Description

The Role:

GM Defense is looking for an Experienced Data Management Lead to oversee the implementation and maintenance of data management practices for an SAP project. The Data Management Lead will be responsible for ensuring that data is effectively and efficiently managed throughout the project lifecycle. Tasks will be performed to capture a preliminary assessment of the source data and creation of planning documents to formally establish migration scope, requirements, approach, and strategy. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of data management principles and experience working in SAP projects.

About GM Defense, LLC. GM Defense delivers integrated vehicles, power and propulsion, and autonomy and connectivity solutions to global defense, security, and government markets. The exceptional reliability of GM Defense's technologies results from decades of proven performance and billions of dollars spent in independent research and development by its parent, General Motors, a world leader in global design, engineering, and manufacturing capabilities. For more information, please visit www. gmdefensellc.com.

What You'll Do:

Develop and implement data management strategies for the project,

including data governance, data quality, data integration, and data security.

Establish a data plan in concert with the overall Project Plan and track to that plan throughout the life of the Project. This would include establishing milestones for data extract, transform, load, and validate

Coordinate Data Migration cycles required to meet project timeline

Support development of data architecture, including data models and data flows

Support data assessment and mapping activities, including the underlying migration framework to extract, transform, validate, enrich, and load the legacy source data

Ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency

Defines legacy system data extract and mapping requirements

Monitor data performance and proactively identify and address data quality issues

Lead coordination of data migration activities from legacy systems to SAP. Collaborate with business stakeholders and IT teams to identify and prioritize data requirements

Define requirements for data security and privacy policies and procedures

Establish data validation guidelines and educate stakeholders

Provide guidance and training to project team members on data management best practices, including data migration activities and validation

Serve as the primary point of contact for data-related questions and issues

Develop, implement and sustain GM Defense core system data governance operational model as part of COE

Data Governance Strategy Development: Develop and implement an overall data governance strategy for GM Defense core systems, including defining clear roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities for data management activities.

Policy and Procedure Formulation: Establish and enforce data governance policies, procedures, and standards to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and reliability. This includes data privacy and protection rules, data lifecycle management, and data quality assurance.

Data Stewardship: Oversee data stewardship activities, ensuring that data stewards understand their roles and responsibilities, and that they follow data governance policies and procedures.

Data Quality Management: Develop and implement data quality metrics and controls to measure and improve the quality of data in the ERP systems.

Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with other departments, such as IT, Business Intelligence, and various business units, to promote data governance principles and practices. Maintain open lines of communication to ensure data governance goals are understood and supported across the organization.

Training and Education: Develop and deliver training programs to improve understanding and adherence to data governance principles and practices across the organization.

Compliance Monitoring: Regularly monitor compliance with data governance policies and procedures, and address non-compliance issues as necessary.

Data Governance Software Tools: Utilize data governance software tools to monitor, control, and improve data quality.

ERP Data Change Management: Provide subject matter expertise and coordinate data changes related to future business process changes impacting ERP master data

Additional Description

What You'll Need:

Bachelor's degree

10+ years of experience ranging in project management, data governance, and ERP implementation

Strong understanding of Data Governance practices

Candidate must either be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee) or a non-U.S. Person who is eligible to obtain any required export control authorization.

Nice to Have:

MBA degree

Prior experience in ERP / S/4HANA implementations

General understanding of existing GM Defense / GM LLC process areas (e.g. Record to Report, Forecast to Plan/Plan to Produce, Source to Pay, Offer to Cash)

Engagement management experience as well as business, practice, and people development

Strong knowledge of data management principles, data governance, and data quality best practices

Experience with data modeling and data integration tools.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with business stakeholders and technical teams.

Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliverables

Experience with data security and privacy regulations and compliance requirements

Experience with data migration activities from legacy systems to SAP

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