NFI

Overview

Are you passionate about turning data chaos into clarity? Do you thrive at the intersection of governance, innovation, and data-driven strategy? We’re seeking a highly motivated Manager of Data Governance & MDM to lead the charge in shaping a trusted, secure, and future-ready data environment.

In this role, you will lead the implementation and evolution of our enterprise data governance and master data management programs—empowering our organization with high-quality, well-governed, and easily accessible data across the enterprise. Working in a modern Azure cloud environment and leveraging Reltio’s cloud-native MDM platform, you’ll partner closely with business and technical teams to establish data as a critical asset that fuels operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and advanced analytics.

This is an opportunity to drive real impact across the organization, laying the foundation for AI enablement, self-service analytics, and next-generation decision intelligence.

Responsibilities

• • Lead and evolve the enterprise Data Governance strategy, including policies, standards, stewardship models, and change management.
  • Own and expand the organization’s Master Data Management (MDM) capabilities using Reltio, working closely with business stakeholders to define and manage golden records.
  • Develop and enforce data quality frameworks, profiling processes, and scorecards for key domains and systems.
  • Drive data security and compliance initiatives, including classification, encryption strategies, and role-based access control across Azure and SQL environments.
  • Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and product owners to ensure governance is embedded into data pipelines and analytics solutions.
  • Partner with infrastructure and cybersecurity teams to implement data protection controls, including TDE, Dynamic Data Masking, and Always Encrypted features.
  • Guide data cataloging and metadata management efforts using Microsoft Purview or similar, improving data discoverability and lineage.
  • Support AI and ML solution design by ensuring availability of trusted and traceable data across source systems and data platforms.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of governance and MDM analysts.

Qualifications

Job-Specific Requirements

• Proven experience leading enterprise Data Governance programs, including:
  • Policy development for data ownership, stewardship, and lifecycle management
  • Implementation of data quality rules, scorecards, and issue remediation workflows
  • Alignment of data standards
• Work in collaboration with the Enterprise Data Governance committee to represent the technical ownership of the Data Analytics and MDM environment.
• Deep knowledge of Master Data Management (MDM) principles and practices, with hands-on expertise in Reltio or a comparable cloud-native MDM platform
• Strong understanding of SQL Server and Synapse-based data environments, including:
  • Governance of structured data models, naming conventions, and change control
  • Implementing data profiling, auditing, and quality monitoring in SQL databases
  • Experience working in an Azure-based analytics stack, especially with services such as:
    • Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Synapse Serverless + Dedicated SQL, Synapse Analytics, Data Factory, Purview, and Key Vault
• Strong SQL skills and ability to deep dive into troubleshooting data quality issues
• Expertise in data security and encryption strategies, including:
  • Column-level and row-level security implementation in SQL and Synapse
  • Use of Dynamic Data Masking, Always Encrypted, and Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
  • Governance policies for PII/PHI handling, data classification, and Azure Information Protection
• Ability to define and enforce data access controls and role-based security models in coordination with identity and access management (IAM) practices
• Experience implementing and managing data cataloging and metadata management tools, such as Microsoft Purview
• Knowledge of data lineage tracking, impact analysis, and integrating governance metadata into development pipelines
• Strategic mindset to support AI and advanced analytics enablement, including:
  • Ensuring foundational data is trusted, complete, and traceable
  • Collaborating with internal and external data scientists and architects to enable streamlined, governed, and secure enablement of data, tools, and technology.
• Ability to mentor and lead a team of governance and MDM analysts
• Reltio MDM Platform owner. Overseeing data audits, environmental changes, enhancements, and overall maturing of the Reltio MDM environment.
• Understanding of emerging data governance trends such as federated governance, data product-centric models, and AI-ready data governance.

Expected Competencies:

• Functional Expertise: Possesses the skills and knowledge needed to perform essential functions efficiently and effectively.
• Communication and Collaboration: Communicates openly and honestly. Follows through on commitments. Takes ownership and does not misrepresent information. Supports colleagues and team efforts.
• Development: Takes an active role in self-development, seeking to grow job related knowledge and skills. Empowers and challenges team members to reach their full potential.
• Analysis and Decision Making: Uses all available resources to make good decisions. Knows when and how to partner with others when facing a problem.
• Results Focus: Action oriented. Assumes appropriate level of accountability for goals, critical issues, and performance.
• Managing Change and Continuous Improvement: Demonstrates an entrepreneurial mindset towards change. Takes risks, creates new, and better ways for the organization to be successful.

We are excited to share that the base salary range for this position is $107,299.14- $143,065.52. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, targeted at 3%. NFI takes into consideration applicants'

qualifications, experience, education, and geographic location when determining a starting rate of pay.

Employees are also eligible for a robust benefit program, which includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Paid Parental Leave, among other benefit plan options.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

LA County Applicants: The Company will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.