Director, Tech Lead - Master Data Management Strategy & Architecture

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Are you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation, speed, agility, scalability and efficiency? The Global Technology/Chief Data Office team takes great pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA! When you join our organization at Prudential, you’ll unlock an exciting and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading financial services institutions.

Your Team & Role

As a Director, Tech Lead – Master Data Management Strategy & Architecture in the Prudential Chief Data Office (CDO), you will partner with product owners, designers, engineers and delivery professionals to architect & design the technical solution set new Prudential master data management enterprise operating model.  You will provide guidance on technical strategy, design the overall technology architecture and mentor and coach the technical team as you implement capabilities to solve sophisticated business problems, deploy innovative products, services and experiences to delight our customers! In addition to deep technical expertise and experience, you will bring excellent problem solving, communication and teamwork skills, along with agile ways of working, strong business insight, an inclusive leadership attitude and a continuous learning focus to all that you do.

• Drive the enterprise master data management technology vision by designing the overall technological architecture of the enterprise product offering including the base MDM tool offerings, the mastered data domains, the appropriate integration of the underlying Division/BU mastered domains, as well as the enterprise master data API provisioning layer
• Drive the enterprise reference data management technology vision by designing the overall technological architecture of the enterprise product offering including the base RDM tool offerings, the reference datasets required for all data domains, the appropriate integration of the underlying Division/BU reference data products, as well as the enterprise reference data provisioning layer
• Responsible for technical design and infrastructure / environments strategy, including deployments, ensuring that these are kept in-line with a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) mentality of the emerging architecture
• Collaborate with product owners in aligning the roadmap accounting for strengths and opportunities within the technical stack, bringing forward business acuity and knowledge to influence decisions
  • Guide the Agile teams on technology & architecture strategy/design helping to interpret & translate the MDM & RDM strategy components into consumable units of work for execution
• In partnership with the Implementation Director:
  • Lead/guide the Agile teams on technology strategy & design related to coding practices, continuous integration, and automated deployment
  • Mentor and coach the technical team on results and timelines, including support with code reviews, domain knowledge and ownership and bring a deep understanding of relevant and emerging technologies, embedding learning and innovation in the day-to-day  
  • Identify and remove complex technical impediments that may arise within the team
  • Code and help the Agile team to develop solutions and solve all surfacing problems at hand, constantly look for innovative ways of solving technical problems and crafting the solution, not afraid of challenging the status quo
• Serve as main point-of-contact to the Enterprise Architecture group ensuring appropriate collaboration and integration of MDM & RDM architectures into the enterprise architecture plans.  This includes representing all MDM & RDM needs to the Enterprise Architecture Review Board (EARB) technical liaison with adjacent areas to integrate applications and implement master data management solutions across the enterprise with best practices and enterprise standards to ensure enterprise quality implementations
• Serve as a technical liaison with adjacent areas to integrate applications and implement master data management solutions across the enterprise with best practices and enterprise standards to ensure enterprise quality implementations

The Skills & Expertise You Bring

• Bachelor of Computer Science or Engineering or experience in related fields
• Knowledge/experience with an enterprise data mesh architectural patterns
• Knowledge/experience with enterprise product offerings in a federated organization model
• Lead and effectively leverage diverse ideas, experiences, thoughts and perspectives to the benefit of the organization  
• Experience with agile development methodologies and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Developing, designing, and constructing scalable MDM services for real-time integration with administrative systems
• Experience and understanding of integration with third-party enrichment sources (such as D&B, Acxiom) and credit bureaus (like Experian, Equifax) to enhance data standardization, match accuracy, and enrichment
• Knowledge of business concepts tools and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business
• Ability to learn new skills and knowledge on an on-going basis through self-initiative and tackling challenges
• Strong executive presence with an ability to translate and communicate sophisticated technical solutions in understandable terms to a broad range of audiences
• Excellent problem solving and collaboration skills
• Significant experience and/or deep expertise in a large enterprise with several of the following:

• Master Data Management architecture, solutioning, & technical program advocacy
• Reference Data Management architecture, solutioning, and technical program advocacy
• Enterprise data product service offerings, including enterprise “Data As A Service” offerings
• Enterprise Architecture coordination for MDM architecture 
• Enterprise Data Enablement through enterprise data access/provision later for mastered data domains
  • Documentation skills to define solutions, including technical architectures, data flows, system integration plans, etc
  • Formal Agile development methodology including strict adherence to the methodology timeframes, ceremonies, team constructs, & roles.
  • Expertise in database design, integration, architecture, and performance practices
  • Coordination with Enterprise Architecture organization as needed for tool selection, tool implementation, design approaches, adherence to architecture patterns, & support for required Enterprise Architecture Board tasks
  • Implementation of all required corporate IT system and data controls & implementation of best practices

Preferred qualifications:

• Significant experience implementing master data domains using Ataccama or other MDM tools
• Experience implementing multiple domains of master data (Customer, Product, Contract, …)  
• Experience working with an enterprise Data Governance program/enterprise CDO organization
• Experience working with international geographies & translating enterprise solution to appropriate local implementations
• Experience performing software tool evaluation & formal tool selection processes, in coordination with enterprise architecture, underlying support groups, and selected business unit representatives
• Experience working as a team player in a global role/enterprise level
• Proactive results-oriented problem solver with great attention to detail
• Financial/Insurance industry experience is a plus, not a must

You’ll Love Working Here Because You Can

Join a team and culture where your voice matters; where every day, your work transforms our experiences to make lives better. As you put your skills to use, we’ll help you make an even bigger impact with learning experiences that can grow your technical AND leadership capabilities. You’ll be surprised by what this rock-solid organization has in store for you. 

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What we offer you:

• Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level.