Master Data Governance Lead

Job Title: Master Data Governance Lead

Location: US Remote.

Base Salary Rate: $123,463 - $145,250.

Job type: Full-time.

Where Fire Safety Innovation Meets Opportunity:

As part of Kidde Global Solutions Residential Fire Business Unit, you’ll be part of a legacy of leadership in home fire safety, working with cutting-edge technologies that protect lives and property worldwide. As a leading home fire safety brand, our mission is to provide solutions that protect people and property from the effects of fire and related hazards. We’re committed to expanding our impact and providing dynamic opportunities for growth within our team. You’ll be part of a company that prioritizes quality, integrity, collaboration, and customer care, with the resources, training, and incentives to ensure your success every step of the way. If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and be part of an innovative, mission-driven team, apply now.

About this role:

The Master Data Governance Lead will establish and operationalize the company’s data governance framework to improve data quality, consistency, and trust across the organization. This role will play a critical part in maturing our data environment setting the foundation for analytics, reporting, and data-driven business decision making.

You will lead efforts to define data ownership, implement governance processes, and work with business and technical teams to ensure critical data domains (i.e Product, Customer, and other master data) are well-managed, secure, and fit for purpose.

This is a highly collaborative and hands-on role requiring both strategic thinking and practical execution in a complex, evolving data landscape.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement data governance policies, standards, and processes to improve data quality, consistency, and stewardship.
• Partner with business units to identify data owners and stewards; clarify roles and accountability for data domains and key business entities.
• Lead initiatives to improve master data quality for critical domains such as Product, Customer, and Supplier; work with IT and business teams to define golden records and data integration rules.
• Design and oversee data quality measurement processes and dashboards; define KPIs for data completeness, accuracy, and timeliness.
• Implement and maintain a business glossary and data catalog to increase data discoverability and shared understanding across the company.
• Define and enforce policies for data access, usage, retention, and compliance.
• Partner with analytics and business teams to promote data literacy and educate teams on governance standards and best practices.
• Work closely with data engineering, analytics, and business leaders to align governance with system design, reporting, and analytical use cases.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors’ degree or 4+ years of experience in data management, governance, or analytics roles.
• 2+ years of experience focused on data governance or MDM.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of data governance principles, data quality management, and metadata management.
• Experience working cross-functionally to define and operationalize data ownership and standards.
• Experience working in ERPs such as JDE, SAP, etc.
• Ability to translate business needs into practical governance processes and documentation.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills; able to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience in organizations undergoing digital or data transformation.
• Knowledge of Snowflake, Power BI, or similar modern data stack components.
• Experience in manufacturing or industrial sectors is a plus.

What You Will Gain:

• Health Coverage: Choose from three medical plans, dental, and vision options.
• Financial Protection: Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
• Paid Time Off: Vacation, sick days, company holidays, and various leave options (parental, FMLA, etc).
• Employee Support: EAP, adoption/surrogacy assistance, additional voluntary health benefits.
• Retirement: 401(k) plan with employer match.

Compensation and Benefits:

The base salary range for this role is $123,463 - $145,250. Individuals may also be eligible for an annual performance bonus based on both individual and company’s performance. The final compensation for this position will be set based on the individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience as it relates to the job requirements. Kidde Global Solutions is committed to providing a competitive benefits package to our employees including medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement plan, paid time off (vacation, sick, holidays), and more.

Kidde Global Solutions Overview:

Kidde Global Solutions is a world leader in fire & life safety solutions tailored for complex commercial facilities to homes. Through iconic, industry-defining brands including Kidde, Kidde Commercial, Edwards, GST, Badger, Gloria and Aritech, we provide residential and commercial customers with advanced solutions and services to protect people and property in a wide range of applications, all around the globe.