
Solution Architect – Master Data (SAP)
- North Chicago, IL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead the architecture and design of Master Data Governance (MDG) solutions, including defining system landscapes, data models, governance workflows, and integration points with other SAP modules and non-sap systems.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their master data requirements, pain points, objectives, and translate them into scalable and sustainable MDG architectures and designs.
- Engage with business stakeholders to understand their needs, ensure accurate planning and analysis by integrating business knowledge with technical solutions.
- Responsible for defining Business Requirements, leading the Business Blueprint & Design process, configuration, assistance with testing, requirements gathering and ultimately setup a fully functional development, test, and production environments
- Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in master data management, metadata management, data quality, active governance, passive governance and data catalog operations.
- Develop Proof-of-Concept projects to validate new architectures and solutions.
- Lead user acceptance test planning, execution, and completion of the project on time.
- Identifies and quantifies risk, makes recommendations for risk mitigation and contingency plans. Escalate anticipated risk to management promptly and properly.
- Provide expert guidance on master data governance strategies, data governance frameworks, and data management principles, help establish effective governance structures and policies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including business analysts, developers, and system administrators, to ensure the successful implementation and integration master data solutions.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to resolve queries, provide training requirements, and recommend changes and enhancements to the system
- Bachelor's Degree with 8 years' experience or Master's Degree with 7 years' experience
- 7 years of progressive professional experience with data management leveraging SAP MDG, Syniti Knowledge Platform (SKP) or Data Stewardship Platform (DSP)
- Deep understanding of SAP Master Data business processes and critical data elements (e.g., tables, fields, structure)
- Basic understanding of programming languages (e.g., SQL, Syntax)
- Full lifecycle (blueprint to support) experience for large scale acquisition or implementation in an SAP environment
- Solid knowledge and experience with SAP material, customer, financial, and vendor domains
- Advanced ability to plan and lead workshops to elicit requirements analysis across global, cross-functional technical and non-technical teams