The Domain Steward is the lead data steward for a specific domain (Product, Customer, Finance or Vendor) within a region / market. They are the persons responsible for driving the adoptions of data & process standards set by Global Data Council and Data Champions for that specific domain in the region. Their main interactions are with the data operations teams to provide guidance and clarify any issues that might be arising in the management of master data. They are also working very closely with their business stakeholders to help manage the master data. They will represent the domain in the regional stewardship forums as well as provide feedback to the Regional Chief Steward to discuss with the data councils.

What are we looking for?

• Has considerable experience (7+ years) in data management. Understands a specific domain (Product, Customer, Vendor, Finance etc.) or a Segment (Product – Petcare, Product – Confectionary) to be able to be the SME in that area.
• Experienced and capable to implement complex, yet efficient business processes, data and workflows.
• Candidate should have in-depth experience in managing teams that were executing data operations.
• Ability to work with business stakeholders at Region / market level (should be able to discuss issues with data)
• Demonstrated Leadership skills, with proven management experience within a matrix organization
• Strong Business Acumen of the FMCG industry and preferably the MARS or Wrigley specifics
• Stakeholder Relationship Management of regional leaders

What will be your key responsibilities?

• This role understands the overall governance objective set by the Data Councils and with guidance from the Regional Chief Steward, will adopt these objectives, processes to the nuances of the domain in the region. This could be variations in the processes, definition of data quality KPI’s, setup of roles etc. at the region level.
• They are the Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) at the region level for that Domain/Segment. They will act as the source of knowledge for the data operations team, the business stakeholders for the region, the regional data quality teams as well as the Regional Chief Steward.
• Their primary responsibility is to get the changes for MDM executed by the data operations team in a timely manner and with quality.
• They are responsible for driving accuracy of the data within region / market working with Data Quality organization. They are responsible for setting the thresholds for the Global Data Quality KPI’s for their region and domain/segment.
• They are the primary interface for the business stakeholders on a day to day basis while working with the data operations team. They will also be part of the business discussions for important areas like New Product Introduction, Reassignment of customer hierarchies/territories etc.
• They are responsible for handling any immediate escalations and to expedite requests.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.