McLane Company, Inc. · 4 days ago
Master Data Management Director
United States-Texas-Round Rock
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
10+ years expMcLane Company, Inc. is a leader in the distribution industry, seeking a Director to lead their Master Data Management transformation. This role involves defining and executing the enterprise data strategy for master data, ensuring its accuracy and governance, and collaborating with various teams to enable trusted data for operational excellence and analytics.
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Responsibilities
Own and drive the enterprise MDM transformation roadmap — define future-state architecture, data domains, governance, integration and stewardship
Lead strategic design and hands-on oversight of MDM platforms (e.g., Syndigo, Informatica MDM or equivalent), including data models, master-data domains (product, vendor, customer, item), hierarchy management, matching/merging, survivorship logic, data enrichment, validations, and metadata
Collaborate closely with business stakeholders (merchandising, supply-chain, operations, finance, digital) as well as engineering, architecture, analytics teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions
Lead cross-functional teams and vendor partners involved in MDM, middleware, integration, data engineering, and analytics. Set priorities, manage deliverables, and track progress against roadmap
Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing MDM / data-governance team — data stewards, data architects, engineers, and analysts
Promote a data-driven culture — educate business and technical partners on master-data best practices, enforce stewardship responsibilities, and foster accountability for data quality
Define integration architecture: lead how MDM interacts with middleware (API gateways, ESB/bus, message queues, event streams, file exchanges), and how master data flows to ERP, supply-chain systems, merchandising, e-commerce, analytics, and reporting systems
Oversee data migration, onboarding of legacy and third-party data sources, data cleansing, harmonization, and unification under the master-data model
Establish and enforce data governance, stewardship model, data-quality standards, metadata management, lineage tracking, and data access controls
Build data quality frameworks: define KPIs, monitoring, auditing, remediation processes, and continuous improvement loops
Work with analytics, BI, and reporting teams to ensure master data supports reliable reporting, business intelligence, and downstream analytics decisions
Align with compliance, security, and privacy — ensure governance and controls meet applicable regulatory or industry standards
Drive continuous improvement: identify opportunities for automation, reusability, scalability, and optimization of data infrastructure and processes
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, or related field
10+ years in data management, data architecture, or master-data management; with at least 5+ years leading or managing enterprise MDM programs
Hands-on experience with MDM platforms such as Syndigo, Informatica MDM (or equivalent) including design and implementation of master-data models, hierarchies, and governance frameworks
Strong technical understanding of middleware/integration architectures (APIs, ESBs, event/message-based systems, batch or real-time data flows) and how MDM should integrate with downstream applications (ERP, supply-chain, e-commerce, analytics)
Proven experience in data migration, system consolidation, data cleansing/standardization, and data unification across multiple source systems
Deep understanding of data governance, data quality, metadata, lineage, stewardship, access control, and data lifecycle management
Experience leading cross-functional and vendor teams in large enterprise transformations
Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management — able to work with business execs, engineering teams, analytics, operations, and supply-chain partners
Preferred
Experience working in retail, distribution, manufacturing, CPG or supply-chain heavy environment
Familiarity with cloud data platforms, data warehouses/lakes, data integration tools, and modern data architectures
Experience establishing or working with enterprise data catalog, metadata repositories, or data lineage tools
Background working on or overseeing data-platform modernization, data-warehouse / lakehouse migrations, or cloud-first data strategies
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to business and non-technical stakeholders
A mindset oriented toward continuous improvement, scalability, reusability, and operational excellence
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
FSA/HSA
Company-paid life insurance
Paid time off begins day one.
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan after 90 days.
Pet insurance
Maternity/paternity leave
Employee assistance programs
Discount programs
Tuition reimbursement program
Company
McLane Company, Inc.
McLane Company, Inc.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Chad R.
Senior Vice President and CFO
David Leach
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
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