shift from a traditional technology-focused data team to a business-outcome-driven mindset
Establish governance frameworks for data modeling, metadata, data lineage, data quality, and related regulatory compliance
Fully integrate a global team by balancing U.S. employees, India-based employees (both in multiple locations), and consulting resources. Drive consistent culture and performance standards to maximize effectiveness. Design career development paths for high-potential talent
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in computer science or a related quantitative field, or a B.S. degree with continuing education could be equivalent
10+ years of progressive experience in data and analytics leadership
8+ years of experience with complex production MDM systems at a retail/consumer products company, including architecting, developing, and implementing match/merge rules, survivorship logic, consumption rules, and data quality validations to ensure high data availability and integrity to drive business values
5+ years of investment products experience, or other consumer financial services experience with similar complexity
Extensive experience in Informatica on-prem and MDM Customer 360, demonstrating a deep understanding of Informatica MDM ecosystems
Strong understanding of data management tools, processes, principles, practices, and cloud data solutions
Expertise in data engineering, data governance, and Data management and related software and procedures. Proficiency in SQL
Proven track record of leading analytics teams and delivering business value via creative data solutions while interacting with many stakeholders in a complex organization
Excellence in stakeholder management and executive communication
Understanding of legacy insurance platforms and modernization initiatives
Preferred
Expertise in Business Intelligence, including the creation and maintenance of custom, ad-hoc, and standard reporting packages. Proficiency in some related software packages (Tableau, Power BI, etc.)
Experience with Hadoop. Databricks and MS Azure are a plus
Knowledge of HIPAA and other relevant consumer data regulations
Benefits
Comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision
Dental insurance
No-cost short- and long-term disability
Company-paid life insurance
Legal services
Retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife
401(k) with employer matching
Group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Digital mental health programs
Parental leave
Volunteer time off
Tuition assistance
Company
MetLife
MetLife is a provider of insurance, employee benefits, and financial services .
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$500M2024-06-20Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2000-04-14IPO
Leadership Team
Michel A. Khalaf
President & CEO, MetLife, Inc.
Koley Corte
Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer - Institutional, Regional, Global Insights+Analytics
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