## Responsibilities: ##
- Strategic alignment: * Ensures that data domain specific aspects are considered and aligned with the overall data strategy.
- Acts as a speaking partner to the business in Product domain area regarding business strategies, changes in processes, in Master Data models and in reporting.
- Domain network: * Establishes and manages a network of Product domain data owner and stewards in the Divisions and Mix-Sales Companies to ensure the quality and requested deliverables for common Product Master Data are achieved.
- Acts as an everyday link between the Business and IT organizations providing constant feedback to the IT organization, representing the business on Product related topics.
- Data quality & data cleansing: * Establishes processes and procedures to ensure data quality, and works cross-functionally to resolve Product Data issues.
Holds data owners accountable for data completeness and data accuracy.
- Ensures that the data domain specific data quality assurance is aligned and supports the achievement of globally defined data quality metrics.
- Global Data Governance: * Ensures that global data management standards and guidelines are followed within the data domain and are reflected in the data domain specific standards and guidelines.
- Oversees the activities and associated projects, ensuring that the milestones and goals are met and are within the approved budgets.
- Continuous improvement: * Directs and implements continuous improvement of Product Master Data management processes and practices.
Communicates and collaborates cross-functionally to ensure alignment of priorities and decisions.
- Works with the organization to develop training documentation as and when needed.
