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With a purpose to make tomorrow a little bit better than today for each other, our customers, and our communities, Ascentek provides an environment where you can love what you do and be your best every day.
What you will enjoy by being a part of a 2026 USA Great Place to Work certified company:
A position that is: Salary, Full time
- Medical Plan options, including fertility coverage and free mental health and telehealth coverage
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- FSA/HSA options
- Paid parental leave
- Company-provided short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
- Supplemental Insurances, including accident, critical illness, hospital, and supplemental life insurance
- 401(k) with a generous company match
- Pet Insurance Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- 21 Paid Days Off
- 7 Paid Holidays
Short-term Incentive Plan (STIP), ask your Talent Partner for details
- Dress For Your Day (casual dress environment) and company provided uniforms
- Paid comprehensive on-the-job training
- Company computer provided
-
Career advancement opportunities
The Master Data Manager manages the creation, implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of master data management solutions across JD Edwards and related systems, helping users and stakeholders optimize system capabilities and the flow of reliable data. As a true first-level manager, this role directs the day-to-day performance of the Master Data team, establishes priorities and service expectations, and ensures master data supports reliable business processes, reporting, system changes and organizational growth. The Manager oversees the analysis and enrichment of master data elements, partners with functional leaders and data owners to optimize data flow, and leads organization-wide efforts to strengthen governance, integrity, standards and accountability. Rooted in Our Values, this leader develops people, builds strong cross-functional relationships and advances a practical, scalable master data strategy.
Enterprise Ownership of Master Data
- Establish and maintain enterprise master data governance, standards, controls, procedures, ownership, and decision rights across related business systems.
- Translate complex data issues and risks into clear recommendations for leaders and contribute to the organization’s broader data strategy, governance maturity, and technology roadmap.
- Provide master data leadership for system implementations, integrations, system enhancements, new product/service launches, and other cross-functional initiatives, including requirements, controls, testing, and readiness.
- Partner with business and functional leadership to clarify accountability, resolve data gaps, and align enterprise data standards.
- Serve as the escalation point for complex data, process, system, and stakeholder issues, ensuring timely resolution and clear communication.
Master Data Governance
- Ensure customer, product, vendor, material, location, and organizational data is created and maintained accurately, consistently, and within established service expectations.
- Develop reporting, scorecards, documentation, training, and communication that improve visibility, compliance, and consistent adoption of master data processes.
- Drive continuous improvement and automation that strengthen accuracy, efficiency, scalability, reporting integrity, analytics readiness, and the internal customer experience.
- Monitor data quality, workload, and service-level performance; identify trends and risks; and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
Team Leadership
- Manage the function within approved budgets and resources, and promote a culture of ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement and strong internal customer service.
- Lead and develop the Master Data team, setting priorities, managing performance, providing coaching, and building the capabilities needed to support the organization’s growth.
- Own the day-to-day performance of the master data function, balancing service requests and urgent business priorities.
- Ensure master data creation, maintenance and mass-change activities are completed accurately, consistently and within established service expectations.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Data Management, Information Systems or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Experience and/or Training:
- 5+ years of progressive experience in master data, data management, ERP systems, business systems or a related field as an individual contributor.
- 1-3 years of supervisory or formal people-leadership experience, including responsibility for day-to-day performance, work prioritization, coaching and personnel decisions.
- Experience leading cross-functional data governance, data quality, process improvement or systems initiatives.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Strong knowledge of master data management, data governance, data quality and stewardship principles.
- Strong understanding of ERP systems, system relationships, data dependencies and cross-functional business processes.
- Demonstrated first-level people management skills with the ability to direct day-to-day work, make personnel decisions, build accountability, coach performance and develop talent.
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify root causes and implement sustainable solutions.
- Ability to manage competing operational and project priorities while maintaining accuracy, responsiveness and sound judgment.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to connect data quality, controls and process decisions to business outcomes.
- Ability to influence across functions, facilitate decisions and build alignment without relying solely on formal authority.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex data and systems concepts for varied audiences.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, reporting tools and data management applications.
- Experience with JD Edwards and master data processes supporting manufacturing, supply chain, purchasing, finance or commercial operations.
- Experience designing or advancing enterprise data governance practices, standards and controls.
- Experience supporting ERP implementations, integrations, acquisitions or major system and business process changes.
- Experience with business intelligence, reporting, workflow or data visualization tools.
- Experience building service metrics, operational dashboards or data quality scorecards.
- Experience managing analysts or specialists responsible for analyzing, enriching or governing master data elements and supporting data flow between users and stakeholders.
Physical, Mental, Environmental Demands:
- Extended periods of sitting and computer work.
- Frequent communication and collaboration across departments and with organizational leaders.
- Ability to manage complex priorities, analyze information, make decisions and exercise independent judgment.
- Occasional travel between company locations.
- Work is performed primarily in an office environment with occasional exposure to warehouse and operational environments.
The anticipated hiring range for the role you are applying for is between $122,000 - $156,000 annually. This anticipated hiring range is based on several factors, and subject to increase based on the below:
- Experience and qualifications: The depth of relevant experience and specific skills you bring to the position.
- Education and certifications: Any additional qualifications that enhance your ability to succeed in the role.
- Market and industry benchmarks: We compare compensation packages with industry standards to ensure we are competitive.
- Internal equity: We strive to maintain pay equity across the organization to ensure fairness for all teammates performing similar work.
At Ascentek, we are committed to providing accurate and up-to-date information about our career opportunities. For the most accurate job descriptions, salary details, and benefit information, we encourage you to visit our official careers page at https://www.ascentek.com/careers/ (https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ascentek.com%2Fcareers%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cnorahjac%40ascentek.com%7Ca94aec1d1d944271ef3508dd54db97a3%7C45ffcf0be5394c18b54c08de71d791be%7C0%7C0%7C638760024289833541%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C4000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=o11ovwmMJYAF0LkJSiDpHJ3uoaYIWwmbL4ZY27YsmyU%3D&reserved=0)
Ascentek is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.
With a purpose to make tomorrow a little bit better than today for each other, our customers, and our communities, Ascentek provides an environment where you can love what you do and be your best every day.
What you will enjoy by being a part of a 2026 USA Great Place to Work certified company:
A position that is: Salary, Full time
- Medical Plan options, including fertility coverage and free mental health and telehealth coverage
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- FSA/HSA options
- Paid parental leave
- Company-provided short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
- Supplemental Insurances, including accident, critical illness, hospital, and supplemental life insurance
- 401(k) with a generous company match
- Pet Insurance Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- 21 Paid Days Off
- 7 Paid Holidays
Short-term Incentive Plan (STIP), ask your Talent Partner for details
- Dress For Your Day (casual dress environment) and company provided uniforms
- Paid comprehensive on-the-job training
- Company computer provided
-
Career advancement opportunities
The Master Data Manager manages the creation, implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of master data management solutions across JD Edwards and related systems, helping users and stakeholders optimize system capabilities and the flow of reliable data. As a true first-level manager, this role directs the day-to-day performance of the Master Data team, establishes priorities and service expectations, and ensures master data supports reliable business processes, reporting, system changes and organizational growth. The Manager oversees the analysis and enrichment of master data elements, partners with functional leaders and data owners to optimize data flow, and leads organization-wide efforts to strengthen governance, integrity, standards and accountability. Rooted in Our Values, this leader develops people, builds strong cross-functional relationships and advances a practical, scalable master data strategy.
Enterprise Ownership of Master Data
- Establish and maintain enterprise master data governance, standards, controls, procedures, ownership, and decision rights across related business systems.
- Translate complex data issues and risks into clear recommendations for leaders and contribute to the organization’s broader data strategy, governance maturity, and technology roadmap.
- Provide master data leadership for system implementations, integrations, system enhancements, new product/service launches, and other cross-functional initiatives, including requirements, controls, testing, and readiness.
- Partner with business and functional leadership to clarify accountability, resolve data gaps, and align enterprise data standards.
- Serve as the escalation point for complex data, process, system, and stakeholder issues, ensuring timely resolution and clear communication.
Master Data Governance
- Ensure customer, product, vendor, material, location, and organizational data is created and maintained accurately, consistently, and within established service expectations.
- Develop reporting, scorecards, documentation, training, and communication that improve visibility, compliance, and consistent adoption of master data processes.
- Drive continuous improvement and automation that strengthen accuracy, efficiency, scalability, reporting integrity, analytics readiness, and the internal customer experience.
- Monitor data quality, workload, and service-level performance; identify trends and risks; and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
Team Leadership
- Manage the function within approved budgets and resources, and promote a culture of ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement and strong internal customer service.
- Lead and develop the Master Data team, setting priorities, managing performance, providing coaching, and building the capabilities needed to support the organization’s growth.
- Own the day-to-day performance of the master data function, balancing service requests and urgent business priorities.
- Ensure master data creation, maintenance and mass-change activities are completed accurately, consistently and within established service expectations.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Data Management, Information Systems or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Experience and/or Training:
- 5+ years of progressive experience in master data, data management, ERP systems, business systems or a related field as an individual contributor.
- 1-3 years of supervisory or formal people-leadership experience, including responsibility for day-to-day performance, work prioritization, coaching and personnel decisions.
- Experience leading cross-functional data governance, data quality, process improvement or systems initiatives.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Strong knowledge of master data management, data governance, data quality and stewardship principles.
- Strong understanding of ERP systems, system relationships, data dependencies and cross-functional business processes.
- Demonstrated first-level people management skills with the ability to direct day-to-day work, make personnel decisions, build accountability, coach performance and develop talent.
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify root causes and implement sustainable solutions.
- Ability to manage competing operational and project priorities while maintaining accuracy, responsiveness and sound judgment.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to connect data quality, controls and process decisions to business outcomes.
- Ability to influence across functions, facilitate decisions and build alignment without relying solely on formal authority.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex data and systems concepts for varied audiences.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, reporting tools and data management applications.
- Experience with JD Edwards and master data processes supporting manufacturing, supply chain, purchasing, finance or commercial operations.
- Experience designing or advancing enterprise data governance practices, standards and controls.
- Experience supporting ERP implementations, integrations, acquisitions or major system and business process changes.
- Experience with business intelligence, reporting, workflow or data visualization tools.
- Experience building service metrics, operational dashboards or data quality scorecards.
- Experience managing analysts or specialists responsible for analyzing, enriching or governing master data elements and supporting data flow between users and stakeholders.
Physical, Mental, Environmental Demands:
- Extended periods of sitting and computer work.
- Frequent communication and collaboration across departments and with organizational leaders.
- Ability to manage complex priorities, analyze information, make decisions and exercise independent judgment.
- Occasional travel between company locations.
- Work is performed primarily in an office environment with occasional exposure to warehouse and operational environments.
The anticipated hiring range for the role you are applying for is between $122,000 - $156,000 annually. This anticipated hiring range is based on several factors, and subject to increase based on the below:
- Experience and qualifications: The depth of relevant experience and specific skills you bring to the position.
- Education and certifications: Any additional qualifications that enhance your ability to succeed in the role.
- Market and industry benchmarks: We compare compensation packages with industry standards to ensure we are competitive.
- Internal equity: We strive to maintain pay equity across the organization to ensure fairness for all teammates performing similar work.
At Ascentek, we are committed to providing accurate and up-to-date information about our career opportunities. For the most accurate job descriptions, salary details, and benefit information, we encourage you to visit our official careers page at https://www.ascentek.com/careers/ (https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ascentek.com%2Fcareers%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cnorahjac%40ascentek.com%7Ca94aec1d1d944271ef3508dd54db97a3%7C45ffcf0be5394c18b54c08de71d791be%7C0%7C0%7C638760024289833541%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C4000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=o11ovwmMJYAF0LkJSiDpHJ3uoaYIWwmbL4ZY27YsmyU%3D&reserved=0)
Ascentek is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Manufacturing
- Retail
- Technology & Software
- Banking & Financial Services
- Consulting & Professional Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in master data manager jobs.
- Five or more years of experience in master data management or data governance roles
- Hands-on experience with at least one MDM platform such as Informatica, SAP MDG, or Stibo STEP
- Proficiency in data quality tools and experience defining data standards across business domains
- Strong SQL skills and familiarity with relational databases and data warehousing concepts
- Experience collaborating with business stakeholders to define data ownership and stewardship policies
- Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, business, or a closely related field
Tips for Your Master Data Manager Job Search
Tailor your resume to MDM platforms
Hiring managers scan for specific platform experience before reading anything else. Call out your hands-on work with Informatica, SAP MDG, Stibo STEP, or Reltio by name, and note the data domains you managed, such as customer, product, or supplier.
Quantify data quality improvements you led
Generic claims about 'improving data quality' won't move you past initial screening. Replace them with concrete outcomes: duplicate record reduction rates, error rate drops after a governance initiative, or the number of data stewards you coordinated across business units.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists master data manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match your platform experience and domain specialization and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by data domain not just title
Many master data manager openings are filed under 'data governance manager' or 'MDM lead' by companies that don't standardize job titles. Search by domain keywords like 'product master data' or 'customer MDM' to surface relevant roles your title-only search misses.
Prep for the stakeholder alignment interview
Interviewers for this role almost always probe how you've gotten buy-in from finance, operations, or IT when enforcing data standards they resisted. Prepare two or three specific stories about cross-functional conflict you resolved during a master data initiative, with the business outcome.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
Master data manager roles vary enormously in authority: some own governance policy end-to-end, others execute standards set by a data office above them. Before accepting, clarify whether you'll own the data model decisions or implement someone else's, since that gap affects your leverage and your resume going forward.
Master Data Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most master data managers?
The companies hiring the most master data managers right now include Deloitte, Vertiv, and AHOLD Delhaize, with the largest share of openings in Texas, California, and Ohio, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Manufacturing, healthcare systems, and large retailers consistently post the most roles given their complex product and customer data ecosystems.
How many master data manager jobs are remote?
About 64% of master data manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting strong demand for distributed data governance talent. Roles focused on platform configuration and data quality monitoring tend to be the most remote-friendly, while positions tied to on-premises ERP environments more often require on-site presence.
How do you become a master data manager?
Start by building hands-on experience in data stewardship, data quality, or database administration roles where you interact directly with master data domains like customer, product, or supplier. Develop working knowledge of at least one MDM platform. Move into a data steward or data analyst role within a company that has an active MDM program, then take on project ownership of a governance initiative to build a credible portfolio of cross-functional leadership before applying for manager-level roles.
Can you get a master data manager job without direct MDM experience?
You can transition into the role from adjacent positions such as data analyst, ERP functional analyst, or business systems analyst, particularly if you've worked closely with product, customer, or financial master data in those roles. Employers hiring at the junior end of the title range often accept strong SQL skills, demonstrated data quality work, and familiarity with governance concepts over direct MDM platform certifications.
What does the master data manager interview process look like?
Most processes run three to four rounds. An initial recruiter screen is followed by a technical interview covering data modeling, your platform experience, and how you've defined data quality rules. A panel round typically includes stakeholders from IT and a business function such as supply chain or finance, who probe your ability to enforce governance standards without formal authority. Final rounds often include a case study or presentation on how you'd approach a data consolidation or MDM implementation scenario.
Where can I find and apply to master data manager jobs?
You can find and apply to master data manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search for roles that match your platform experience and data domain background, then apply directly to each listing that fits your skills and target industry.
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