[Hiring] Associate Director: SAP Business Partner Data Governance @RTX

Role Description

The Associate Director – Business Partner Data Governance leads the strategy, governance, and operational enablement of Customer and Vendor master data within the SAP S/4HANA transformation. This role ensures a standardized, high-quality Business Partner (BP) data foundation by owning the data model, enabling governance, and driving adoption of SAP MDG and operational processes across the enterprise.

• Data Model & Standards Ownership
  • Own and sustain the Customer & Vendor Common Information Model (CIM) aligned to S/4HANA Business Partner
  • Define global standards for attributes, hierarchies, and lifecycle management
  • Establish and govern Business Partner hierarchies (legal, operational, parent-child structures)
  • Ensure alignment with downstream systems (Finance, Procurement, Analytics platforms such as Snowflake/BW)
• Governance Framework & Operating Model
  • Establish and run the Business Partner governance model, including councils, policies, and decision rights
  • Define roles (Data Owners, Stewards, Custodians) and RACI across Business Units, Procurement, Finance, and DT
  • Drive governance cadence, issue resolution, and escalation processes
• Master Data Operations (MDO) Enablement
  • Partner with Enterprise Business Services (EBS) to stand up and scale a Master Data Operations 'factory'
  • Define intake, workflow, and exception management processes for BP create/update/extend
  • Establish clear separation of governance (policy) and operations (execution)
• SAP MDG Platform Leadership
  • Own business requirements and roadmap for SAP MDG (Business Partner domain)
  • Define data models, validations, workflows, and integrations with S/4HANA
  • Ensure scalable, compliant design in partnership with DT
  • Drive fit-to-standard adoption while enabling required business flexibility
• Adoption & Change Management
  • Drive enterprise adoption of MDG and governance processes across Business Units and Procurement
  • Lead stakeholder engagement, training, and change management
  • Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders to enforce governance discipline
• Data Quality & Performance Management
  • Define and manage data quality framework, KPIs, and dashboards
  • Establish and monitor SLAs for BP data creation, updates, and issue resolution
  • Drive continuous improvement based on data insights
• Data Migration & Transformation Support
  • Define data standards and validation rules for S/4HANA migration
  • Partner with Data Migration teams on cleansing, harmonization, and readiness
  • Act as governance authority for Business Partner data during transformation
• Risk, Compliance & Data Access
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory, financial, and audit requirements
  • Embed controls within MDG workflows
  • Enable attribute-based access control (ABAC) aligned to BP data attributes and classification requirements
  • Partner with Security and Global Trade on sensitive data handling
• Data Enablement & Analytics
  • Enable Customer 360 / Supplier 360 use cases through standardized BP data
  • Ensure Business Partner data is optimized for analytics consumption in Snowflake, BW, and reporting platforms
  • Drive consistency between operational and analytical data models
• Continuous Improvement & Strategy
  • Define and execute the MDM maturity roadmap for Business Partner data
  • Identify automation opportunities (e.g., duplicate detection, rule-based enrichment)
  • Benchmark and evolve governance practices

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience
• Or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience
• Or in absence of a degree, 16 years of relevant experience
• 10 years experience in Data Management, MDM, or ERP programs with expertise in SAP S/4HANA Business Partner Model
• Experience with Customer and Vendor master data harmonization, data migration and data cleansing activities
• Experience leading cross-functional transformational initiatives while influencing executives and stakeholders

Requirements

• Familiarity with data quality/governance tools (e.g., Informatica, Syniti)
• Experience in Aerospace & Defense or regulated industries
• Experience with shared services / EBS operating models

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• And more!