Master Data Specialist

Weights & Biases Weights & Biases · Data AI · Bellevue, WA +5 · Supply Chain & Capacity Operations - G&A

Weights & Biases is seeking a Master Data Specialist to join their Supply Chain Data Strategy & Master Data Governance team. This role will own the end-to-end lifecycle of master data across supply chain domains, drive data governance best practices, and facilitate the organization's Data Governance Council. The specialist will act as the subject matter expert between business stakeholders and IT teams to ensure master data accuracy and consistency across enterprise systems. Responsibilities include leading governance meetings, developing policies, managing data stewardship programs, maintaining business glossary and data dictionary, monitoring compliance, and supporting supply chain projects.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead and facilitate Data Governance Council meetings—including agenda preparation, stakeholder coordination, meeting facilitation, documentation of decisions, and tracking of action items.
  2. Develop, maintain, and publish data governance policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines for master data domains.
  3. Establish and manage data stewardship programs across supply chain functions, onboarding and training data stewards.
  4. Maintain the business glossary and data dictionary; ensure metadata is current and accessible.
  5. Monitor compliance with governance policies and escalate issues as needed.

Skills

Required

  • Master Data Management
  • Data Governance
  • Supply Chain Data
  • ERP Systems (SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, Oracle NetSuite)
  • MDM Tools (Informatica, SAP MDG, Stibo, Reltio)
  • Data Governance Frameworks (DAMA-DMBOK, DGI)
  • Data Standards and Policies
  • Data Quality Analysis
  • Communication Skills
  • Facilitation Skills

Nice to have

  • CDMP certification
  • Data Quality Tools (Informatica DQ, Talend, Collibra)
  • Data Catalog and Metadata Management Platforms (Collibra, Alation, Atlan)
  • Cloud Data Lake Platforms (Snowflake, Azure Data Lake, Databricks)
  • Data Center Build Supply Chain Operations
  • Project Management (PMP, Agile)

What the JD emphasized

  • 8–10 years of hands-on experience in master data management, data governance, or data operations within a supply chain environment.
  • Deep expertise in supply chain master data domains: materials/items, vendors, customers, BOMs, plant/storage, and logistics data.
  • Proven experience facilitating governance council or data stewardship meetings with cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, Oracle NetSuite, or equivalent); working knowledge of MDM tools (Informatica, SAP MDG, Stibo, Reltio, or similar).
  • Strong understanding of data governance frameworks (DAMA-DMBOK, DGI, or equivalent) and their practical application.
  • Experience developing and enforcing data standards, policies, and procedures.
  • Solid analytical skills with the ability to perform data profiling, quality assessment, and root cause analysis.
  • Excellent communication and facilitation skills; ability to present complex data concepts to non-technical audiences.