Global Master Data Management Governance Leader

The Role

Leads the strategic direction, governance framework, and operating model for enterprise master data across 3M, with accountability for millions of master data records spanning customer, material, vendor, and emerging data domains.

Partners with senior leadership to define and execute medium- and long-term strategies that strengthen data quality, governance, compliance, and operational effectiveness across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Develops enterprise-level strategies and scalable solutions to address complex, cross-functional master data challenges.
• Serves as a key advisor to leadership, providing counsel for decision-making, operational priorities, and strategic planning in support of growth objectives across business groups and core enterprise functions, including Enterprise Supply Chain, Product Stewardship, IT, and Global Business Services.
• Leads global master data governance operations, including governance processes, policy management, and control frameworks across the MDM scope.
• Oversees SOX compliance requirements related to master data and ensures robust execution of data quality management processes to optimize accuracy, consistency, control, and business value.
• Plans, organizes, and directs all activities associated with enterprise master data governance, including policy development, standards management, stewardship alignment, quality oversight, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Create and execute the enterprise governance strategy, governance principles, and operating plans for master data across customer, material, vendor, and emerging domains; scope spans all of 3M's data inventory as well as data inventories operating under a transition services agreement.
• Lead the global master data governance framework, ensuring effective policies, standards, controls, and decision rights are in place.
• Partner with senior leaders and key stakeholders to align master data priorities with enterprise growth strategies and operational needs.
• Provide strategic guidance and thought leadership on complex data governance, quality, risk, and process issues.
• Oversee master data-related SOX compliance and control execution to ensure audit readiness and regulatory alignment.
• Drive cross-functional governance and stewardship engagement across business groups and enterprise functions.
• Establish scalable processes and governance mechanisms and governance measurements to support transformation, standardization, and operational excellence.
• Monitor governance performance, identify risks and opportunities, and implement improvements to strengthen data integrity and business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start).
• Ten (10) combined years' experience in at least one master data domain (customer, material or vendor).
• Master’s degree or higher in Business Administration, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management or a related field.
• Knowledge of, or experience with, 3M’s ERP deployment methodology.
• Experience in project management or process improvement, including ability to create, implement & govern processes, with focus on continuously improving and optimizing processes in a changing environment.